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Wow, this is really great! I’d be glad to test or assist in any way I can after it’s released.

One particular use case I’m curious about would be a “smart” interposer device, for units such as the BeoCenter 2300 with only one AUX port. In theory this could intercept a start signal from either a BeoGram or a BeoTooth, and allow just that device to switch the 2300 on to that source. (A kind of automated version of the old four-port AUX Expander.)

Is there any equipment you would like to see it tested on? I have a MCP6500 and BL7000 for example…

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I was flying through Kastrup and had a chance to demo these. Beta version of the firmware, obviously, but they sounded quite nice.  They were demonstrated with spatial/Atmos music, which isn’t quite my taste, but I thought they were great otherwise.

They are of course on the AirPods model, but with a satisfying heft and solidness that contrasts with the plastic of Apple’s earbuds. (Disclaimer: I use both regular AirPods and AirPods Pro every day and think they are some of the best things Apple’s ever produced.)  The solidity doesn’t feel too heavy or uncomfortable — but it does give them a nicely different feel from other earpods.

The price will be what most folks take away from this product, of course, — and not in a good way.  I suspect many will be bought on international transit to save the VAT/MOMS for participating countries.  They offered me a chance to do so on a pre-order basis, but I’ll be back in Denmark in December and will take another listen then.

Sorry this is short on audio details; my takeaway was “really quite good” in terms of playback quality.

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Good to see people keeping this set working! Were any of the capacitors hard to get, or were they pretty much all available?

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Bumping this thread to note that it appears Atlantic Systems in Hanover, MA has now closed; does anyone know the details?

I had visited both their original location and their new smaller shop when I lived in the Northeast, most recently around 2022 – I was sad to discover they are gone.

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A quick link to some pictures of assembly:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/peterl/albums/72177720322347136

Despite my slightly dodgy soldering skills, everything works! The attention to detail on these kits is amazing, from the flush-mount LED, to the molding of the case itself, to the label, to the cable strain relief.  Highly recommended!

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Many thanks for these ideas! Upon re-testing both the good and bad speakers, I discovered there is no continuity on the bad one (and thus obviously no ohm measurement.) The known-good woofer both shows continuity, and also reads out 5ohms.

Tracing a broken internal wire seems a bit easier than other problems, so I will start with that!

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