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tehlord
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quote: | Originally posted by Teezdalien
To be fair, you're right for the most part there. But genuine meaningful upgrades? C'mon, adding "vintage" slop control?
So you're happy to pay extra because someone hand-soldered through-hole components the old fashioned way, which I highly doubt in this case anyway. I understand that it's an updated single board which makes SMT very likely, and frankly reduces the circuity costs pretty significantly. You're still paying mostly for the wooden housing. I suspect there wouldn't be a great deal of R&D overheads involved being a re-issue. Perhaps the re-issued chips bare some of the costs, I don't know but the point is it's a re-issue and should be made to be accessible.
I'm happy for those that want and have an opportunity to buy a Prophet 5 again, but I'm just not interested when looking at our local retailer here in Aus. The pre-order is at $5,999 for the 5-voice. Why is it almost a grand more than the Prophet 6/OB6? A bargain you say? pfff...
You said it yourself, everything else has become cheaper... why is that? |
The reason other stuff has become cheaper is because of 40 years of production refinement and technological advancement. That's why it's more expensive than the more recent synths.
It's also not just 'a vintage knob'. They've added all filter/chip revision, velocity, aftertouch, USB, enhanced unison, enhanced glide....
There are other hidden costs as well such as local approvals for electronic goods to be sold.
And of course then there's mass production. Korg can probably sell 20-30,000 Minilogues, they might sell 1000-2000 P5/10's. The more you make, the cheaper it is to make more.
It's just not expensive, it's about where it should be for what it is.
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Oct-12-2020 07:41
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Teezdalien
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jul 2007
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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quote: | Originally posted by tehlord
The reason other stuff has become cheaper is because of 40 years of production refinement and technological advancement. That's why it's more expensive than the more recent synths.
It's also not just 'a vintage knob'. They've added all filter/chip revision, velocity, aftertouch, USB, enhanced unison, enhanced glide....
There are other hidden costs as well such as local approvals for electronic goods to be sold.
And of course then there's mass production. Korg can probably sell 20-30,000 Minilogues, they might sell 1000-2000 P5/10's. The more you make, the cheaper it is to make more.
It's just not expensive, it's about where it should be for what it is. |
Yes, some of this is what I've been alluding to, and a lot of it just reinforces my point. I respect your opinion and appreciate you chiming in, but we clearly hold different values and seem to be holding opposite positions for pretty much the same reasons.
I'm not convinced it's not expensive for what it is. I realise it's not trying to be innovative, and I'd likely be somewhat less critical if it were more in line with the Prophet 6/OB6, but as it is I'm just left scratching my head a bit. I think it's really paying a premium for a collectors item, for the arbitrary short supply and for the prestige of being branded as a Prophet 5.
Yes I agree these listed features are not trivial, but these are standard parameters and features you would expect on a newly released synth at almost any price point at this stage and it would be shocking if they weren't included.
I don't know if I really want to get into the can of worms that is China. At the end of the day this is just my opinion, and yeah it stinks just like everybody else.
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