[sdiy] CEM pricing...then

[Ray Wilson]

Hi Nick

Well I remember when I was just a wet behind the ears baby boy. Back in 
those days candy bars were only a quarter and a pack of gum was still under 
a dollar. I would buy my CEM chips from John Simonton (unfortunately not 
among us anymore) at PAIA and he had them for sale in the $10.00 to $15.00 
dollar range. I remember because I bought them and loved them. That was 
before I knew how to make cool things from transconductance amps and matched 
transistors though. The CEM chips were awesome little devices; temperature 
compensated, ultra matched trannies and gain cells. Very nice. Sorry to see 
them become scarcer than hen's teeth. They made making a synth almost too 
easy.

If anyone has an old Polyphony magazine or PAIA catalog you could see this 
with your very own eyes.

Cheers

Ray


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nicholas Gregorich" <nicksdsu at mac.com>
To: "Synth DIY" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 6:52 PM
Subject: [sdiy] CEM pricing...then


> Does anyone have an original price list of the various CEM chips?   And 
> possibly some insight into adjusting to today's dollar?  Just  wondering 
> what kind of ballpark prices they were before they became  scarce.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Nick.