[sdiy][OT] Announcing Electro Acoustic Research

[Michael -nil-x]

Yeah, I'm not really interested in buying complete modules. That's why I 
started my MOTM. Otherwise I'd have just gone with the dotcom/arrick and 
probably save myself some $. My most used modules on my synth are the 
ones I built on stripboard. :)

The Oakley VCO's rule, I have 2 of em, but if they are not available in 
a kit or a PCB, I'll never get another one, there are plenty of other 
vco designs out there that are.

Also without naming names, half the company's that do only sell complete 
modules will still sell the pcb only for DIY'ers if they ask.

Just my .02 cents

- Michael nil-x
- Pressure : Penetration
Music: http://www.pressurepenetration.com/
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James Patchell wrote:
> That doesn't seem to be telling me anything....at least...not what we 
> want to hear... :-)
> 
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> At 06:41 PM 7/30/2005 -0700, Steve R wrote:
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>> Kevin and Everyone,
>>
>> On Jul 30, 2005, at 2:49 PM, Kevin Haywood wrote:
>>
>>> why not *at least* offer pre-populated boards, so that people using 
>>> different formats don't have to waste money *and* throw away 
>>> perfectly good parts and panels to use the modules in their 
>>> systems??  i think this is even more annoying in the case of the 
>>> proposed oakley modules; i've been buying tony's boards for years, 
>>> and now you're telling me that i can *only* buy them from you, and 
>>> *only* in one of two assembled formats?
>>>
>>> separately, i think the term "exclusive" implies not just that you're 
>>> the only one offering a particular design, but that you're the only 
>>> one *allowed* to offer it.
>>
>>
>> EAR is currently not selling kits because our exclusive licensing 
>> agreement with Oakley Sound is specifically for selling complete modules.
>>
>> EAR chose to license and produce Oakley Sound modules because they're 
>> solid products from Tony Allgood - a reputable designer.
>> We were already setting up assembly ops for multiple lines when we 
>> read the June 16th announcement that Oakley Sound was discontinuing 
>> production.
>> Like many on this board, we're musicians that didn't want to see 
>> Oakley Sound completely vanish and we wanted to keep Tony's designs 
>> available.
>>
>> All of the Oakley Sound product sold by EAR will be new production, 
>> using all new parts from the PCB's to the faceplates to the knobs.
>>
>> ---------------
>> "already bent"
>>
>> steve rightnour
>> sales / support
>> electro acoustic research
>> LA California USA Earth
>> 323 988 9677
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