Atom Feed - Twisted Pear Audio Support - Forum:NewsTwisted Pear Audio Support - Atom Feedurn:twistedpearaudio-com:AtomFeed:TwistedPearAudioSupport:Forum:News:1Copyright 2024 Twisted Pear Audio Support2024-03-28T15:40:04Zhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Images/YAFLogo.pngForum Adminhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.comfeedback@twistedpearaudio.comBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganRuss Whitehttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/9-Russ-WhiteBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganYetAnotherForum.NETurn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftTopics:st1:tid4322:lmid26307:1Broken Email<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td><br />My TwistedPearAudio email has been broken on and off again, and lately really broken. I have it fixed now (for the time being) and am going through roughly 1200 missed emails.<br /><br />If you sent me email and I have not responded, I am sorry. I will try to get back to everyone as soon as possible.<br /><br />Feel free to send me a repeat if you need an answer.</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m26307-Broken-Email#post26307" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>2023-11-06T17:04:17-07:002023-11-06T17:04:17-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td><br />My TwistedPearAudio email has been broken on and off again, and lately really broken. I have it fixed now (for the time being) and am going through roughly 1200 missed emails.<br /><br />If you sent me email and I have not responded, I am sorry. I will try to get back to everyone as soon as possible.<br /><br />Feel free to send me a repeat if you need an answer.</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m26307-Broken-Email#post26307" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftTopics:st1:tid4309:lmid26281:1The Future of Twisted Pear Audio<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>Hi all.<br /><br /><br />I have been running Twisted Pear Audio for upwards of 18 years now, and it feels like a child (actually, it's roughly the same age as my kids). As with children, it has reached a point where I feel it is time to let go. As such, I will be winding down operation of Twisted Pear Audio in the coming weeks and months. <br /><br /><br />To be honest, this has already been happening for a while now. Back in in 2021, Russ decided to drop out for personal and professional reasons, and I have been carrying things along since then by myself. I find I have less and less resources to dedicate to it (time really), and think I have reached a point where my priorities lie elsewhere.<br /><br /><br />I (we) started Twisted Pear out of a shared love of electronics, tinkering, and most of all, helping others with their interests. The web site started as a better way to manage Group Buys, but over time turned into it's own thing, and dragged us a long into a small business. While it was always just the two o</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m26281-The-Future-of-Twisted-Pear-Audio#post26281" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>2023-01-29T16:42:50-07:002023-01-29T16:42:50-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>Hi all.<br /><br /><br />I have been running Twisted Pear Audio for upwards of 18 years now, and it feels like a child (actually, it's roughly the same age as my kids). As with children, it has reached a point where I feel it is time to let go. As such, I will be winding down operation of Twisted Pear Audio in the coming weeks and months. <br /><br /><br />To be honest, this has already been happening for a while now. Back in in 2021, Russ decided to drop out for personal and professional reasons, and I have been carrying things along since then by myself. I find I have less and less resources to dedicate to it (time really), and think I have reached a point where my priorities lie elsewhere.<br /><br /><br />I (we) started Twisted Pear out of a shared love of electronics, tinkering, and most of all, helping others with their interests. The web site started as a better way to manage Group Buys, but over time turned into it's own thing, and dragged us a long into a small business. While it was always just the two o</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m26281-The-Future-of-Twisted-Pear-Audio#post26281" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftTopics:st1:tid4203:lmid25833:1Twisted Pear Audio closing until May 1<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>As is true with everyone right now, we are going through a lot with the Pandemic, and trying to adjust our lives to meet the challenges.<br /><br />Since several key boards are out of stock at the moment anyway, now is a good time for us to shut down operations of Twisted Pear Audio so we can concentrate on our families for the next few weeks.<br /><br />We plan to re-open May 1, and by then should have more boards back in stock.