Look what came in my email the other day (so as you can see the original Penguin was quite flawed and you have to pay an extra £20 to get it right
"Hello,
your have bought an amplifier from me - the PenguinAmp - I hope you still enjoy it. Now I have released a new version of this amp that improves two main things:
- with very sensitive headphones/earphones, especially the in-ear-monitors, you may hear a constant noise with the old design (you won't notice it with bigger headphones)
- the battery connector may cause an electrical shortage with the tin when using external power
If you noticed one of these shortcomings and you don't like it because of that I can offer you the following: You may send back your amp to update it to the new design. The new design doesn't produce any hiss or noise - even with in-ear-monitors it is absolutely quiet. The DC input jack now is inside the amp next to the battery. This forces you to open the tin for external power and the battery connector won't touch the tin's lid. The whole interior looks more professional and "organized" now. See here a picture of the new interior:
http://www.pengamp.com/image.php?URL...d/interior.jpg
Furhter improvements/design changes:
- the gain is set a little bit higher (you can turn the volume a little bit louder)
- rounded and not so confusing looking circuit boards
- better fit of the battery (doesn't shake)
- no strips between the two circruit boards
- the big caps are sticked to the tin (some earlier amps don't have that)
You will receive a totally new amp with new circuit boards and a new tin. Some parts were re-used as your golden caps, the switch and the knob. To cover the new parts and workmanship a little update fee is needed:
Outside of Europe: $25 + $6 shipping
U.K.: £15 + £3.50 shipping
Europe: €20 + €5 shipping
(If you have bought your amp via "Buy-it-Now" you may subtract $10/£5/€8 off this fee.)
Notice, this is a special offer only because of the two shortcomings above. Shipping the amp back to me costs about $5/£3 in an envelope."