Yep, same exact preamp, same passive, same differential buffer, different tubes, different operating point. Sounded good to me. Odd it didn't take off. Ah well, you don't win them all.
Texas worked--voluntarily--Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (and today, LOL). Alex probably would have been there on Thanksgiving if we'd let him. Heck, I've been building products to help keep up with demand (Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, today.) A breather from dev...and also a nice check-in to see how the chassis changes really ended up. Did they speed up production? Heck yes, in the case of Magni+. Modi+ is a bit fiddly, and needs a couple of adjustments to make things fall into place easier, but also yes. Just a smaller yes. Going from 4 screws on Modi+ to 16 on Lokius is a big shocker, but unfortunately I can't do a ton about that, due to connectors. Again, can't win 'em all!
Aside: this isn't to crap on CA. I'm sure they worked too. I know they were processing on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It's just I'm in CC right now, so I only have first-hand experience here.
Editorial: and, we have moved to a much better position thanks to this clearing-out of product. Puts us in a much better place for next year. Don't expect this kind of sale again. Well, unless there is another unprecedented global disruption/stimulus/supply chain disruption/purchasing lock-ins to compensate for supply chain probs/unsustainable exuberance/inevitable hangover/ongoing disruptions/us screwing all of this up because hey this schiit has been crazy the past couple years/etc.