Weird, was I the only one that received a cord with mine? It came with a matching anodized 1/8" phono plug so I wouldn't need a heavy adapter. I ended up replacing the stiff cable though for Eikon soft cable.
The rubber band holder is a trick to do as is the vise, but in the end minor annoyances. Hopefully Nins next version will be kink free. Needle runners might be a good setup for these. Hey Hammer, have you the sideways play on the armatures on yours? That's my biggest gripe really. The whole point of a slider is to create linear travel and both the design of using a round piston and it being too small in diameter keep it from attaining that, at least at the nipple end.