again - prohibitive costs is just one method of keeping the amount
prospective
buyers to a manageable level.
So is not having a website with an online order form, etc, etc.
KD
prospective
buyers to a manageable level.
So is not having a website with an online order form, etc, etc.
KD
> one has to ask, why does a ROX or BOX cost $250.00 and $200.00? for a
> cut out and folded piece of aluminum. hmmm, i wonder why? please help
> me out, i just don't see the value there. there are no circuits, ic's
> or parts involved, much less a power supply which is an extra $450.00
> for a 6 panel system. these are some of the factors which make it
> very hard for new customers to get in on the Serge action. i am not
> knocking the circuits or functions of the system. it seems to me that
> STS may have to adapt to the more advanced technological
> manufacturing times we are in. if you add all the introductory costs
> to a first time purchaser, it is quite a bundle of cash to outlay for
> 1 or 2 panels. before you even put a module in a ROX or BOX, you are
> looking at $700 minus the patchcords and shipping. something needs to
> give on STS's behalf. Again i am not knocking the circuits or
> functions of the system, it just needs to come into the 21st century
> in terms of production and availability.
>
> RM
>
> In SergeModular@y..., "Jim Johnson" <jamos@t...> wrote:
> > >> The Serge circuit boards are
> > >> already individual per module.
> >
> > There's something a little strange about this situation.
> >
> > Given that the engineering is already done on the circuitry, and
> that
> > front-panel stuff has become so damn cheap and easy (just look at
> what the
> > guys are doing over at Synth -DIY).. I can't see what reason there
> could be
> > for not moving the Serge stuff to individual modules. I realize
> that, yeah,
> > there are manufacturing details that I don't consider (we software
> guys
> > have it easy), but it's not like STS has an automated line to
> retool or
> > anything.
> >
> >
> > Jim
> > ****
> > <insert irrelevant quote from obscure source here>
>
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