Hi guys, Eben from Grace Design here.
First, sorry about that price error from Front End Audio. That is the price for FELiX and not ALiX. While we haven't actually announced the price yet, it will be right in line with what you guys are speculating / hoping for...
Also, somebody mentioned power supply and pedal board stuff. The ALiX has the same universal AC supply as the FELiX, which is a key ingredient to the charm of these preamps. We could not achieve the kind super low noise and high headroom performance without it. It's a major reason why they sound so good.
BUT, the
cool thing with ALiX is that because of its single channel architecture and the fact it has no mic preamp or 48V supply, we were left with a power surplus. So we added a 9V 500mA DC power output, so now you can run a few pedals directly from the ALiX.
Hope this helps!