This was really spot on. It’s just a waiting game. I really don’t think anyone is going to get screwed because he largely had many of the parts already on hand. He had to get the cases made, powder coated, then has to do assembly of the remaining parts (already on hand). I believe he was waiting on a shipment of PSU’s as well.
I’m thinking Q4 this year is possible, but sometime 2024 isn’t out of the question either at this point. I don’t like it (one bit), but I can wait as I already have one and this will be a 2nd. What’s most infuriating is his complete inability to take 3-5 minutes to send an email update or make some kind of social media post as to what’s happening. It’s just inexcusable and indefensible.
I happened upon the gearspace thread for the other synth he took preorders for (VS-1 I think it was called). They have the pitchforks out over there and it actually sounds like people are getting close to taking whatever legal action they can against him (if there is any). Makes me glad I was too slow getting my avalon preorder in lol. It is sounding like these things might not come to be.
Wow… just read that thread. NGL, kinda wish I didn’t. Real s**t show. The money is gone, and it would suck to lose it, but there was always an amount of risk to it though the company did have a track record of actually shipping a product. I still (maybe foolishly so) think we’ll get orders, but only time will tell. If not, it was a somewhat expensive lesson learned to keep GAS and FOMO in check.