I spoke with him twice about a month ago and gave him my credit card to buy a new amp and have since not heard a thing, but it is Christmas and I am going to assume he is just really busy.
I received my amp.
I upgraded the power cord to GR Research power cord and wow! It really does bring it to a whole new level. The amps don't come with a power cord so do consider the power cord. Now i can finally say i am happy with my system.