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The "Official" Equipment Recommendations Thread
Purpose
To give readers who are considering buying gear a quick reference for what's (a) used and recommended by TAs, and (b) in their price range.
Rules
Pick one (1) product from as many of the existing categories as you like (but only one product from each!). You can create a new category, but keep it general. For each recommended product, include the following info:
- The category of the product (what is it?)
- The name or model number of the product
- A hyperlink to the manufacturer's product page, if available. Leave blank if not available - no store or distributor pages please. If you're having trouble posting a link, try using http://www.tinyurl.com. Note: You don't have to provide this if your recommendation is already on the list.
- The price you paid for it. If you don't own it, say so and leave out the price, don't pick a random store price. Also specify the currency if not in USD.
*** Please do not post specific comments about your recommendation! ***
We want to keep this thread as pristine as possible. No comments, no debates, just the facts. Readers can find plenty of reviews online, but this thread will become unmaintainable and unreadable very fast if there are parallel debates about 30 different products. That also means, don't comment on other people's posts, even if they broke the rules! Seriously - don't make me come over there!
For the readers and lurkers, here are some good sites to get more detailed reviews:
http://www.zzounds.com
http://www.sweetwater.com
http://www.tweakheadz.com
http://www.sonicstate.com
http://www.google.com 
Please note that I don't necessarily recommend any of the stores on the above list as places to purchase from. The price ranges are listed here, so you can judge for yourself whether or not they have good deals.
Results
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Product ....................... Votes ....... Price Range
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Analog/Vintage Synths
Waldorf Pulse ................. (1 vote) .... [$345 .. - .. $345]
Juno 60 ....................... (1 vote) .... [$??? .. - .. $???]
Digital/VA Synths
Access Virus Classic/B ........ (1 vote) .... [$1315 . - . $1315]
Access Virus TI Desktop ....... (1 vote) .... [$2085 . - . $2085]
Roland JP8000 ................. (1 vote) .... [$700 .. - .. $700]
Roland SH-32 .................. (1 vote) .... [$355 .. - .. $355]
DSP Accelerator Cards
Univ. Audio UAD-1 Project Pak . (1 vote) .... [$634 .. - .. $634]
Headphones
AKG K240 Studio ............... (3 votes) ... [$125 .. - .. $160]
Ultrasone PROline 750 ......... (1 vote) .... [$399 .. - .. $399]
AKG K271 Studio ............... (1 vote) .... [$215 .. - .. $215]
Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro ....... (1 vote) .... [$200 .. - .. $200]
Grado SR 125 .................. (1 vote) .... [$150 .. - .. $150]
Sony MDR-V150 ................. (1 vote) .... [$22 ... - ... $22]
Sennheiser HD 650 ............. (1 vote) .... [$300 .. - .. $300]
MIDI Keyboards
Novation Remote SL 61-Key ..... (1 vote) .... [$599 .. - .. $599]
Power Amps (Stereo)
Flying Mole DAD-M100pro (Pair) (1 vote) .... [$800 .. - .. $800]
Sound Cards/Modules
MOTU 24I/O .................... (2 votes) ... [$1450 . - . $1835]
E-mu 1820M .................... (1 vote) .... [$395 .. - .. $395]
PreSonus Firebox .............. (1 vote) .... [$299 .. - .. $299]
RME Multiface 2 ............... (1 vote) .... [$1015 . - . $1015]
Standalone AD/DA Converters
Apogee Rosetta 200 ............ (1 vote) .... [$1600 . - . $1600]
Studio Monitors
Mackie HR824 .................. (2 votes) ... [$??? .. - .. $???]
PMC TB2 Speakers (Pair) ....... (1 vote) .... [$1300 . - . $1300]
Dynaudio BM5A ................. (1 vote) .... [$1340 . - . $1340]
Dynaudio BM6A ................. (1 vote) .... [$1835 . - . $1835]
Event TR-6 .................... (1 vote) .... [$399 .. - .. $399]
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Last edited by DigiNut on Feb-09-2007 at 23:48
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