Sad news, indeed. He was awesome, even if a little wilted in the last comedy special I saw (only part of).
R.I.P.
Good of you to remember, Boomy. I forgot too!
Oh yeah, shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits!
I was about to post only the HB ED part when he decided to act condescending and dickish unnecessarily. That's all. If nobody else thinks it is dickish, then my bad.
Electrostatic amps are balanced by nature, but this one does not have balanced XLR input or a switch to go from RCA to XLR. Justin also said it has one single GoldPoint volume pot, so it is not duel stepped attenuators like normal. He also said it was originally made and sold in 2004 to somebody in so cal. That is the info available to you.
His ad on Agon also mentions that it has the "upgrading antenuator", which I take to mean he has steppers. Maybe he doesn't realize that the BGs are an upgrade also? Or maybe it is not the same guy.
This kid is a mess, but he has not actually cheated anybody on an actual transaction. As others have said -- and as I have said previously -- he used multiple accounts/user names inappropriately and it should not be surprising that he would do it again.
I cannot find the pic I am thinking of, but Ric saw/heard his KGSS and thought is sounded great. It looks like this HeadAmp model but with 4 big caps running left to right along the back portion of the top panel:
IS that a BG upgrade? Not sure what he paid for it, but I know he is looking to make money fast to pay credit card bills.
I wonder if anyone will recommend JPS Cables. I am surprised nobody has mentioned them yet. I hear their superconductor 3 balanced interconnects are not the best JPS do [ Aluminata are the best JPS Cables do ], apart from Aluminata I believe JPS superconductor 3's are second to none, JPS are also an American company as well!
It's your decision, but I would usually give a vendor a chance to correct things at his own expense (including all shipping, etc.). I met Kyle at HeadFest and he seemed like a reasonable guy. Doug Jesse, on the other hand, looked and acted like a twitchy like a weasel. With all the shit Kyle has going on, maybe you could cut try cutting him the slack for a second chance and if he screws up again then demand your money back. Good luck however you choose to go.