<br /><br />Until then, we will try to make time to answer questions as best we can. There are currently many outstanding emails and forum posts we need to address, and we will do our best to get you answers. Please bear with us.<br /><br />We hope you all remain safe and well (and isolated!) :)</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m25833-Twisted-Pear-Audio-closing-until-May-1#post25833" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>2020-03-24T12:28:00-07:002020-03-24T12:28:00-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>As is true with everyone right now, we are going through a lot with the Pandemic, and trying to adjust our lives to meet the challenges.<br /><br />Since several key boards are out of stock at the moment anyway, now is a good time for us to shut down operations of Twisted Pear Audio so we can concentrate on our families for the next few weeks.<br /><br />We plan to re-open May 1, and by then should have more boards back in stock.<br /><br />Until then, we will try to make time to answer questions as best we can. There are currently many outstanding emails and forum posts we need to address, and we will do our best to get you answers. Please bear with us.<br /><br />We hope you all remain safe and well (and isolated!) :)</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m25833-Twisted-Pear-Audio-closing-until-May-1#post25833" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftTopics:st1:tid4183:lmid25762:1December DAC Sale<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>The BuffaloIIIse Pro DAC combos are on sale for the month of December.<br /><br />DACs with Tridents: $50 off<br /><br />DAC Combos with Mercury/Placids: $100 off<br /><br />The Buffalo-IIIse Pro (Stereo Edition) 2-Channel DAC</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m25762-December-DAC-Sale#post25762" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>2019-11-25T16:25:50-07:002019-11-25T16:25:50-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>The BuffaloIIIse Pro DAC combos are on sale for the month of December.<br /><br />DACs with Tridents: $50 off<br /><br />DAC Combos with Mercury/Placids: $100 off<br /><br />The Buffalo-IIIse Pro (Stereo Edition) 2-Channel DAC</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m25762-December-DAC-Sale#post25762" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftTopics:st1:tid2476:lmid14614:1Forum Upgrade Imminent<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>The forum software update is complete. <br /><br />Over the next several days I will be updating the look andd feel of the forrum, and deciding which of the new features available are useful, so you may see things come and go.<br /><br />Additionally, due to changes in the authentication changes in the new version, everyone will need to reset their forum password. This is a pretty painless process. Let me know if you are having any issues.<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Brian<br /></td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m14614-Forum-Upgrade-Imminent#post14614" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>2012-04-29T22:20:28-07:002012-04-29T22:20:28-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>The forum software update is complete. <br /><br />Over the next several days I will be updating the look andd feel of the forrum, and deciding which of the new features available are useful, so you may see things come and go.<br /><br />Additionally, due to changes in the authentication changes in the new version, everyone will need to reset their forum password. This is a pretty painless process. Let me know if you are having any issues.<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Brian<br /></td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m14614-Forum-Upgrade-Imminent#post14614" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftTopics:st1:tid2357:lmid14076:1Buffalo Sale Announcement Thread<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>Buffalo-III DACs are now available for pre-order, shipping the week of 21-May-2012.</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m14076-Buffalo-Sale-Announcement-Thread#post14076" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>2012-04-04T21:05:39-07:002012-04-04T21:05:39-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>Buffalo-III DACs are now available for pre-order, shipping the week of 21-May-2012.</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m14076-Buffalo-Sale-Announcement-Thread#post14076" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftTopics:st1:tid1972:lmid11242:1Raffle to Raise funds for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>[CENTER]<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/relief/relief.aspx" title="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/relief/relief.aspx">Twisted Pear Audio is holding a raffle to raise money to support Doctors Without Borders' relief efforts around the world. <br /><br />>> Raffle <<</a><br /><br />Raffle tickets are $10 each, enter as often as you'd like.