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    ...why there hasn't been a group buy for ScannerMax 506's yet?
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    the near nonexistence of amps is putting a huge damper on such things.

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    ...why there hasn't been a group buy for ScannerMax 506's yet?
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    Ah, right.

    Do we know if there is a timescale for the amps?
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    To be honest, these scanners are priced pretty well, as it is. They are cheaper than DT's and quite a bit better.
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    Quote Originally Posted by absolom7691 View Post
    To be honest, these scanners are priced pretty well, as it is. They are cheaper than DT's and quite a bit better.
    Ok. But when you buy DT's, you buy a complete system with amps. As I understand it, 506's are currently scanners only requiring existing amps to be modified. Are there / will there be amps available designed for use with the 506's that will come as a complete system like the DT's and if so, will that be at a competitive price?
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    they should be well priced as half the kit is missing

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    To be honest, these scanners are priced pretty well, as it is. They are cheaper than DT's and quite a bit better.
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    Buying scanners with no amps?? This makes no sense. Has Bill given a timeline of when they will be releasing the full kit?

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    Quote Originally Posted by steve-o View Post
    Buying scanners with no amps??
    Happens all the time. People often buy scanners for use with compatible amps. G-100s, G-120s and G-138s were often bought with the intention of pairing them with various amps. As we all know, the TurboTrack II amp was a great match and it was not built by General Scanning. Same thing with some of the CamTech scanners. This is all that is going on here. Pangolin has built a scanner that can be used with many different amps. Granted, the amps need modification, I give you that, but they can be paired with a bunch of them. In Steve's 506 thread, he gives an estimated unit price for scanners with no amps, a price of amps (modded and pre-tuned) from him. Once assembled, they will be cheaper than DTs and I have already seen my 506s outperform my DTs. I guess what I am saying is, given the fact that you would have to "assemble the kit" yourself, that is a pretty big savings that a group buy probably wouldn't even come close to. I mean, this thread was about getting a deal.....

    As far as a complete kit from Pangolin, that I don't know. I know Pangolin is always late to the party. The good thing is, in my experience, it is always worth it in the long run.
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    Ok I see.. yeah I run my G120s with power amp chips from Newark .. but, just sayin' .. I thought they would have specially tuned amps to go with their newly released scanners .. guess not .. no biggie I guess as long as everybody's getting what they need. Yeh, beats Dragon-tigers everywhere ..

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