04-Oct-2017, 21:05
(03-Oct-2017, 17:56)Confused Wrote: Joking apart, there is a point here. Being honest, I am not that bothered about where I am in the queue. (and I do think that O'dA owners should go first) What would concern me is being without my amp over the Christmas holiday period, which will probably account for about 50% of my remaining listening time left this year. So I presume that once you do get to the front of the queue, you do have a degree of control as to when you need send the amp back?
Joking apart? What kind of forum is this, anyway?. But... the potential for being without music, or high-quality reproduction, over christmas is a legit concern. I too am not concerned about where I am in the upgrade queue, but my thought is that the CI board installation should be a simpler task than the Expert > Pro upgrade. I picture the board as a plug-in operation, plus some software fussing and the basic casework handling.... all uneducated assumptions.
My Pro upgrade was 18 days, Vancouver - Paris - Vancouver, if I recall correctly. I believe that Wdw had a similar turn around time. If the CI board install is indeed simpler, we may get a faster turn around for this work.
Damon
Powernode, NAD M32, Cambridge CD transport, Analysis Plus, Nordost, iFi Nova, CSS Criton 1TDX, KEF C62
Vancouver, Canada