<br /><br />100% of the the money raised goes to <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href=""http://doctorswithoutborders.org"" title=""http://doctorswithoutborders.org"">Doctors Without Borders</a>.<br /><br />A final drawing will be held on Wednesday, August 31st.<br /><br />Last year, Twisted Pear Audio's customers raised more than $10,000 for Doctors Without Borders (here and here). Let's see if we can top that!<br /><br /><strong>"Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in France in 1971.<br /><br />MSF's work is based on the humanitarian principles of medical ethics and impartiality. The organization is committed to bringing quality medical care to people in crisis regardless of their race, religion, or political affiliation."</strong><br /><br /></td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m11242-Raffle-to-Raise-funds-for-Doctors-Without-Borders-Medecins-Sans-Frontieres#post11242" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>2011-08-01T21:07:50-07:002011-08-01T21:07:50-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>[CENTER]<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/relief/relief.aspx" title="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/relief/relief.aspx">Twisted Pear Audio is holding a raffle to raise money to support Doctors Without Borders' relief efforts around the world. <br /><br />>> Raffle <<</a><br /><br />Raffle tickets are $10 each, enter as often as you'd like.<br /><br />100% of the the money raised goes to <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href=""http://doctorswithoutborders.org"" title=""http://doctorswithoutborders.org"">Doctors Without Borders</a>.<br /><br />A final drawing will be held on Wednesday, August 31st.<br /><br />Last year, Twisted Pear Audio's customers raised more than $10,000 for Doctors Without Borders (here and here). Let's see if we can top that!<br /><br /><strong>"Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in France in 1971.<br /><br />MSF's work is based on the humanitarian principles of medical ethics and impartiality. The organization is committed to bringing quality medical care to people in crisis regardless of their race, religion, or political affiliation."</strong><br /><br /></td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m11242-Raffle-to-Raise-funds-for-Doctors-Without-Borders-Medecins-Sans-Frontieres#post11242" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftTopics:st1:tid1418:lmid7350:1Buffalo Availability, etc<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>I plan to begin producing the <strong>next batch of <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/digital/buffalo.aspx" title="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/digital/buffalo.aspx">Buffalo DACs</a> next week</strong>, and will be opening up pre-orders at the same time. <strong>Look for exact dates and times on the <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/digital/buffalo.aspx" title="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/digital/buffalo.aspx">Buffalo page</a> in the next few days.</strong> The only change in this round is that we are moving to a 100MHz XO. You can read more about that, including answers to some question <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/twisted-pear/160782-buffalo-ii-21.html#post2348906" title="http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/twisted-pear/160782-buffalo-ii-21.html#post2348906">on the DIYAudio thread</a>.<br /><br />The <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/digital/usb.aspx" title="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/digital/usb.aspx"><strong>USB Receiver/DAC modules</a> are back</strong> in stock now that boards have arrived after a long delay from our manufacturer. I will be building these modules straight away.<br /><br />Another long-awaited item is the (possible) <strong>replacement for the Darwin and OTTO</strong>. We are currently testing prototypes of a module (codenamed MRB1) which is a building</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m7350-Buffalo-Availability--etc#post7350" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>2010-11-10T07:17:07-07:002010-11-10T07:17:07-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>I plan to begin producing the <strong>next batch of <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/digital/buffalo.aspx" title="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/digital/buffalo.aspx">Buffalo DACs</a> next week</strong>, and will be opening up pre-orders at the same time. <strong>Look for exact dates and times on the <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/digital/buffalo.aspx" title="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/digital/buffalo.aspx">Buffalo page</a> in the next few days.