Nice review and saber. Point.
I'm not tying to get off topic, but I am trying to be helpful. Odin, I don't think your blade should flicker unless you have the emerald driver. You may have a loose wire somewhere. I'd investigate (if your electical/soldering skills are good), or I'd email US about it.
Thanks for the help! Since my main goal with my Archon was to eventually modify it anyway, I went ahead and disassembled it to check out if I could find the problem. The wires are all well soldered together and nothing is loose. The shrink tube (blue shrink tube) is well placed too and everything seem very stable. But, I did some minor testing, and it seems the speaker, when connected, is making the light flicker slightly. I disconnected it, turned the saber on, and it wasn't flickering at all. I re-soldered it back on again, since I want sound in this saber, and it was flickering lightly again. It's hard to notice, and doesn't seem to show up on camera, as I tried taking videos to submit my question first.
As of now, I don't intend to send it back, as I will probably just go ahead and do my mods sooner.
Edit: It might be something with the Lite soundboard itself, as when activating the blade "lock up" the flickering frequency changes and is much faster, seem to be synchronized with the sound.
Thanks again for the tips and help!!! Greatly appreciated!