[Dexter Morgan]

Sooooo... has anyone gotten an amp shipment lately? It's my impression that Xin has gone out of production/shipment mode for the time being.

 

[ckhirnigs113]

Some guy named Drew claims to have received his amp in the last few days. I saw this in the fixup.net forums. -CK

 

[GUNS]

Well Xin has now changed the price of the Reference to a solid $279.99 so since he has been updating the site fairly well i think that he will most probably fairly active in getting orders done and then send them out in bulk.

 

[fl00r]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ckhirnigs113 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Some guy named Drew claims to have received his amp in the last few days. I saw this in the fixup.net forums. -CK

That was an upgraded SM4 not a Reference. As Drew stated: "The squeaky wheel gets the grease".
It seem that the only way to get your amp is to "moving out of state in 2 weeks" (drew) or "I mentioned that I had to leave for Iraq next week" (naamanf on page 72 of this thread)
Unfortunately I ain't going nowhere.... well, on second thought: I might be moving to Antarctica in a week or 2

 

[naamanf]

Hey don't drag me into this. Don't be hating because my Xin has more combat time than yours

Before mentioning that I was leaving I was told I was next on the list and should receive mine soon.

 

[fl00r]

Quote:

Originally Posted by naamanf /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hey don't drag me into this. Don't be hating because my Xin has more combat time than yours

Oh, come on man, are you serious? Don't be silly, I never said I hated you or your amp. In fact I am very glad for you and do not envy you in ANY way.

Quote:

Before mentioning that I was leaving I was told I was next on the list and should receive mine soon.

I got that same email, months ago

 

[naamanf]

Quote:

Originally Posted by fl00r /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oh, come on man, are you serious? Don't be silly, I never said I hated you or your amp. In fact I am very glad for you and do not envy you in ANY way. I got that same email, months ago

Meant that to be a bit sarcastic.

 

[fl00r]

The point I was trying to make is that Xin is well able to ship amps but only do so when someone threatens to leave the country.
I guess Xin will be getting a lot of emails like this from now on.

Take care!

 

[vexeus]

I e-mailed Xin and offered to buy a reference in addition to the Supermicro IV I ordered 7+ months ago if he shipped the amps soon.

Unsurprisingly, I haven't received a response.

I'm starting to think that he isn't motivated by money...

 

[DennyL]

Quote:

Originally Posted by vexeus /img/forum/go_quote.gif I e-mailed Xin and offered to buy a reference in addition to the Supermicro IV I ordered 7+ months ago if he shipped the amps soon. Unsurprisingly, I haven't received a response. I'm starting to think that he isn't motivated by money...

Always assuming he bothered to read your email....

 

[tk3]

I wish he would just start shipping them out in their current incarnation and let people decide if they want to send them back for upgrades and tweaks or not.

Considering that the people who have heard the "non-finalized" versions are already very, very positive about it, it must be a quality amp.

 

[Aaron622]

Not much compared to a lot of people, but today makes two months waiting for a Reference. Time flies when you are waiting for a Xin...

 

[tomjtx]

Hey,............. Xin is Xin....... and it sounds like Zen.

Which, I suggest , is the the attitude we should all adopt toward the wait for a XIn.

We could meld this eastern attitude with a western existential attitude, in which case, rather than waiting for Godot, we are waiting for XIn.

Which would imply that the wait for that ever elusive, ephemeral experience of meaning that we call music is an experience to be valued in and of itself.

 

[icantusefizz]

Open letter to Dr. Xin Feng:

Dear Dr. Xin,

For many months i have joined the group of music enthusiasts that could only be described as self-hating and/or eternally calm and collected. These people, perhaps we should refer to them as "Xinophiles" have thus far remained fairly restrained and have managed to work out their frustration in ways deemed socially acceptable. These may include, but are not limited to:
-Yelling
-Banging head on wall
-Desperately begging Mr. Jamato for help

However as I did my daily check of the thread where we Xinophiles congregate I was somewhat disturbed by what I read. My dear friend tom, who I can only assume is from texas, has shown the true impact that the wait is having on our small community. I am not entirely sure what it is he was attempting to say, but it involved existentialism and Buddhism. I imagine it looks something like this:

Since i know you have little time to read emails i will cut it short at that, but please take note that there are more important things in life than perfection, sanity for example...

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,
-Mike Fizz
P.s. I am moving out of the country in 2 weeks please send Reference pronto.

 

[vexeus]

I hope it works.