Good luck with that. The  ZRock is being built and placed into service at a brisk clip. I have seen only 1 or 2 up for sale. You would have to look on the classifieds here w morning, noon snd night.

It's been nearly as long as that since one last was put up for sale used! I would recommend just getting on the build list for a new one. The two that I saw used sold within hours for not much less than the new price. You may get one sooner by purchasing new.

But guys, to get on the list we have to pay right now, correct? Or we can get on the list without paying?

Non-refundable deposit.  Check the fine print.

You are charged 10 percent which is a non-refundable deposit when you order. The remainder is charged with shipping charges when shipped.

If you pay with PayPal it is a full payment up front. I've been doing it that way as I have tried to only order when I had the cash, but that's my personal process learned from experience of "how I am."

Thanks for the explanation Lon and Hokesskid. I’m making my purchase today.

Awesome. Soon you'll agree with me that when you get the final "Order completed" page during checkout Decware should have an audio track playing Tom Petty's ". . . the waiting is the hardest part. . . ."

Congratulations Alex,
Lot’s of options for you as far as where it goes in your system chain, I currently have mine at the end of the chain, feeding right into my Torri MKIV. I seriously would not be without it.
You have lots to look forward to...
Best,
Scott

I can agree that it is probably more than a bit confusing for new customers and new visitors to the forum.

Many of us have been following the developments of the mods this year and last that began to be discussed in this thread:

https://www.decware.com/cgi-bin/yabb22/YaBB.pl?num=1541785109

A "loaded ZROCK2" would likely be one with all the mods, and most of us here would consider that to be the Type 2 caps and the beeswax bypass cap mod and the voltage regulation tube mod. I have two ZROCK2s: one with just the Type 2 caps, and one with these caps, the beeswax bypass mod, and the voltage regulation tube. Both are great components--one is slightly more transparent and dynamic than the other.

As far as bypass mods go they will match the caps that you choose. If you choose the standard caps you would get the poly bypass mod. If you have either of the Jupiter caps chosen, and I believe if you had the V-Caps chosen, you would select the bypass mod if you wished to have that.

The bypass mods on any component give a pronounced improvement in the signal "speed" and the body of the sound and image. It's hard to explain but easy to identify when you hear it. I now have the bypass mods in all my equipment except in my ZTPRE, one of my Taboo amps (a Mk III) and my ZBOX. As time goes by. . . I may well add them to those! I have become very accustomed and very enamored with the "density" and vividness of the sound of the bypass components.

The voltage regulation tube mod involves a small regulation tube wired in the signal path feeding the power supply (I believe) that helps to "clean" the power within the component. It acts in a way like a power regenerator or power conditioner for that particular component. I use power regenerators in my system so the effect seems a bit subtle to me, and may be less subtle to those not using power regenerators. There does seem to be a subtle bit more transparency, a little bit more inner detail revealed on excellent recordings.

I can certainly understand your frustration seeking to use the coupon and yet make an educated decision. A nice "Fac" sheet about these probably should be added to the product pages now that these are such prevalent options. And I would suggest calling Sarah on Monday and explaining how you spent those final hours of the coupon period deliberating and see if she can help you with a decision about the options and who knows. . . it wouldn't hurt to ask if you could still apply a discount. I know she would at the least decline politely. . . .

Hope that was helpful. I and others can help answer other questions as well I'm sure if you have them.

All these mods are too expensive for my broke ass. I do plan on updating the amp to the beeswax capacitors as I think the amp contributes to the sound immensely. As for the zrock2, I don’t need that much detail in the bass as long as it gives me some bass so im willing to wait a little. . Later I will update the Zrock with the anniversary mods.

I’m really excited though. I played my incomplete DIY speakers with a cheap Best Buy receiver and it sounded damn good. It just lacked some bass. Once I finish building the box, hook up the amp and zrock, get a DAC, I can only imagine what it will sound like. I might do the chord Qutest, Nad-M10 or the Uniti Atom.

I am thankful to you folks for explaining the mods as well. I’m also thankful for this forum.

Thanks for the advice Archie. And when you say that the Zrock makes the mids “Sweeter,” what do you mean? I ask because right now the midrange in my full range doings pretty darn good and I don’t want that range to distort if you know what I mean.

I may have Steve add the Beeswax 1 added. Or I might have type 2 added if I can understand the difference between the types.

Not knowing how much of an improvement the mods would make, I bought my ZROCK2 with no upgrades/options.
If the mods are financially out of reach, don’t feel like you’ve settled or shorted yourself – the stock ZROCK2 is a fantastic piece of kit – one of the best purchases I’ve ever made.

Oops.  That comment was meant for a different thread.  Sorry.

The ZR2 comes in the standard black steel box.