Official Felix board/kit group buy thread

mgalusha · « **Reply #100 on:** 9 Apr 2008, 05:34 pm »

Another thanks to Brad for all the hard work.

BradJudy · « **Reply #101 on:** 9 Apr 2008, 11:49 pm »

Thanks Mike.

The boards arrived today. I'll post some pictures later - 380 boards is quite a few.

TomS · « **Reply #102 on:** 9 Apr 2008, 11:54 pm »

Having facilitated group buys myself (and hated it), I can't believe how fast you made all this come together. I'm sure behind the scenes it was a pain, but you made it so easy for all of us. Huge thanks again! Tom

mgalusha · « **Reply #103 on:** 10 Apr 2008, 12:15 am »

I think we each need to buy Brad a beer at the next RMAF. 'Course he may end up very drunk but isn't RMAF just a three day party anyway.

BradJudy · « **Reply #104 on:** 10 Apr 2008, 01:24 am »

Here are the boards, remember that each stack is 25-26 boards:

Here's what one stack looks like unbundled:

I'll probably start packing and shipping this weekend.

BTW: I likely won't be at RMAF anymore since we'll be moving to Atlanta this summer (selling our house is one of many other tasks in parallel with this group buy).

rajacat · « **Reply #105 on:** 10 Apr 2008, 01:44 am »

Wow, that's a lot of boards.

I bet that even you are surprised how many chose to participate in this group buy.

I'll join the chorus in thanking you for all your time and work.

-Roy

Gordy · « **Reply #106 on:** 10 Apr 2008, 02:42 am »

Quote from: mgalusha on 10 Apr 2008, 12:15 am

I think we each need to buy Brad a beer at the next RMAF.

380 boards / 5 boards per order? hmmm... 76 beers? Nosha problum in shree daz...kxzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

mgalusha · « **Reply #107 on:** 10 Apr 2008, 03:15 am »

Quote from: BradJudy on 10 Apr 2008, 01:24 am

BTW: I likely won't be at RMAF anymore since we'll be moving to Atlanta this summer

Atlanta? Wow, that's quite a change from CO. At least you won't have to deal with the snow very often.

We need to hook up sometime before you go, mebbe I need to have a spring get together.. 'Course it's about a 60 mile drive from your place.

Den · « **Reply #108 on:** 10 Apr 2008, 03:25 am »

Well, if you stay north of the city, it's kinda mountainous. . .nothing like the Rockies, but 60 deg. in January has its charms too.

Den · « **Reply #109 on:** 10 Apr 2008, 03:31 am »

. . .and I too heap my thanks to Brad upon the mountain. Verily there is much good audio karma for you.

BradJudy · « **Reply #110 on:** 10 Apr 2008, 03:37 pm »

Quote from: mgalusha on 10 Apr 2008, 03:15 am

Atlanta? Wow, that's quite a change from CO. At least you won't have to deal with the snow very often.

We need to hook up sometime before you go, mebbe I need to have a spring get together.. 'Course it's about a 60 mile drive from your place.

Yep, Atlanta will be a big change and the move is coming up quickly.

I'd be happy to swing by there if you have a GTG on a day I'm free. I don't know that I have much you haven't heard yet, but I could bring down my Ascend Sierra-1's and either of the little amps (Sonic Impact or Trends). I was going to build a Twisted Pear Opus DAC, but things have been too busy, so I'm not sure if I'll get around to it before the move.

BradJudy · « **Reply #111 on:** 11 Apr 2008, 12:48 am »

Well, this figures. I bag 1600 capacitors and I have two extras. Somewhere in all of these bags is one that is short. I'll recount as I put bags into boxes.

2wo · « **Reply #112 on:** 11 Apr 2008, 12:50 am »

If you are moving to Atlanta, come to Hornfest. There will be beer...John

whubbard · « **Reply #113 on:** 11 Apr 2008, 02:30 pm »

You could also just send them out...and have all of us count, and then you will no whose it was that was missing the caps. Its a lot easier for 50 people to count 100 pieces each, then you to count 1600.

TomW16 · « **Reply #114 on:** 11 Apr 2008, 03:40 pm »

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You could also just send them out...and have all of us count, and then you will no whose it was that was missing the caps. Its a lot easier for 50 people to count 100 pieces each, then you to count 1600.

I agree with whubbard . And besides, I have a one in 50 chance that I'll be short the capacitor.

Thanks again for all of your work on this Brad.

Tom

BradJudy · « **Reply #115 on:** 14 Apr 2008, 01:31 am »

It looks like I need a phone number for everyone for the FedEx shipping if I want to do all of this online. I don't want to fill out paper forms for everyone, so I'll be requesting that all of the U.S. buyers (and maybe Canada - I still need to do a cost comparison for shipping) send me a phone number.

Packaging everything is taking longer than I expected, but I got 22 boxes ready this weekend and was hoping to print shipping labels tonight until I ran into this phone number issue. On the plus side, there's a FedEx/Kinkos near my house, so I can easily drop off packages once they are ready.

TomS · « **Reply #116 on:** 14 Apr 2008, 01:58 am »

I PM'd mine to you.

What I sometimes do if I don't know the recipient's number is just put my own cell # on there. I could be wrong but chances are they don't use that number anyway. I know they've never called mine when something's screwed up

BradJudy · « **Reply #117 on:** 14 Apr 2008, 02:24 am »

I've been informed that FedEx would be bad for Canadians, so scratch that plan and I'll stick to USPS.

I've also been given the tip that FedEx will accept 888-888-8888 as a phone number, so I can enter that for anything I don't receive. I'd prefer to enter something real if available, on the off-chance they use it for a delivery problem.

Thanks.

kyrill · « **Reply #118 on:** 14 Apr 2008, 08:51 am »

as from Holland and i suspect other international buyers, i would prefer fedex, as they much more quick than usps handle customs more efficient. with usps it can take weeks for clearance to one, two days with Fedex

BradJudy · « **Reply #119 on:** 14 Apr 2008, 03:26 pm »

FedEx is insanely expensive for overseas shipments. I just did a quick online calculation for your package and it would be $120 to ship it via FedEx international economy. Oddly, it's only $5 more to upgrade to international priority.