Wow.
In hand.
Wow.
I'm impressed. Even knowing the specs beforehand, this is some solid stuff. "Tank-like" is what comes to mind considering 5mm thick aluminum for the Top and Bottom, and 8mm thick faceplate. This is well beyond your standard audio gear case. The back plate is
only 3mm thick and still a hefty 1/3 pound. (That front plate? 1.25#!!!
Legit! )
It will be interesting to get it all put together. Sadly, no instructions.
It also looks like they may have sent a wrong cable... but as best I can tell it is the cable I need to "play with" and would have to rebuild for the trigger. I'll check against the actual modules before ordering the parts I think I need, just to be safe. If they have to ship me the connectors, perhaps they can include anything else that might not be correct.
I didn't take photos since I was opening this outside, wearing gloves and just being careful. I'm not too worried about any contaminants, but the Lady has som lingering objections to vaccinations so rather than open everything inside, I unpacked and brought the components in after giving a little time in the sun and local air.
As an aside, going back and looking at the
Chassis from DIY Audio Store, specifically the Pesante which I was considering... the Top, Bottom and Rear panels are all only 1mm thick! They would have required custom milling for the I/O connections, and I would still be left doing custom work myself to be able to mount the modules. While cost is low for the chassis in comparison...
What I got from Ghent is outstanding!