</strong> The only change in this round is that we are moving to a 100MHz XO. You can read more about that, including answers to some question <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/twisted-pear/160782-buffalo-ii-21.html#post2348906" title="http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/twisted-pear/160782-buffalo-ii-21.html#post2348906">on the DIYAudio thread</a>.<br /><br />The <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/digital/usb.aspx" title="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/digital/usb.aspx"><strong>USB Receiver/DAC modules</a> are back</strong> in stock now that boards have arrived after a long delay from our manufacturer. I will be building these modules straight away.<br /><br />Another long-awaited item is the (possible) <strong>replacement for the Darwin and OTTO</strong>. We are currently testing prototypes of a module (codenamed MRB1) which is a building</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m7350-Buffalo-Availability--etc#post7350" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftTopics:st1:tid1331:lmid6935:1Twisted Pear Audio is on Fall vacation...<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>We are taking a Fall break to spend time with our families and do some work around our houses. We will not be accepting any new orders between 26-Sept and 10-Oct. Any pending orders will still ship out as planned.<br /><br />We will still be around on-line to answer questions and such.<br /><br />Have a great fall everyone!<br /><br /></td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m6935-Twisted-Pear-Audio-is-on-Fall-vacation#post6935" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>2010-09-26T14:16:07-07:002010-09-26T14:16:07-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>We are taking a Fall break to spend time with our families and do some work around our houses. We will not be accepting any new orders between 26-Sept and 10-Oct. Any pending orders will still ship out as planned.<br /><br />We will still be around on-line to answer questions and such.<br /><br />Have a great fall everyone!<br /><br /></td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m6935-Twisted-Pear-Audio-is-on-Fall-vacation#post6935" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftTopics:st1:tid1269:lmid6542:1Raffle To Raise Funds for Relief In Pakistan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>Our relief raffle for Haiti was a great success, so we are up to it again... <br /><br />Twisted Pear Audio (Russ and I) are holding a raffle to raise money for <strong><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://doctorswithoutborders.org/" title="http://doctorswithoutborders.org/">Doctors Without Borders</a></strong> relief work in Pakistan, following the massive and ongoing flooding.<br /><br /><strong>I have set up a page on our site here: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/relief/relief-pakistan.aspx" title="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/relief/relief-pakistan.aspx">Relief Raffle for Pakistan</a></strong><br /><br />The Grand Prize for the raffle is <strong>a complete kits to build a Buffalo II-based digital preamp</strong>. This consists of a BuffaloII module, IVY-II I/V Stage, Placid power supply kits for both, an S/PDIF Mux kit, a Volumite Kit for the BuffaloII, and a pair of transformers.<br /><br />We are also giving away the following runner-up prizes:<br /><br />A <strong>Sympatico Amplifer Kit</strong><br /><br />An <strong>Opus S/PDIF (or USB) Dual-Mono DAC Combination</strong><br /><br />A <strong>COD S/PDIF (or USB) Dual-Mono DAC Combination</strong><br /><br />Each raffle ticket is $10. [B]100% of the proceeds go to Doctor</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m6542-Raffle-To-Raise-Funds-for-Relief-In-Pakistan#post6542" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>2010-08-17T19:05:27-07:002010-08-17T19:05:27-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>Our relief raffle for Haiti was a great success, so we are up to it again... <br /><br />Twisted Pear Audio (Russ and I) are holding a raffle to raise money for <strong><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://doctorswithoutborders.org/" title="http://doctorswithoutborders.org/">Doctors Without Borders</a></strong> relief work in Pakistan, following the massive and ongoing flooding.<br /><br /><strong>I have set up a page on our site here: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/relief/relief-pakistan.aspx" title="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/relief/relief-pakistan.aspx">Relief Raffle for Pakistan</a></strong><br /><br />The Grand Prize for the raffle is <strong>a complete kits to build a Buffalo II-based digital preamp</strong>. This consists of a BuffaloII module, IVY-II I/V Stage, Placid power supply kits for both, an S/PDIF Mux kit, a Volumite Kit for the BuffaloII, and a pair of transformers.