[nickknutson]

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Originally Posted by MonkeyButt /img/forum/go_quote.gif "Got mine" meaning that just got the notice that its in the mail . . .

Oh, I wouldn't know...I'm still waiting

 

[mrarroyo]

Yes it appears Dr. Xin is back in production mode. Today he posted on his site that he has been working on why the Supermicro sounded the best. He wrote it took him 6 months to figure it out and that amps (Supermini and Supermacro)shipped after 4/11 have the mod.

 

[Biff Wellington]

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Originally Posted by Morph201 /img/forum/go_quote.gif 4 months?! Ah, I see.. deprive your senses of music for 4 months and then when the amp arrives..BAM! Kinda like starving yourself a month and then eating a regular ol' cracker... "Mmm.. wow, this aint no regular cracker, no no no this is one of those premium Ritz crackers, right?" (kiddin)

I FINALLY figured out where that Ritz cracker quote is from. Thank you, Morph201.

Now my next step here is determining whether to get a 4P-->4S adapter or really go big-time and get some UE-10s. So...hungry...

Oh, and still waiting for my Supermicro IV. It's almost been a week!!! (jokes...).

Go Flames.

 

[GreatDane]

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Originally Posted by mrarroyo /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yes it appears Dr. Xin is back in production mode. Today he posted on his site that he has been working on why the Supermicro sounded the best. He wrote it took him 6 months to figure it out and that amps (Supermini and Supermacro)shipped after 4/11 have the mod.

So does that mean that I can send my Supermini IV in for another quick upgrade

yeah, ummm, seriously.

 

[legbone]

placed an order for a super micro IV today. will update when it is received. good thing they don't charge the card until it ships. only problem is, i hope it ships before my card expires a year from now

 

[TC44]

Order mine on 26 Dec 06 and noticed my credit card was charged on 11 Apr...should be seeing that shipping notice any day! Now to inform the wife

 

[JarodL1]

I ordered mine on the 7th of April, hoping to have it by July.

I don't understand what takes so long? How many orders could he possibly get? Is this just a side job for him? I don't mind the wait as long as there is a good reason, but if he is just sitting around and working on them when he feels like it then that is a poor way to run a business.

 

[BushGuy]

JarodL1 - you're making some pretty nasty and unfounded suppositions.

If you read these and the testing, and impressions pages you would know that those who care enough to spend the time and money to compare many amps have found Xin's Supermicro IV to be the finest-sounding portable amp they have heard. Dr. Xin has been working to find why the larger amps have not quite been reaching that same plateau in sound quality. Well, he re-appeared on his forum with some exciting statements in postings of 4/11/07, and 4/12.......................................he states he has finally found the answers and Supermini IV, Supermacro IV, and Supermacro LE shipped from 4/11 onward will be equal to the Supermicro.

That being said, I'm glad I ordered my Supermacro LE on 12/29, because on 4/12 Dr. Xin finally charged my CC............meaning my Supermacro LE is ON ITS' WAY!!!!!....................of course this means my Supermini IV will be visiting its "father" for the final tweaks.

 

[Nattydraddy]

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Originally Posted by BushGuy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well, he re-appeared on his forum with some exciting statements in postings of 4/11/07, and 4/12.......................................he states he has finally found the answers and Supermini IV, Supermacro IV, and Supermacro LE shipped from 4/11 onward will be equal to the Supermicro.

I also have problems finding the relevant messages in his forum. But if found an extract (in a german forum), in this he writes on the 04-04-2007:
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"OK, I think I have finally done with the current Macro. Now the sound is MUCH better than Mini and Micro, I can easily tell. The most outstanding is OPA637.

Seems logic for me that the Supermacro sounds better with it´s higher price and larger power-support. (A SM LE or a supermini have just two AAA batteries and a OPA637 needs more power).

But following your post they sound equal? So i would be better of with the supermini IV, which cost just $199?

 

[PFKMan23]

Doesn't the SuperMacro LE run on 4 AAAs not just 2?

 

[procreate]

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Originally Posted by PFKMan23 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Doesn't the SuperMacro LE run on 4 AAAs not just 2?

Correct.

 

[JarodL1]

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Originally Posted by BushGuy /img/forum/go_quote.gif JarodL1 - you're making some pretty nasty and unfounded suppositions. If you read these and the testing, and impressions pages you would know that those who care enough to spend the time and money to compare many amps have found Xin's Supermicro IV to be the finest-sounding portable amp they have heard. Dr. Xin has been working to find why the larger amps have not quite been reaching that same plateau in sound quality. Well, he re-appeared on his forum with some exciting statements in postings of 4/11/07, and 4/12.......................................he states he has finally found the answers and Supermini IV, Supermacro IV, and Supermacro LE shipped from 4/11 onward will be equal to the Supermicro. That being said, I'm glad I ordered my Supermacro LE on 12/29, because on 4/12 Dr. Xin finally charged my CC............meaning my Supermacro LE is ON ITS' WAY!!!!!....................of course this means my Supermini IV will be visiting its "father" for the final tweaks.

I'm not doubting the product's quality. I simply can't understand why it takes 3 months to ship out products.

 

[BushGuy]

Yes, the Supermacro LE runs on 4 batteries, and the Supermini is 2 batteries.

The Xin posts I mentioned are on the Support page, and the thread is :"supermicro a class above mini and macro? "


JarodL1 - you wrote " but if he is just sitting around and working on them when he feels like it then that is a poor way to run a business."

and yes, digitalCat - "I'm picturing an army of ungodly creatures ravaging the headfi world and desperately looking for the beloved creator".....I often get the same feelings when reading posts on Head-Fi , except they are also busy devouring one another

.......................remember, I know what goes on across the Hudson R. and Kill Van Kull . New York needs to erect a fence from just below Nyack to the Pennsylvania border, and quadruple the bridge and turnnel tolls (a form of natural selection).

 

[digitalcat]

Your words appropriately enhanced Xin's image as a mad scientist.... I'm picturing an army of ungodly creatures ravaging the headfi world and desperately looking for the beloved creator.

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Originally Posted by BushGuy /img/forum/go_quote.gif of course this means my Supermini IV will be visiting its "father" for the final tweaks.

 

[Skylab]

I just reviewed NFusion770's SuperMicroIV for my portable amp roundup, - and it's VERY good sounding!