[sdiy] SSM2164 last time buy.... Leave a feedback at AD..

[David G Dixon]

> >> If you want to pester someone then I reckon you'd have better luck 
> >> pestering national distributors to carry the CoolAudio line.
> >
> > I just got response from Dieter Doepfer. The 2164 will be produced 
> > further on - not from AD but from Coolaudio themselves 
> under the name v2164...
> 
> Yes, we know that.  Intelljel and many others already use the 
> CoolAudio V2164.  The only problem for the smaller builder is 
> that CoolAudio has a minimum order quantity of several 
> thousand parts, so that's why I suggest pestering a 
> distributor like Rapid, Farnell, RS, Newark, Digikey, Mouser, 
> etc, to deal with that side of things and sell them to the 
> diy community in small quantities, just like we buy op-amps 
> and other chips.

Yes, Coolaudio's minimum purchase is fairly large, but this is not really a
problem if you are serious about manufacturing.  Plus, their quantity deals
are so good that the minimum order buys a lot of chips.  It also really
hammers home the design incentive to use more of the same chips in many
different designs (this is a huge money-saver in module production)

As far as getting all those major retailers to carry Coolaudio, why not just
support the excellent "mom and pop" retailers who already do, like Small
Bear?