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Post by svart on Jun 27, 2015 9:19:45 GMT -6
Hmm.. I was really going for a super slick and clean/modern look.. So I was going to leave the front without silkscreening..
I guess I could add something if you guys think I need to..
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Post by b1 on Jun 27, 2015 9:24:25 GMT -6
hehe, I'll take a prototype without a top and your name in magic marker.
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Post by LesC on Jun 27, 2015 9:33:02 GMT -6
Hmm.. I was really going for a super slick and clean/modern look.. So I was going to leave the front without silkscreening.. I guess I could add something if you guys think I need to.. I think the front looks great without silkscreening, so I would be happy with that. Please don't do the Ross Martin thing and slap some stuff on the front that looks like shit. If you can think of a company name or logo that you're happy with, then it might be to your benefit to put a small version of that on the front or the back. The back would have the benefit that you could use a sticker if you wanted to avoid redoing the silkscreening. |
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Post by Johnkenn on Jun 27, 2015 14:09:22 GMT -6
NO! No more delays!  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2015 14:38:03 GMT -6
Exactly.
Give it a name, svart. Now. ;-)
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Post by Johnkenn on Jun 27, 2015 14:45:20 GMT -6
The Svart Shart
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Post by drsax on Jun 27, 2015 14:45:36 GMT -6
Looks great the way it is! Nice and clean. Agreed that RM converters look cheap on the faceplates. No continuity between the different models either. They may sound good but don't look good. For guys that run high end studios, myself included, looks aren't everything, but they do matter. Clean is good IMO
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Post by NoFilterChuck on Jun 27, 2015 22:21:37 GMT -6
if your Avatar isn't trademarked by some other company, you should just put that on the front panel and call it a day.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jun 28, 2015 9:37:33 GMT -6
Eh...I might stay away from the Avatar...could be construed as the occult. Could hurt business.
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Post by NoFilterChuck on Jun 28, 2015 10:36:30 GMT -6
It's the schematic symbol for a diode...
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Post by kcatthedog on Jun 28, 2015 10:53:39 GMT -6
right now with just one box, a unique identifier isn't so consequential, but if svart does develop other products or a mkii then it might be.
I like the clean faceplate: wonder if its a visual metaphor for the sonics of the unit in svart's mind/eye ?
but perhaps a simple name SB-C1 (svart box Converter 1).
Was thinking all the warm products have a simple (alpha-numeric).
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Post by tonycamphd on Jun 28, 2015 11:07:56 GMT -6
Eh...I might stay away from the Avatar...could be construed as the occult. Could hurt business. seriously? lol |
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Post by tonycamphd on Jun 28, 2015 11:08:25 GMT -6
It's the schematic symbol for a diode... indeed |
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Post by LesC on Jun 28, 2015 11:48:51 GMT -6
It's the schematic symbol for a diode... Yes, I'm not sure how that could be construed as anything occult. Is there some similar occult symbol that I'm not aware of? |
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Post by Johnkenn on Jun 28, 2015 14:28:23 GMT -6
I was just joking, but these days you never know. It kind of looks like an upside down cross LOL
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Post by formatcyes on Jun 28, 2015 15:40:47 GMT -6
Reading between the line's the front is not going to be blank. Svart is just being a fox |
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Post by kcatthedog on Jun 28, 2015 17:42:30 GMT -6
agreed: he went to a lot of trouble to perfect silkscreening the back |
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Post by svart on Jun 29, 2015 8:53:11 GMT -6
LOL, the front will be blank.
Partly because I love modern sleek design, partly because I honestly could not decide what to do with it(and ran out of time)! I thought I had a graphic designer who would think something up but they were unreliable, so I lost that time I thought they were working on it.
And it's funny about the avatar. My Skype avatar is also the same and a coworker once asked me if the symbol was an illuminati symbol..
Future batches might have a logo or something, but the first batch or two will not.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jun 30, 2015 14:38:23 GMT -6
So what's the word, svart? |
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Post by svart on Jun 30, 2015 14:53:17 GMT -6
So what's the word, svart? On which part? The build: I got the shipping boxes this week. I've silkscreened all but two chassis so far. All look great! I found that I need to trim some of the chassis front lips as some of them are just a hair taller than others. I'm also finishing up the rest of the boards. It takes me 2 hours a board to build, and each unit takes 2 boards... So I can only build maybe one board a night after work. I have pretty much all the DAC boards built, and lack maybe 3 ADC boards to finish, with a few mods to make on each ADC. With the boards I've finished, I'll be building units over the long weekend most likely, and programming them next week. Hopefully then I can start boxing them up to ship, and collect money from the first 10 lucky folks. I'll be contacting each person on the list individually. The demo unit: jcoutu1 has the unit, but hasn't had the time to mess with it much. |
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Post by Johnkenn on Jun 30, 2015 15:07:27 GMT -6
Sweet!!
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Post by kcatthedog on Jun 30, 2015 15:31:10 GMT -6
As usual , thank you svart for all your efforts to bring this to fruition !
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jul 2, 2015 20:27:08 GMT -6
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Post by Johnkenn on Jul 2, 2015 23:34:04 GMT -6
And..
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jul 3, 2015 6:51:45 GMT -6
I'm not reporting anything that we haven't already heard.
RME still sounds cloudy in the low mids and scooped in the upper mids. Bit pillowy on the bottom.
Focusrite lacks clarity and definition compared to the other two.
Svartbox is similar to how I remember the Emotiva. Feels balanced, clean throughout the spectrum. Bass guitar has really nice clarity and definition. Mids are more present than the Fireface. Just a better overall presentation.
Just to be thorough, we also listened to the Schiit Lyr 2 (headphone amp) with some vintage tubes it in. Muuuuuch much nicer sound than the Big Knob. So much smoother on top. Big Knob gets a bit harsh, the Schiit is smooth as butter.
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