Yamaha CS80

kent_spong wrote:
> I can understand how no one wants' to commit to something like this, 
> I sure as hell wouldn't.
>
> But lets be sensible about this please. $25 for a 153, yeah good 
> luck finding that buddy. You can't get a CEM3340 for that these days.
>   
I can't (unfortunately) see them going for under US$100 each - possibly
more.  You end up with a really bad suppy/demand equation. If you want
to redo the whole set, to get a stable, reliable CS80, you're talking
close to US$2k for the job.  I can't see there being more than 25, or
so, pros willing to shell out that kind of money, so that's only 400
parts.  On the other hand, if they're just used to replace the
occasional dead chip, it's a much smaller quantity, so they'd be even
more expensive. 

Kent - I wish you lots of luck on this, but I don't see how it could be
done at any cost that makes sense.  Please prove me wrong!

 David