<br /><br />We are also giving away the following runner-up prizes:<br /><br />A <strong>Sympatico Amplifer Kit</strong><br /><br />An <strong>Opus S/PDIF (or USB) Dual-Mono DAC Combination</strong><br /><br />A <strong>COD S/PDIF (or USB) Dual-Mono DAC Combination</strong><br /><br />Each raffle ticket is $10. [B]100% of the proceeds go to Doctor</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m6542-Raffle-To-Raise-Funds-for-Relief-In-Pakistan#post6542" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftTopics:st1:tid1116:lmid5635:1Tomorrow's Buffalo Pre-Orders<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>In order to better accommodate other time zones, I have moved tomorrow's Buffalo DAC pre-orders up by 8 hours, to 12:00 Eastern Time (timer on the page has been updated).<br /><br /></td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m5635-Tomorrow-s-Buffalo-Pre-Orders#post5635" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>2010-05-07T10:56:12-07:002010-05-07T10:56:12-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>In order to better accommodate other time zones, I have moved tomorrow's Buffalo DAC pre-orders up by 8 hours, to 12:00 Eastern Time (timer on the page has been updated).<br /><br /></td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m5635-Tomorrow-s-Buffalo-Pre-Orders#post5635" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftTopics:st1:tid1096:lmid5503:1Buffalo II Pre-Orders Starting<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>I will be accepting pre-orders for the Buffalo-II again this Saturday (24-April). I expect they will sell out quickly again. I plan on accepting pre-orders every other Saturday for the foreseeable future (8-May, 22-May, etc). The first round will ship the week of 6-June.<br /><br />I am still on vacation as I write this, and will be until 27-April, so even though I will be accepting orders for all products starting on the 24th, I will not be shipping until I get home.<br /><br />I will be working to decrease the delay between pre-ordering and shipping as time goes on, but there are a few hard manufacturing deadlines and delays that must be dealt with.<br /><br />[EDIT]: I just realized that I had not accounted for Daylight Savings when setting up the timer on the web page. It has just become one hour closer to sale time! (Timer is accurate now.)<br /> </td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m5503-Buffalo-II-Pre-Orders-Starting#post5503" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>2010-04-21T06:54:03-07:002010-04-21T06:54:03-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>I will be accepting pre-orders for the Buffalo-II again this Saturday (24-April). I expect they will sell out quickly again. I plan on accepting pre-orders every other Saturday for the foreseeable future (8-May, 22-May, etc). The first round will ship the week of 6-June.<br /><br />I am still on vacation as I write this, and will be until 27-April, so even though I will be accepting orders for all products starting on the 24th, I will not be shipping until I get home.<br /><br />I will be working to decrease the delay between pre-ordering and shipping as time goes on, but there are a few hard manufacturing deadlines and delays that must be dealt with.<br /><br />[EDIT]: I just realized that I had not accounted for Daylight Savings when setting up the timer on the web page. It has just become one hour closer to sale time! (Timer is accurate now.)<br /> </td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m5503-Buffalo-II-Pre-Orders-Starting#post5503" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftTopics:st1:tid1082:lmid5425:1Buffalo Update and Vacation<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>It has been a little while since I updated the news...<br /><br /><strong>First, where are we with the Buffalo?</strong> We are currently waiting on production of a new batch of XOs before we can start manufacturing up again, but are working to get things going as fast as we can. We are trying to devise a new model for pre-orders as well, and I will be posting more on what we decide when we have it all figured out (in the next few days). <br /><br />Secondly, <strong>I will be on vacation beginning this weekend (10-Apr) through the end of the month</strong>. I will be closing down orders on the site while I am away, but we will still be around to answer questions and such. </td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m5425-Buffalo-Update-and-Vacation#post5425" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>2010-04-08T11:17:40-07:002010-04-08T11:17:40-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>It has been a little while since I updated the news...<br /><br /><strong>First, where are we with the Buffalo?</strong> We are currently waiting on production of a new batch of XOs before we can start manufacturing up again, but are working to get things going as fast as we can. We are trying to devise a new model for pre-orders as well, and I will be posting more on what we decide when we have it all figured out (in the next few days). <br /><br />Secondly, <strong>I will be on vacation beginning this weekend (10-Apr) through the end of the month</strong>. I will be closing down orders on the site while I am away, but we will still be around to answer questions and such. </td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m5425-Buffalo-Update-and-Vacation#post5425" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftTopics:st1:tid1030:lmid5115:1Power Outage! Yeah!