[vexeus]

I got back from vacation yesterday and found 2 amplifiers in the mail.

I thought battery installation in the reference was kind of tricky. It seemed as though you needed to push 4 batteries in at once to avoid moving the large cap. On top of this, the foamy material keeping the cap in place makes the bottom batteries more difficult to push in. Perhaps I'm just unskilled in battery installation.

Very first impressions were that I liked the sound of the SMIV more than the reference. However, I need to let both burn in before I pass any REAL judgement on sound.

Today some Yuin Pk1's arrived in the mail and they have been paired up with the reference for burn in. They seem to be getting along just fine.

 

[tha_dude]

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Originally Posted by vexeus /img/forum/go_quote.gif I got back from vacation yesterday and found 2 amplifiers in the mail. I thought battery installation in the reference was kind of tricky. It seemed as though you needed to push 4 batteries in at once to avoid moving the large cap. On top of this, the foamy material keeping the cap in place makes the bottom batteries more difficult to push in. Perhaps I'm just unskilled in battery installation. Very first impressions were that I liked the sound of the SMIV more than the reference. However, I need to let both burn in before I pass any REAL judgement on sound. Today some Yuin Pk1's arrived in the mail and they have been paired up with the reference for burn in. They seem to be getting along just fine.

when did you place your order?

 

[jamato8]

That big cap takes some time to form. The installation of the batteries really isn't difficult as I just put one in at a time, observing the polarity. The cap doesn't move so that is not a problem.

 

[ComfyCan]

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Originally Posted by vexeus /img/forum/go_quote.gif I got back from vacation yesterday and found 2 amplifiers in the mail.

I sure hope this is a trend rather than a fluke...

 

[sbulack]

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Originally Posted by tha_dude /img/forum/go_quote.gif when did you place your order?

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Originally Posted by vexeus /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ordered SuperMicro IV- March 7th, 2007. Received invoice & shipping notice - March 18th, 2008.

O' how many times must a man post his order date,
before they call him a Xin amp owner...

the answer my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
the answer is blowin' in the wind.

 

[tk3]

No more shipping notices after those few though.
Let's hope he is taking an easter break and hasn't disappeared again.

 

[vexeus]

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Originally Posted by tha_dude /img/forum/go_quote.gif when did you place your order?

I posted a few pages back about my shipping notice and such. I was just following up on my initial impressions.

Also, the purple napkins he includes are nice.

 

[Nuwidol]

Come on guys, were are all the pictures?

 

[lisnalee]

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Originally Posted by Nuwidol /img/forum/go_quote.gif Come on guys, were are all the pictures?

x2, we need something to keep us going till ours turn up

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

I don't own a Xin amp anymore, I just sold my SM3 with AD797 last week, after I bought a Predator and Pico and iBasso D2. Sorry.

 

[mark_h]

Not new but recently received.

 

[Jaw007]

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Originally Posted by mark_h /img/forum/go_quote.gif Not new but recently received.

Thanks very nice amp.

 

[kokohore]

Ordered SMini IV 4/Mar/07
Shipped 18/Mar/08
Received 25/Mar/08
1 year and 3 weeks

Compared to the pics on fixup.net, I only noticed the difference in opamps and cap.
Out of the box, it sounds superb with ER4Ps and PK1

 

[jamato8]

Yes the Mini is a great little amp. It is plastic but I love the feel and the small size and oh yeah, the sound. :^)

 

[tk3]

Anything happening here, beyond the initial 3-4 shipping notices, or has it died down again?

Geez, I actually bought some of those Eneloop batteries because there was a local group buy and I could get them a few bucks off.
Even though I don't have any device that takes AAA batteries, and I already have some packs of non-rechargeable batteries around.
Is this addiction or is this addiction?