2020S design alterations before release

Since it hasn't been officially released yet, I decided to make a couple changes to the design.  These changes are based on my own experiences and feedback from a customer named, Jason.  He's the only one so far to report any sort of noise. I even sent another one to him and he said it too had the same noise, which he didn't experience with the original version. I can't replicate that noise, so to be safe I'll be encapsulating the transformers in mumetal shielding cans, as is done with the original 2020. This will unfortunately raise the price a little. Also, we both noticed when running the 2020S after a NuVision pedal there is a huge low frequency cut. I don't know if this will happen with any other pedal and have not noticed it, but I have to assume it probably will with some. The original version did not have this issue. Its basically an impedance thing. A larger core would work, but it wouldn't fit in the enclosure and a larger shielding can would add a lot to the price - defeating the purpose of this design. My solution is to add 17.3% nickel to what was a 100% steel core. Doing this eliminated the bass cut issue. For reference, the original 2020 has an 80% nickel core.

These two alterations, a small percentage of nickel and a shielding can, will be the official release and it will bump it up to $95. If you like your preorder and aren't experiencing any noise issues, you'll have a bit of a rare object if you decide to not send it in for the update. If you would like it updated, you pay shipping to me, I'll update it for free and I'll pay to ship the finished product back to you. You should know the core modification does reduce the overall sonic coloration of the 2020S by some degree, but it is still more colorful sounding than than the original. It also improves the overall low frequency response of the 2020S. To my ears the sound/color of the updated version is smack dab between the original 2020 and the pre-release. To arrange for an update email sales@lightningboyaudio.com