sasami@... wrote:
business overhead. You can't (fairly) compare a mass-manufactured thing to
something like a Serge... they even hand-select the KNOBS for chrissakes....
also consider that, comparing a vintage Buchla or Moog module vs a new STS Serge
... you're getting a technically superior module for far less inflation-adjusted
dollars.
JP
> As for the prices of them, having had a good look at the circuitry involved,.... a small percentage pays for the parts, the rest goes to hand labor and
> I cannot understand why they command such high prices, particularly the
> older ones.
>
business overhead. You can't (fairly) compare a mass-manufactured thing to
something like a Serge... they even hand-select the KNOBS for chrissakes....
also consider that, comparing a vintage Buchla or Moog module vs a new STS Serge
... you're getting a technically superior module for far less inflation-adjusted
dollars.
JP