<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>We had a good ol' New England storm last Thursday which knocked out my power and internet etc. It even knocked out the nearest cell towers so I was completely incommunicado until today. <br /><br />I am playing a little catchup, but I was able to do a bunch of part labelling by candle light (and beer bottle), so not a total loss. I am a little behind in shipping because of it, but will make a push to get all the pending orders out in the next couple days. Additionally, if you have sent me email in the past few days, I am trying to catch up...<br /><br />I am in testing mode with the Buffalo DACs, and building/testing AVCC supplies, Placid and IVY-III kits. It's crazy around here right now. Russ is cranking on manuals and system diagrams, and I should be able to get them posted in the next few days.<br /><br />After all of this, there is the new Sympatico that has to be verified. I am also (finally) about to ramp up production on the Femto/AC1, so more about this in the coming days/weeks.<br /><br />We are rece</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m5115-Power-Outage---Yeah#post5115" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>2010-02-28T15:28:43-07:002010-02-28T15:28:43-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>We had a good ol' New England storm last Thursday which knocked out my power and internet etc. It even knocked out the nearest cell towers so I was completely incommunicado until today. <br /><br />I am playing a little catchup, but I was able to do a bunch of part labelling by candle light (and beer bottle), so not a total loss. I am a little behind in shipping because of it, but will make a push to get all the pending orders out in the next couple days. Additionally, if you have sent me email in the past few days, I am trying to catch up...<br /><br />I am in testing mode with the Buffalo DACs, and building/testing AVCC supplies, Placid and IVY-III kits. It's crazy around here right now. Russ is cranking on manuals and system diagrams, and I should be able to get them posted in the next few days.<br /><br />After all of this, there is the new Sympatico that has to be verified. I am also (finally) about to ramp up production on the Femto/AC1, so more about this in the coming days/weeks.<br /><br />We are rece</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m5115-Power-Outage---Yeah#post5115" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftTopics:st1:tid1000:lmid4936:1Buffalo-II Preorders<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>We will begin taking pre-orders for the <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/digital/buffalo.aspx" title="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/digital/buffalo.aspx">Buffalo II</a> tonight at 8pm EST. <br /><br />Pre-orders, as usual, will be taken through the web site, the same as if you were just buying something. If you order other parts along with your pre-ordered DAC, I will assume you want them all shipped together.<br /><br />I will also be taking pre-orders for the new <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/linestages/ivy.aspx" title="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/linestages/ivy.aspx">IVY-III</a>.<br /><br />I expect to begin shipping the Buffalos and IVYs the week of March 8th, if all goes as expected with manufacturing.<br /><br />[EDIT:] I am pushing the ship date to the week of March 15th, but I still might be able to ship the previous week.<br /><br /></td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m4936-Buffalo-II-Preorders#post4936" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>2010-02-06T13:04:45-07:002010-02-06T13:04:45-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>We will begin taking pre-orders for the <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/digital/buffalo.aspx" title="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/digital/buffalo.aspx">Buffalo II</a> tonight at 8pm EST. <br /><br />Pre-orders, as usual, will be taken through the web site, the same as if you were just buying something. If you order other parts along with your pre-ordered DAC, I will assume you want them all shipped together.<br /><br />I will also be taking pre-orders for the new <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/linestages/ivy.aspx" title="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/linestages/ivy.aspx">IVY-III</a>.<br /><br />I expect to begin shipping the Buffalos and IVYs the week of March 8th, if all goes as expected with manufacturing.<br /><br />[EDIT:] I am pushing the ship date to the week of March 15th, but I still might be able to ship the previous week.