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Thanks for the detailed answer Alex, lets stick to the Crystek 👍

Thank you for the reply @superdad - roger that, it is pointless to add a better clock 😄 although it does make me wonder why the option for an external clock is offered 🤷‍♂️ just an observation, is all, certainly cheaper to create a small board and upgrade the internal one. Thats a shame on the boxes, haha Murphys law Doh in Netherlands (not Matt)

Hi folks, New to all the hubbub and wondering - has anyone tried exchanging the Crystek clock within the ER rather than adding an external clocking unit? I am on the April wait list, bought from Martin at Vortexbox/audio store UK, hopefully it should arrive asap but Martin has just told me there is some issue and he will receive the batch in 2 more weeks! The pain of double barrel waiting whilst on quarantine is excruciating, now all i have to look forward to is 10am when alcohol is acceptable 😙 Doh

I doth my cap, great thread, quarantine is finally paying off! 😅 👌

Hi Fred, Do you have shares in Grimm? 🤪 I heard the MU1 or perhaps the prototype at XFI in NL 2 years ago, i don't remember which speakers but i would suspect the Grimms. To be honest i wanted to like it, i know Guido and despite finding him somewhat unreliable in our past dealings, i like him, however i am afraid i was severely underwhelmed, although there was a lot of attention on it, lots of people in room and a presentation going on. I can only think the circuit was tweaked since then as the sound was cold, thin and un invloving at that time, details sure but i do not want my wine at 60% proof, you know what i mean... Well, at least at the beginning of a night 😉 Glad to hear they are doing well and sounding good Enjoy!

Perhaps a seller black list thread could be created of course the claims must be substantiated and there must be some kind of system/filtering of info to guarantee authentic gripes, just a thought, first on list is Wuhan bat burger co, fast serving but wobbly tables 😙

@flkin - exactly the point, this should not be the case, no other industry except Nigerian lottery winning princes work the same way. Trust but verify, don't be walked over or manipulated, kill the scams 💪

I can see i was very lucky 😅 although, not wanting to be mean on anyone else, i would never pay for anything so dubious as cottage industry audio equipment without credit card insurance or Paypal 🤷‍♂️ The Nonlinear Non-Solution - 😆 Perfect! It sounds like a monty python sketch, to be honest, high end audio is a little like a monty python sketch, this is the only industry i know of that situations like this can be allowed to play out; unjustly uber expensive items that are not even fit or certified for home use (obviously negating home insurance policies in case of fire etc, whoops) and unregulated to the point of fraud being acceptable 🥴 🤠 I also get the feeling that consumers don't usually want to call out bad sellers or manufacturers either because the seller/manufacturer has a place/status in the industry or don't want to upset them, which seems quite easy, customer service is usually dismal with high end audio stuff too. I grew up in music studios my whole life, although i went a different route from my family business being involved in global on/offshore renewable energy instead. I call someone out immediately if they are behaving badly, its happened several times within this industry and we need more of it!! Calling poor behaviour out that is. Be vigilant brothers 💪

To let you guys know - i finally got a refund!! 🥳 Only as Guo Huang (Jeff/Adrian/Marco Polo) refused to reply to Paypal or my own communications except to privately ask me to post to a different address as the one given by Paypal which would have undoubtedly void the refund process, i see this as a lucky escape, total scam artist! 😡 Honestly, only a refund should be considered just at this point, a small extra amount for compensation would say something too, i would not touch anything TLS made with a used HK sold Polish face mask, koolva please, the quality shown here and other places is diabolical, the re sale value is non existent, unless the seller is willing to dupe someone too... Tie it up and get your money somewhere that counts, face masks from Polska.

@seatrope - aw man i feel for you, that is fraud of $5500, that's a big deal! Do you have a gov consumer rights dept in USA? In UK, you can report such activity and they will close down and bring charges on fraudulent selling. It would totally seem like all the TLS goods are actually rebranded CAS goods indeed coming from China, all be it Hong Kong, have a look what i found after doing some investigating.... He even sell face masks and hand sanitiser now days, always the hustler The board is a generic one that is floating all over China for $4 a piece, the clock is $50 granted (when buying one unit) and the switch $20 new plus of course 1 hour of work, he charged me $825 including postage that was domestic, untracked. Shocking mark up for an item that works, chronically fraudulent when the unit is not even working!! 🤬 The Paypal resolution case is ongoing....... 🙄

@ASRMichael Sorry to hear that buddy! It just does not seem ok for his business to still operate, have a website etc, it is absolute madness 🤯

Hi guys, Another recent victim here, this is beginning to feel like some kind of twisted AA meeting, I bought a TLS network switch after reading some positive reviews from 2018. D'oh! After waiting for the switch that was 3 weeks late, i plugged it in and it does not work... It was also sent domestic post without tracking, despite paying $75 for shipping! So all in all $825 for a TP Link TL SG108 ($20 new) that does not work, outrageous. I have been dealing with a 'Jeff' at TLS (although i paid a Guo Huang) and the is radio silence, no emails are being replied. I have started a PayPal resolution. My question is - has anybody else been refunded via PayPal? And if anyone is considering purchasing from TLS, please take time to research and make a decision. Cheers folks Doh