Alesis Andromeda A6

Hi,

d_freedom wrote,
> So would you do this trade or just keep the JP8 and buy an A6?

It sounds to me like you should not do this.  You've identified that you prefer 
the JP8's sound slightly over the A6 even though the A6 can do so much more.  
If you have any second thoughts about, my advice to you is to keep it.  The JP8 
and A6 do sound different IMHO - but that doesn't mean that I prefer one over 
the other.  

I used to own a JP-8 in the late eighties.  Analog was on its way out and 
everyone was going digital and sample-playback at the time (or so it seemed).  
In my young age and foolishness, I sold my JP-8 to help finance some other 
synths that I bought (and no longer own).  It is, to this day, my only regret 
in all of the synths that I have sold over the years.  When I looked to buy one 
again a few years later, the prices had skyrocketed on them to about $2000 US 
for a JP-8 in good shape.  I don't know the going price on them today but I 
know that they still command a high price (IMHO) for what you're getting.

Bottom line, IMHO is don't sell it if the primary reason is to raise funds to 
buy another synth.  If you still have uses for it and like the sound of it, you 
*WILL* regret it.  Although you can get close to the JP-8's sound with some 
work, it will never be the same thing.  Save up for an A6 (which is what I'm 
doing currently).  The A6 is a great synth, but think carefully before selling 
something that you may potentially miss.

HTH,
Fernstudio

Thanks very much.  I do agree with you.  It was to fund or trade but 
I think I will save up.  Guitar Center will sellme a nnew one for 
$2150.00

But they told me when the holidays come up there are blowouts and the 
price on the A6 may drop more maybe as low as $1500 new.

So I will take yoru advice :P





--- In Andromeda_A6-ION@yahoogroups.com, Fernstudio <fernstudio@t...> 
wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> d_freedom wrote,
> > So would you do this trade or just keep the JP8 and buy an A6?
> 
> It sounds to me like you should not do this.  You've identified 
that you prefer 
> the JP8's sound slightly over the A6 even though the A6 can do so 
much more.  
> If you have any second thoughts about, my advice to you is to keep 
it.  The JP8 
> and A6 do sound different IMHO - but that doesn't mean that I 
prefer one over 
> the other.  
> 
> I used to own a JP-8 in the late eighties.  Analog was on its way 
out and 
> everyone was going digital and sample-playback at the time (or so 
it seemed).  
> In my young age and foolishness, I sold my JP-8 to help finance 
some other 
> synths that I bought (and no longer own).  It is, to this day, my 
only regret 
> in all of the synths that I have sold over the years.  When I 
looked to buy one 
> again a few years later, the prices had skyrocketed on them to 
about $2000 US 
> for a JP-8 in good shape.  I don't know the going price on them 
today but I 
> know that they still command a high price (IMHO) for what you're 
getting.
> 
> Bottom line, IMHO is don't sell it if the primary reason is to 
raise funds to 
> buy another synth.  If you still have uses for it and like the 
sound of it, you 
> *WILL* regret it.  Although you can get close to the JP-8's sound 
with some 
> work, it will never be the same thing.  Save up for an A6 (which is 
what I'm 
> doing currently).  The A6 is a great synth, but think carefully 
before selling 

> something that you may potentially miss.
> 
> HTH,
> Fernstudio

i stood before the same choise, but was able to keep the jp8 and 
buy the andromeda by selling some other monophonics.i'm so 
happy i made this  decicion as the andromeda is a completely 
different sounding synth as the jp8. they are both great (and 
limited) in there own way.