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Delta 77 Senior Member Offline Posts: 57	Zen Mystery Amp 05/04/18 at 17:28:40 Okay after my 3-4 weeks of going back and forth on my decision on which amp to buy. I finally went for the ZMA.. Does any one know what year Steve developed the ZMA..?? Did any of you ZMA owners have any upgrades done to your ZMA..??
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stone_of_tone Seasoned Member Offline Listen Often/Listen Deep Posts: 3217 x1\|Lino Lakes\|USA\|USA\|310\|91\|MN,Minnesota	Re: Zen Mystery Amp Reply #1 - 05/04/18 at 17:40:43 Hi Delta and welcome to the Forum. Well, you're not new...new to the ZMA. You just purchased a great Amp. Year Developed: https://www.decware.com/cgi-bin/yabb22/YaBB.pl?num=1365130519 .....great Thread ~ enjoy.
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Delta 77 Senior Member Offline Posts: 57	Re: Zen Mystery Amp Reply #2 - 05/04/18 at 23:43:19 Thanks for the warm welcome Stone.. It feels wonderful to be part of the group.. Even though I already joined the group with my CSP3, I just needed one of these astonishing amps (Decware), you guys are using.. I didn't want to long for more watts like I hear some of the others in the group long for.
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Jeff of Arabica Seasoned Member Offline Posts: 974 Tustin, CA	Re: Zen Mystery Amp Reply #3 - 05/05/18 at 00:40:47 Welcome Delta! You chose wisely. With that, I mean you chose an amp that can excel in any situation. This amp will demonstrate disciplined restraint when run in high efficiency speaker systems and authoritative command presence as needed with harder to drive speakers. Incredibly versatile. Money very well spent.
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Lonely Raven Seasoned Member Offline Jack of all Trades, Master of None Posts: 3567 Denver, CO	Re: Zen Mystery Amp Reply #4 - 05/08/18 at 17:14:43 Super consistent amp! I love mine! I was just looking through the ZMA development thread, looking for photos of the input section...Page 6, I laughed at my own posts and how excited I was to get my amp. I still love it to pieces.
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Delta 77 Senior Member Offline Posts: 57	Re: Zen Mystery Amp Reply #5 - 05/09/18 at 22:06:50 The Waiting for it to start is over.. Parts have been pulled for my MYSTERY AMP ..!! 1 MYSTERY AMP 046 Parts Pulled 115/120V Walnut Switched from TORII MK4 5/2/18 Walnut knob, 4-8 ohm. Technician signature What a coincidence the serial number is (#46), my age (46).. So excited ..!!
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Lon Seasoned Member Online "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 28250 Munson Township, OH	Re: Zen Mystery Amp Reply #6 - 05/09/18 at 22:41:49 Congrats!
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Delta 77 Senior Member Offline Posts: 57	Re: Zen Mystery Amp Reply #7 - 05/18/18 at 15:53:37 What is the estimated man hours it takes to build a ZMA ..? I'm not in a hurry, just curios..
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Lon Seasoned Member Online "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 28250 Munson Township, OH	Re: Zen Mystery Amp Reply #8 - 05/18/18 at 16:31:58 The last few years I'd say the normal waiting period for an order is eight to nine weeks. . . .
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Reply #9 - 05/18/18 at 17:35:21

Thanks Lon ,
I'm wondering just how many man hours the Tech. will have to spend on making a ZMA..
Just one more way to explain to the wife why it cost so much..!

I'm guessing about 24-30 hours (3-4 days) , with a rough estimate of $100 an hour ..
this would allow me to tell her "it takes about $2,400-$3,000 , in labor to make it".

Does anybody know??

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Lon Seasoned Member Online "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 28250 Munson Township, OH	Re: Zen Mystery Amp Reply #10 - 05/18/18 at 18:36:08 Steve knows, that's about it I would guess.
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