What’s the production status as of now, preceding as planned or still issues which need to be sorted out first?
A little bit of both at this moment.
So far we've shipped 13 Immanis and 4 Magna, either as sale units or demo/review units.
We'll ship another 7 Immanis by mid next week for sales/demo/reviews
That leaves us with 7 leftover Immanis, plus 3 Magna, that we need to finish as demo units for High-End Munich and Hifideluxe.
By the time I get back from Munich, all the surface treatment trials will be over and all the parts will be surface treated and ready to be assembled.
From then on, a steady flow of headphones will start to get shipped out, gradually, spread proportionally between distributors, dealers and our direct sales, according to the waiting list(s) priorities.
From the first batch, 14 demo units must be made to cover show, distributor/dealer and review demos.
I can't wait for Munich shows to be over and forget about shows for a while and just get on with building units for sales.
I'm very much looking forward to that as the pressure that built up is really high, so relieving it gradually will be such a joy for us and our clients!
A brief recap of my interactions with people at the shows, starting from WOH Heidelberg from 2nd of March are:
Cables got improved looks,
Made a Cover-cap for the RCD interface when the headphone stand is removed
A piece of microfiber cloth (black with RAAL 1995 logo) for wiping the headphones
The possibility of S-S finish instead of Gold for Immanis
Increased height of the top arc of the headspring to accommodate larger skulls
So altogether, it was a great ride, with one more round to go, then get on with making all that get out the door!