What the hell? I give my computer a break for a couple days and... Zoinks!
About to go to bed, so I can't address all the great points and do all the shout-outs and thanks that I want, but as to the demise of 5U... No.
I just made quite an investment in this format, and I'm looking to expand it. I've sold 50 Lopass Gates EASILY in 5U, so why not 50 MTs? We could start w/ that or the CG, or split the first run between them -- whatever's ready to go. We could do Kickstarter, or I would go to the bank and take out a loan.
I'm sure I missed it, but what's the minimum board order, Paul? And it's splittable between designs?
I think we should do it, and do it fast. Whatever 1-3 designs can be rolled out the fastest, let's do it.
Thanks to everyone for the great discussion!
Scott Deyo
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www.bridechamber.com
Jealous Edison Record Kompany
www.jealousedison.com
--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, David Moylan <dave@...> wrote:
>
> On 8/20/12 1:04 PM, J.D. McEachin wrote:
> > At 07:14 AM 8/19/2012, Paul Schreiber wrote:
>
> > I'd rather buy an E370/MOTM-370 than another CG
> > or MT. As you wrote on Muff's: "It's a
> > combination of features from the E340 and the
> > E350 using a new class of ARM processor with
> > high-quality Cirrus Logic audio DACs. ... The
> > cost is less than 3 E340s or 3 E350s and you get 4."
> >
> > Of course, the market for such a spendy module is
> > going to be smaller than for one that's 1/3 the
> > cost, so maybe it's not the best module to test Kickstarter out with.
> >
> > Good luck with your decision!
> >
> I talked to a retailer about selling a product I'm working on. He
> encouraged me to do everything I could to keep the price at $299 or
> below. He said $300 is the psychological barrier for customers
> (averaged, of course) between "why not?" and "major investment".
>
> In the 5U MOTM world the priorities don't necessarily match the average
> from the manufacturer or customer side. I'm just tossing it out as a
> factoid.
>
> Dave
>