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Shipping
We use the United States Postal Service to ship all orders by default: First Class Mail for purchases $35 and under going to domestic US addresses; Priority Mail for all other orders except those going to international addresses which will be sent Global Priority Mail unless specifically requested otherwise. Most orders ship out within 1-2 business days, including Saturdays, but it occasionally takes up to 3 days. Generally, if there will be a delay in shipping out your order we'll send you an e-mail, otherwise you only receive an e-mail from PayPal when your order is on its way. If you are in a big hurry to get an xma3 you'll probably be better off ordering it from Aerostich as they offer overnight shipping.
International (Non-US) Customers
PayPal is now able to apply separate shipping rates for non-US customers so proceed with ordering as normal. International shipping rates range from $9 to $22 US. Transit takes from 4 days to 2 weeks - any longer than that and your order has likely been held up for duties at Customs.
Products
xma3 Motorcycle Audio Integration System
Every xma3 ships with: (1) short stereo patch cord, (1) long stereo patch cord, (1) 72" power lead, and an owner's manual. Additional power and audio cords are available below.
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Item Name: xma3 v.2 mixer/amplifier
Item Number: xma3-v2
Price: $174.00 + shipping and handling
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Accessories
Power Leads
There are three power lead options available for the xma3 v.2. The stock lead terminates in bare wire so it is up to you to solder/crimp/splice/whatever it to your bike's electrical system. For those with powered tank bags, etc., a power lead with either a BMW-style or cigarette lighter plug might be more convenient. All power leads terminate into a 5.5mm x 2.1mm coaxial ("barrel") plug at the xma3 v.2 end and the center pin/white stripe is [+].
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Item Name: Stock Power Lead
Item Number: PL-STOCK
Price: $4.00 + s&h
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Item Name: BMW Plug Power Lead
Item Number: PL-BMW
Price: $16.00 + s&h
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Item Name: Cigarette Lighter Power Lead
Item Number: PL-CIG
Price: $10.00 + s&h
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Isolating Patch Cords
Some GPS units, radar detectors, CB radios and other battery-powered mono audio devices have what is called a "floating" or "BTL" audio output which is meant to drive a single speaker, not connect to another amplifier. This type of amplifier is almost universally used in car stereos because it lets you produce quadruple the wattage for a given battery voltage. To connect such a device to another amplifier though, such as the xma3 v.2, requires isolating ("lifting") the ground at the amplifier's input. Most such devices with this type of output will use a 2.5mm (aka "sub-mini" or 3/32") jack instead of a 3.5mm jack to indicate that the output is not meant to drive headphones and/or another amplifier (the Garmin™ Quest being a notable exception... it uses a 3.5mm jack anyway). A list of devices known to require an isolating patch cord (which is by no means exhaustive) are: older Garmin™ mono GPS (newer ones with stereo jacks do no need isolation), Escort™ radar detectors (these typically will need Escort™'s proprietary ground loop isolator cord to interface with any external amplifier, isolated or not), the 2.5mm jack on the rear of the Valentine One™'s Remote Audio Module is speaker only but the 3.5mm jack on the front is not, and most hand-held CB, VHF, Marine, etc., radios (and beware - many of these have 3.5mm jacks). The moral of this story is to check the owner's manual of every mono device you plan to connect to the xma3 v.2 for warnings about not connecting it to anything but an external speaker. If no obvious warnings are found, however, then here are some clues to look for just to make sure:
- Audio output is mono, not stereo;
- And/or the power output is 0.5W or more;
- And/or it has a built-in speaker (big clue!);
- And it runs on batteries (but not a 9V battery!);
- Finally, it makes a lot of noise when you do plug it into an external amp (keep it brief).
The fine print: Isolating Patch Cords are 72" long by default. You can specify a shorter length when you order - just put the length desired in the "Optional Instructions" field at checkout - but please note that there are no refunds for custom length cords! Isolating Patch Cords may be black or gray in color depending on my parts supplier's mood. Finally, I designed the Isolating Patch Cords to interface with the xma3 v.2 and while they will usually work with other manufacturer's products, I obviously don't guarantee that they will - keep this in mind if you order a custom length cord!
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Item Name: 2.5mm to 3.5mm Isolating Patch Cord
Item Number: 2.5-IPC
Price: $16.00 + s&h
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Item Name: 3.5mm to 3.5mm Isolating Patch Cord
Item Number: 3.5-IPC
Price: $16.00 + s&h
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Stereo Patch Cords
NOTE: Stereo patch cords can be used to connect mono audio devices that don't need isolation to the xma3.
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Item Name: Short (1-2ft.) Stereo Patch Cord
Item Number: PC-SHORT
Price: $4.00 + s&h
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Item Name: Long (6ft.) Stereo Patch Cord
Item Number: PC-LONG
Price: $6.00 + s&h
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Item Name: 6ft. Stereo Extension (M-F) Patch Cord
Item Number: PC-EXT
Price: $8.00 + s&h
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Inline Volume Control Extension Patch Cord
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Item Name: Inline Volume Control
Item Number: VOLUME
Price: $12.00 + s&h
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