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Post by kcatthedog on Dec 9, 2019 8:37:32 GMT -6
Thinking about 1-2 fet comp racks, so I asked about discounts for multiple purchases.
They offer 10% off, minimum of 4 units, anybody thinking of building Hairball any time soonish ?
Thx.
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Post by mcirish on Dec 9, 2019 9:32:33 GMT -6
I'm possibly interested. Been thinking about it for a while but am not sure about the build quality. I just don't have enough knowledge about them so far.
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Post by kcatthedog on Dec 9, 2019 10:04:39 GMT -6
Others have built here, my understanding is that the parts quality is very good to excellent and that their build threads are fine too.
Svart, any quality issues with HB from your perspective?
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Post by EmRR on Dec 9, 2019 10:31:02 GMT -6
Hairball has been doing this a LOOONNGGG time, as long as CAPI, or pretty close. Millions served.
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Post by Blackdawg on Dec 9, 2019 10:35:07 GMT -6
I've built other kits of theirs. Quality is Top notch. Most of the big names in DIY are such as CAPI, Hairball, DIYRE. All top quality components and service. Don't let the low prices fool you. Parts are just that cheap.
10% is the same deal they do for the Black friday so that is good deal. Id be in for one but I can't swing it at this time.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2019 11:17:34 GMT -6
2 Lolas and 2 Coppers here, so I can attest to the build quality of those being exceptional. I'm sure it's no different with the compressors.
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Post by jsteiger on Dec 9, 2019 11:39:25 GMT -6
Hairball has been doing this a LOOONNGGG time, as long as CAPI, or pretty close. Millions served. Mike started Hairball about 2 months before I opened the CAPI store. He was near the end of 2008 and I was the first of 2009. He's a great guy and only sells top shelf stuff. |
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Post by sean on Dec 9, 2019 14:53:42 GMT -6
Hairball’s customer service is great. I’ve built a couple rack and 500 series compressors. Any issue, they’ll answer. I had a FET/500 I just couldn’t figure out and they have a reasonable $100 flat rate repair service and they got it working
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Post by svart on Dec 9, 2019 15:03:38 GMT -6
Others have built here, my understanding is that the parts quality is very good to excellent and that their build threads are fine too. Svart, any quality issues with HB from your perspective? None. Great units, great company. |
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Post by Guitar on Dec 9, 2019 15:06:34 GMT -6
Pay the price, enjoy the service, don't worry about "low low prices."
I almost pulled the trigger but a Martin D28 came up on my purchase list, among other things.
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Post by Blackdawg on Dec 9, 2019 16:16:27 GMT -6
Hairball’s customer service is great. I’ve built a couple rack and 500 series compressors. Any issue, they’ll answer. I had a FET/500 I just couldn’t figure out and they have a reasonable $100 flat rate repair service and they got it working Plus have a great policy on any missing parts they will ship you any parts missing once. So one free shipment per order. Pretty cool if they just happened to mis count a part or something. |
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Post by jamiesego on Dec 9, 2019 17:08:47 GMT -6
I wish I hadn’t bought so much during Black Friday or I would probably be down to get another Rev D. I’ve got two Rev A’s and one Rev D and I think they’re great.
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Post by kcatthedog on Dec 9, 2019 17:25:24 GMT -6
I wish I hadn’t bought so much during Black Friday or I would probably be down to get another Rev D. I’ve got two Rev A’s and one Rev D and I think they’re great. What do you typically use them on? |
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Post by kcatthedog on Dec 9, 2019 21:30:40 GMT -6
They will do a group discount. Their shipping is free in the us, but they want to ship to one person and they do the next distribution. I have a Myusaddress in Ogdensburg ny could ship there and then could forward to your actual address but the 2nd leg would be at your expense, which might be some large portion of the 10% discount so may not make too much sense ?
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Post by shoe on Dec 10, 2019 0:21:55 GMT -6
Yep. I've built a pair of Rev D and really like them. I also recently put Sowter output transformers in there for a little bit of a warmer sound (probably not as accurate to the originals, but they suit my tastes). They sound excellent.
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Post by jamiesego on Dec 10, 2019 11:04:21 GMT -6
I wish I hadn’t bought so much during Black Friday or I would probably be down to get another Rev D. I’ve got two Rev A’s and one Rev D and I think they’re great. What do you typically use them on? Usually the Rev A’s are on snare, electric guitar, or rock vocals. The Rev D is usually on bass, kick, or if you want slightly cleaner tone on vocals. The Rev A’s have a little more noise which I guess is accurate to the originals but I occasionally have to switch to the Rev D to minimize it. |
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Post by kcatthedog on Dec 11, 2019 14:54:21 GMT -6
Btw in case you don’t know, you can save $60 per unit by ordering the partial kit. They supply a mousser bom and you just place two orders, one with HB for partial kit, the other with mousser: you end up with all the required parts, really nice if you are ordering more than 1 kit: a 10% savings.
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Post by Guitar on Dec 11, 2019 14:58:06 GMT -6
Btw in case you don’t know, you can save $60 per unit by ordering the partial kit. They supply a mousser bom and you just place two orders, one with HB for partial kit, the other with mousser: you end up with all the required parts, really nice if you are ordering more than 1 kit: a 10% savings. Nice! |
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Post by ragan on Dec 11, 2019 15:00:45 GMT -6
As a meaningless aside, Hairball/Mike is in my neighborhood. I’ve been over there to buy/try a couple times. Really nice guy.
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Post by Guitar on Dec 11, 2019 15:23:20 GMT -6
As a meaningless aside, Hairball/Mike is in my neighborhood. I’ve been over there to buy/try a couple times. Really nice guy. How many cats? Is the namesake literal? |
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Post by kcatthedog on Dec 11, 2019 15:32:15 GMT -6
I have asked what cumulative discount is if you order 4 or more and get partial kits.
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Post by Blackdawg on Dec 11, 2019 15:50:45 GMT -6
As a meaningless aside, Hairball/Mike is in my neighborhood. I’ve been over there to buy/try a couple times. Really nice guy. How many cats? Is the namesake literal? Nah Mike has a lovely dog, named Lola. Which is where the Lola Mic pre get's it's name. And the logo is Lola as well. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2019 15:51:52 GMT -6
How many cats? Is the namesake literal? Nah Mike has a lovely dog, named Lola. Which is where the Lola Mic pre get's it's name. And the logo is Lola as well. It's like 10% of the reason I initially bought some of their stuff. haha. |
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Post by kcatthedog on Dec 11, 2019 18:54:12 GMT -6
Update there isn’t a discount on the partial kits so no double dipping, but there is the 10% off with more than 4 orders and free shipping in the states, so about a $100,savings, but they would want to ship to one address so there would still be some shipping costs.
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Post by ulriggribbons on Dec 13, 2019 11:34:06 GMT -6
I've known Mike for many years, since early in his moving to the Seattle area. Have grabbed beers with him, have talked design and DIY and manufacturing and audio for years.
Super genuine, stand up guy, and runs his business for all the right reasons. Has been great to see him grow and be successful!
Regards
Jon
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