<br /><br /></td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m4936-Buffalo-II-Preorders#post4936" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftTopics:st1:tid976:lmid4812:1Raffle To Raise Funds for Relief In Haiti<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>Twisted Pear Audio (Russ and I) are holding a raffle to raise money for <strong><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://doctorswithoutborders.org/" title="http://doctorswithoutborders.org/">Doctors Without Borders</a></strong> relief work in Haiti.<br /><br /><strong>I have set up a page on our site here: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/relief/relief.aspx" title="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/relief/relief.aspx">Relief Raffle for Haiti</a></strong><br /><br />The Grand Prize for the raffle is <strong>a complete kits to build a Buffalo II-based digital preamp</strong>. This consists of a BuffaloII module, IVY-II I/V Stage, Placid power supply kits for both, an S/PDIF Mux kit, a Volumite Kit for the BuffaloII, and a pair of transformers.<br /><br />We are also giving away the following runner-up prizes:<br /><br />An <strong>Opus S/PDIF (or USB) Dual-Mono DAC Combination</strong><br /><br />A <strong>COD S/PDIF (or USB) Dual-Mono DAC Combination</strong><br /><br />A <strong>Ventus Headphone Amp Kit</strong><br /><br />Each raffle ticket is $10. <strong>100% of the proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders</strong>. Each entry will increase your chances of winning.<br /><br />We will hold a drawing for winners on Wednesday, January 20th</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m4812-Raffle-To-Raise-Funds-for-Relief-In-Haiti#post4812" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>2010-01-15T21:21:46-07:002010-01-15T21:21:46-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>Twisted Pear Audio (Russ and I) are holding a raffle to raise money for <strong><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://doctorswithoutborders.org/" title="http://doctorswithoutborders.org/">Doctors Without Borders</a></strong> relief work in Haiti.<br /><br /><strong>I have set up a page on our site here: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/relief/relief.aspx" title="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/relief/relief.aspx">Relief Raffle for Haiti</a></strong><br /><br />The Grand Prize for the raffle is <strong>a complete kits to build a Buffalo II-based digital preamp</strong>. This consists of a BuffaloII module, IVY-II I/V Stage, Placid power supply kits for both, an S/PDIF Mux kit, a Volumite Kit for the BuffaloII, and a pair of transformers.<br /><br />We are also giving away the following runner-up prizes:<br /><br />An <strong>Opus S/PDIF (or USB) Dual-Mono DAC Combination</strong><br /><br />A <strong>COD S/PDIF (or USB) Dual-Mono DAC Combination</strong><br /><br />A <strong>Ventus Headphone Amp Kit</strong><br /><br />Each raffle ticket is $10. <strong>100% of the proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders</strong>. Each entry will increase your chances of winning.<br /><br />We will hold a drawing for winners on Wednesday, January 20th</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m4812-Raffle-To-Raise-Funds-for-Relief-In-Haiti#post4812" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftTopics:st1:tid968:lmid4750:1Buffalo II Update<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>We have been testing the Buffalo II over the past week or so, and decided it was time to post a picture.<br /><br />The new version ("Buffalo II") is the same size as the original Buffalo (2" x 3.3"), and the same size as our other digital modules, which allows for easy stacking. The I/V stages are separate modules. <br /><br />In this picture you can see the IVY II modules mounted atop and to the sides of the Buffalo II. These are a redesign of the IVY, and has inputs the line up directly with the Buffalo's outputs. When mounted directly beside the Buffalo, the entire unit is very slightly wider than the Buffalo32s was, but the mounting screws are to the inside only.<br /><br />You may also notice a small board in the center, above the Buffalo... ;) More details to follow....<br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/images/misc/buffaloii/buffii.jpg" alt="UserPostedImage" class="UserPostedImage" style="max-width:200px;max-height:200px" /></div></td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m4750-Buffalo-II-Update#post4750" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>2009-12-31T22:53:19-07:002009-12-31T22:53:19-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>We have been testing the Buffalo II over the past week or so, and decided it was time to post a picture.<br /><br />The new version ("Buffalo II") is the same size as the original Buffalo (2" x 3.3"), and the same size as our other digital modules, which allows for easy stacking. The I/V stages are separate modules. <br /><br />In this picture you can see the IVY II modules mounted atop and to the sides of the Buffalo II. These are a redesign of the IVY, and has inputs the line up directly with the Buffalo's outputs. When mounted directly beside the Buffalo, the entire unit is very slightly wider than the Buffalo32s was, but the mounting screws are to the inside only.