[sdiy] The extreme low cost of audio gear

[R. D. Davis]

Quothe karl dalen, from writings of Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 03:45:47AM +0200:
> I was reading a suppliers new catalog of general audio gear
> today,i was amazed that one could by a 12 channel quality 
> desktop analogue mixer including digital efx for 85 euro NEW!!

Hmmm... those cheap little mixers appear to be of dubious quality in
comparison to older analogue mixers.  The controls are cramped,
designed for people with little hands and little fingers, they're not
pleasing the the eye, not looking at all like the well made older
analogue mixing consoles with the larger faders spaced wider apart,
etc.  They lack real VU meters (I despise digital/LED "meters").  The
construction isn't solid and designed for ease of repairability.  One
gets what one pays for, the old saying goes.

> The labour cost must be extreamly low so most gear in
> this catalog are i suppose most likely produced in 
> (guandong) china!

Most likely, alas... putting more people in Europe and the U.S. out of
work, and making our countries more dependent on so-called developing
countries---talk about threats to national security!  

> This means that my existing gear are woth about zero today!!:-/

If that's the case, it sounds like a good price to me!  Interested in
selling it?

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