[DarknightDK]

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Blue anyone?
 

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REALLY digging the look of that shade of blue.

 

[MellowVelo]

Justin,
 
I realize that there are a number of factors that come into play, but I'm just curious if you can offer an estimate for when the new GS-X amps will be completed and ready to ship. Thanks!

 

[Solude]

Let's see.  Painting, building, testing, preparing, shipping... puts it at your doorstep in 2013

 

[niten]

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Let's see.  Painting, building, testing, preparing, shipping... puts it at your doorstep in 2013

He seemed pretty optimistic that he would be able to start shipping them before the end of the year when I exchanged emails with him last weekend. Not sure if anything has changed since then, but I haven't seen any reason not to take him at his word. Though I am sure you would prefer an update right from the man himself.

 

[Solude]

denotes joke

 

[Mr.Sneis]

One can only hope

 

[Solude]

Any update on where we are on the build?

 

[justin w.]

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Any update on where we are on the build?

 
getting there.  going to get an update on the front panels this week.  last weekend, i laser engraved the back panels for the amp & PSU, and today/tomorrow the connectors are being attached to them.  the power supply boxes are assembled w/ the transformers mounted.  picked up the PSU umbilical cables last week.  the module PCBs probably ready this week.

 

[Solude]

Pfft slacker  Great work J.

 

[preproman]

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getting there.  going to get an update on the front panels this week.  last weekend, i laser engraved the back panels for the amp & PSU, and today/tomorrow the connectors are being attached to them.  the power supply boxes are assembled w/ the transformers mounted.  picked up the PSU umbilical cables last week.  the module PCBs probably ready this week.

 
 
Is that all you did in a weeks time?  
 
 

 
 
No..   Just joking around.  This sounds really good actually.  

 

[dan_can]

How much is the new GS-X with DACT?

What is the XLR pinout? My CD player has north american standard (pin 2 cold and pin 3 hot).

 

[Solude]

$2495, normal pinouts.  Only true if there are any left.  The next run may cost more.

 

[dan_can]

Solude, normal pinouts mean pin 2 hot and pin 3 cold? So it's going to be phase inverted if connected to pin 2 cold and pin 3 hot source, is it correct?

 

[Solude]

Normal, as in the same as everything else on the planet.

 

[dan_can]

Normal, as in the same as everything else on the planet.

OK, the standard 3-pin XLR pinouts are pin 1 - ground, pin 2 - positive (hot), and pin 3 - negative (cold). However, American companies used to (probably still) use pin 3 "hot" and pin 2 "cold". On some devices, there is a phase inverter, for example on your PerfectWave DAC II (don't know the exact pinouts it uses).

In a speaker system, you just swap the +/- on speaker side or the amp side to correct the mismatch between the source and the amp. I guess it's a bit harder in a headphone system.