<br /><br />You may also notice a small board in the center, above the Buffalo... ;) More details to follow....<br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/images/misc/buffaloii/buffii.jpg" alt="UserPostedImage" class="UserPostedImage" style="max-width:200px;max-height:200px" /></div></td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m4750-Buffalo-II-Update#post4750" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftTopics:st1:tid935:lmid4564:1Twisted Pear Audio on vacation for Thanksgiving Holiday<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>The Twisted Pear Audio website will be on vacation between November 23 and November 30 for the Thanksgiving Holiday in the US. Any pending orders will ship Tuesday or Wednesday (Nov 24 and 25). We will still be accepting orders during this time, but none will ship until after we return.<br /><br />We hope you and your families are happy and safe.<br /><br />- The Twisted Pear pair (?)...</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m4564-Twisted-Pear-Audio-on-vacation-for-Thanksgiving-Holiday#post4564" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>2009-11-23T18:33:09-07:002009-11-23T18:33:09-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>The Twisted Pear Audio website will be on vacation between November 23 and November 30 for the Thanksgiving Holiday in the US. Any pending orders will ship Tuesday or Wednesday (Nov 24 and 25). We will still be accepting orders during this time, but none will ship until after we return.<br /><br />We hope you and your families are happy and safe.<br /><br />- The Twisted Pear pair (?)...</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m4564-Twisted-Pear-Audio-on-vacation-for-Thanksgiving-Holiday#post4564" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftTopics:st1:tid871:lmid4212:1Retro is coming soon.<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>We are pleased to announce the development of our "Retro" phono stage.<br /><br />It is a fully symmetrical RIAA equalized phono stage. It is designed for both moving magnet(MM) and moving coil(MC) type magnetic cartridges.<br /><br />You can read more about it here:<br /><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=152803" title="http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=152803">http://www.diyaudio.com/.../showthread.php?t=152803</a><br /><br />Cheers!<br />Russ</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m4212-Retro-is-coming-soon#post4212" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>2009-10-01T17:28:11-07:002009-10-01T17:28:11-07:00Russ White<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>We are pleased to announce the development of our "Retro" phono stage.<br /><br />It is a fully symmetrical RIAA equalized phono stage. It is designed for both moving magnet(MM) and moving coil(MC) type magnetic cartridges.<br /><br />You can read more about it here:<br /><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=152803" title="http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=152803">http://www.diyaudio.com/.../showthread.php?t=152803</a><br /><br />Cheers!<br />Russ</td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m4212-Retro-is-coming-soon#post4212" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftTopics:st1:tid867:lmid4199:1Placid Shunt Regulated Supply now available<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>As many have already noticed, the <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/power/placid.aspx" title="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/power/placid.aspx">Placid</a> shunt regulated supplies are now available. They come in two flavors: The Placid is a single positive supply, and the Placid BP is a bipolar version. Enjoy!<br /><br /></td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m4199-Placid-Shunt-Regulated-Supply-now-available#post4199" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>2009-09-29T15:25:52-07:002009-09-29T15:25:52-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>As many have already noticed, the <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/power/placid.aspx" title="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/power/placid.aspx">Placid</a> shunt regulated supplies are now available. They come in two flavors: The Placid is a single positive supply, and the Placid BP is a bipolar version. Enjoy!<br /><br /></td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a href="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/posts/m4199-Placid-Shunt-Regulated-Supply-now-available#post4199" ><img src="http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Themes/BlackGrey/icon_newest_reply.png" alt ="Go to last post" title ="Go to last post" /></a></td></tr><table>