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Update from Micro Audio yesterday was that the power supplies are being assembled next week (final step of production)
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Buckeye Amps: Hypex NCx500 Official Thread
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The shipment of SMPS’ I am about to receive are for existing 3ch orders placed before the new year.
All new orders for the 3ch placed since Jan 1 2024 have about an 8wk lead time until the next batch of SMPS’ are built.
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Anyone have their 3 channel NCX amp yet? I'm itching to place the order but I'm trying my best to hold out for someone to post about them 
Almost there, we are working hard to get them delivered on time.
More updates will show up very soon.
Thanks.
More updates will show up very soon.
Thanks.
Good to hear but the "on time" train left the station a long time ago...
Anyone have their 3 channel NCX amp yet? I'm itching to place the order but I'm trying my best to hold out for someone to post about them
I have tested both the 2 channel and the 3 channel NCx500. In case you missed, I sold the 2 channel and is happily powering someone else‘s speakers now.
I tested the 3 channel with multiple power supplies. Between the last 2 MicroAudio supplies, I messed up as I was swapping amp modules and could not determine what had failed. We had to ship the amp to the designer and he fixed the issue. I can tell you the MicroAudio supply is a beast and does fully power the NCx500s. Yes, it has been delayed by parts issues but that is par for electronics manufacturing these days. Unlike other vendors I have dealt with previously, Buckeye has been willing to refund those who are unwilling to wait.
If you are willing to wait, you will attain a Class D amplifier with unmatched price/performance. If I had not flubbed a module swap, one might be in Amir’s hands for review already. My apologies for my role in the delay but if you can handle the lead time, would not hesitate to place your Buckeye order.
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Unfortunate pitfalls of bringing a new product to market properly (I.E. - not rushing it)
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To your point about not rushing, without hopefully seeming self-serving, will add that doing black box testing has shown proven value in this project as well as previous ones.
The Buckeye SMPS2K first unit out of the production line.
i like them .. have some MicroAudio as well and they just work and as they use rarely or no SMD they are easy to repair in case somewhen something brakes. Would be nice to have a powerhorse for EU market as well with 240V 14A or something like that
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The SMPS is in the manufacturing plants hands and I am at the mercy of their schedule and workload (as they are responsible for A LOT of PCB/component production around the world).
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Are the 2-channel ones also hit by the SMPS delay?
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Nope
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Pretty cool .
Trying to get oriented. In the picture you attached the top of the picture with the silver fins is the back side of the front panel and at the bottom of the picture are the speaker outputs. Do I have that orientation correct?
. Trying to get oriented. In the picture you attached the top of the picture with the silver fins is the back side of the front panel and at the bottom of the picture are the speaker outputs. Do I have that orientation correct?
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