My experience averaged out has been about 50 spots a month. I FEEL as if it has been speeding up a bit...but I could be wrong. I ordered June of 2021 and was at 700 or so then.........I am now in Quality Control.  So 16 months.  

I know in a lot of cases....there are delays in chassis being delivered or the wait for the base surrounding the amp to be crafted. Although from what Steve/Sarah have said........they are switching to a local craftsman that will be able to focus his work on the amp bases and that should speed things up a bit.

I moved mid way through page 10 to near top page 8 in exactly 5 months.  2 pages in 5 months so do the math I guess. I have since purchased a different amp but am going to still purchase a ufo when my time comes. I’ve heard too many good things to let the opportunity pass by.

I’m 64!
I received my zrock early a couple month ago now it look like the ufo will be here early 2023!

Thank you! I’m pretty excited.

I’ve now started the insane process of looking for new speakers to go with it. Haha!!

aka a business...

I think what you're trying to point out is the difference between scalable mass production using circuit boards vs. hand point to point wiring.  Top Violin makers make each violin by hand.  They don't cast them out of plastic just to make more faster.  We are no different.

It's not a matter of being 'comfortable' with it, the way we do it is not scalable, so it is a matter of protecting our art.  At this point, the 10 people working here can easily run this business without me and often do.

Growing any larger than we are would punch our overhead through the roof and subsequent prices of our products which would put tremendous pressure on us to find ways to improve efficiency and lower costs.  Is that what you really want?  I doubt it.  ; )

It is too bad that there even is an 'awakening' because the boutique art that we build should be the reason they purchased in the first place.  

Steve

Hey Steve,

Thanks for weighing in. I like to think my post was what you said, though less fleshed out, but directed (somewhat tongue in cheek) to those who compare DW to the way other manufactrurers operate, and slowly go mad from the wait. You should post a version of your comment above on the home page, it would help people understand.

For the sake of brevity I omitted my planned comparison of ordering from DW to getting a Japanese Living National Treasure tatooer to do a sleeve for you. When he's ready -- and who knows when that will be -- then you will be too, if you want what he can do. That's how this sort of thing works.

So I think we can agree that Antonio Stradivari wasn't running a business in the sense that most people think about businesses. He had to get paid for his work, but he wasn't "manufacturing."