Hey all,
No chapter this week, but here's another update: I'm back in Valencia for a while, since Corpus is running so smoothly. It's going so well there that we're moving the final small product--Mani--there on the next run. We're also accelerating production of all small units, so backorders on any of the "small stacks" should be in the rearview mirror soon. Yeah, I know, Modi Multibit still drags, but we're working on that. With four PCB assembly houses (and soon a 5th), the bottleneck in PCBs is broken.
The even better news is that this bottleneck applies to Valencia as well, and soon some of the oldest-in-backorder products will be shipping. Yes, even Gungnir and Yggdrasil. And some new products are on the line--again, don't get too excited, this means we still have to do first articles, approve them, etc. And our metal guys are really stepping up...heck, they haven't been a limiting factor for some time.
In short, everything is finally falling into place. It took a few months longer than I expected, but I'm hoping to have supply issues largely worked out by Fall. We'll see.
The only real sticking point is 6SN7 tubes. I know we are tube-limited on Freya+, hence the ability to buy Freya+ without tubes. Don't be surprised if that becomes the only option in a couple of months, and if that shortage persists for a couple of months. And yes, I know, that might be profoundly frustrating. But by that time, Freya S should be back on-line, so a large balanced preamp will also be an option again.
More soon!
All the best,
Jason