Right. Also, in order to just PAY THE BILLS, ie, the techs, the rent,
insurance & all the other silly overhead, Rex must charge a certain amount for
things, or the whole enterprise just isn't worth it. The cost of running a
business is quite frequently more than the sum of the cost of parts!
So yes, Rex is striking the delicate balance of making enough money and having
enough orders - but not too many.
John P.
Kirk Degiorgio wrote:
insurance & all the other silly overhead, Rex must charge a certain amount for
things, or the whole enterprise just isn't worth it. The cost of running a
business is quite frequently more than the sum of the cost of parts!
So yes, Rex is striking the delicate balance of making enough money and having
enough orders - but not too many.
John P.
Kirk Degiorgio wrote:
> 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
>
> > 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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