And to think...the Serge was originally developed to be an inexpensive
option. OK, things change. Brittney Spears used to be this cute little
adolescent singer and we knew that wouldn't last and it didn't, but some of
these prices here are outrageous.
My questions: I've heard he isn't a computer person, but does Rex ever see
the letters on this list? Does he care what his customers think? I mean,
I've found some of these instruments to be overpriced even before the
increase, but this is the first time I've seen his real devotees stepping up
to that same line. If he can't depend on his customers to expand their
systems, how in the hell does he expect NEW ones to come on board when there
are much more affordable options for almost everything he produces?
I would say this would be a pretty serious problem. My suggestion is I
would wait and see what he does. If his orders slow to a crawl he's either
going to have address his price list or close shop. If he chooses to be
steadfast, if I were you guys I'd start looking closely into the
Modcan/Cynthia option. The patch system's identical, the voltage levels are
pretty much compatible, and the stuff sounds and behaves incredibly.
Les Mizzell wrote:
option. OK, things change. Brittney Spears used to be this cute little
adolescent singer and we knew that wouldn't last and it didn't, but some of
these prices here are outrageous.
My questions: I've heard he isn't a computer person, but does Rex ever see
the letters on this list? Does he care what his customers think? I mean,
I've found some of these instruments to be overpriced even before the
increase, but this is the first time I've seen his real devotees stepping up
to that same line. If he can't depend on his customers to expand their
systems, how in the hell does he expect NEW ones to come on board when there
are much more affordable options for almost everything he produces?
I would say this would be a pretty serious problem. My suggestion is I
would wait and see what he does. If his orders slow to a crawl he's either
going to have address his price list or close shop. If he chooses to be
steadfast, if I were you guys I'd start looking closely into the
Modcan/Cynthia option. The patch system's identical, the voltage levels are
pretty much compatible, and the stuff sounds and behaves incredibly.
Les Mizzell wrote:
> paradigmshiftbeats wrote:
>
>> What puzzles me the most... I'm having a difficult time following
>> the rationale for his pricing increases. They don't seem to follow
>> any set pattern, i.e. +25% across the board. In fact, some of the
>> variances seem to defy logic... why raise the price of a voltage-
>> controlled DCSM by just $90 (+23.4%) while bumping up the manual
>> MIX2 by $105 (+47.7%). And the sequencer-programmer increases are
>> unbelievable: an SQP4 goes from $525 to $825 - a whopping +57.1%!
>
>
> .....and I made sure I wasn't making any typos when I typed them in too
> - they're correct!!!
>
> The one that floors me the most is the NTO. Sorry, I ain't paying over
> $500 for an OSC - I don't care who designed it!
>
> Well, OK, maybe if Buchla and Moog got together, and both of them
> managed to squeeze all the features they wanted into it or something...