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I often see the an1x pop up on www.harmony-central.com under the 
classifieds in the synth section.  Good luck. Dont pay more than 400-450. 
It's a lot of synth for those prices.  Eric


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I know where there is a floor model at a store that does not cater much to synth guys, 499 , and it still has the plastic on the displays..... Absolute perfect, looks like it has never been touched....
is that a good deal?

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, esynthplyr1@a... wrote:

>        I often see the an1x pop up on www.harmony-central.com under the 
> classifieds in the synth section.  Good luck. Dont pay more than 400-450. 
> It's a lot of synth for those prices.  Eric
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 23:39:56 -0000 "Linuxmanvan <linuxmanvan@...>" wrote:

> I know where there is a floor model at a store that does not cater
> much to synth guys, 499 , and it still has the plastic on the
> displays..... Absolute perfect, looks like it has never been touched....
> is that a good deal?

What currency? If it's in US dollars or euro, it's reasonably good. You
could try to haggle to get something off the price because it's a
showroom model.

- Peter
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Its dollars, and these guys are a bunch of electric piano and rompler
snobs, if its not a triton they dont touch it.
I might try to haggle with them on it, if i decide i want it. I have a
n an200 now so i really dont need it. I just could not believe they
had one. When i say its mint , its like its never been touched, heck
it wasnt even plugged in.

BTW, i took a look at the vsynth today. I dont know about that thing,
plastic endcaps on a 2200 dollar synth? The sales guy which happens to
be in charge of their synth purchasing says " well the tritons have a
lot of plastic " , I am like, " well you dont see my buying one of
those today either " . 
I DO dig the groovy lcd screen. This is the first synth i feel like i
dont have to have a pc to program, its that in depth. I am still not
convinced it is a great synth for my needs, seems kinda gimmicky.......

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, Peter Korsten <peterk@m...> wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 23:39:56 -0000 "Linuxmanvan <linuxmanvan@y...>"
wrote:
> 
> > I know where there is a floor model at a store that does not cater
> > much to synth guys, 499 , and it still has the plastic on the
> > displays..... Absolute perfect, looks like it has never been
touched....
> > is that a good deal?
> 
> What currency? If it's in US dollars or euro, it's reasonably good. You
> could try to haggle to get something off the price because it's a
> showroom model.
> 
> - Peter
> -- 
> 
>
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> For the best online gift ideas check out http://shop.di-ve.com

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Linuxmanvan <linuxmanvan@y...>" 
<linuxmanvan@y...> wrote:
> Its dollars, and these guys are a bunch of electric piano and 
rompler
> snobs, if its not a triton they dont touch it.
> I might try to haggle with them on it, if i decide i want it. I 
have a
> n an200 now so i really dont need it. I just could not believe they
> had one. When i say its mint , its like its never been touched, heck
> it wasnt even plugged in.

Just a thought...that AN1x is probably a 'floor model', right? That 
means it will be sold 'as new' including the standard 1 yr. Warranty 
which, IMHO, is probably worth the $50-100 over 2nd hand prices. The 
AN1x had few hardware bugs/defects *but* with a warranty you could 
have them addressed by Yamaha at no extra charge to you - and 
probably get an OS v1.04 EPROM out of them too!

regards,

Jon

Linuxmanvan  heeft geschreven:
> Its dollars, and these guys are a bunch of electric piano and rompler
> snobs, if its not a triton they dont touch it.
> I might try to haggle with them on it, if i decide i want it. I have a
> n an200 now so i really dont need it. I just could not believe they
> had one. When i say its mint , its like its never been touched, heck
> it wasnt even plugged in.

It's a good price, and since these people appear clueless, why not try 
to haggle them down? Serves them right.

> BTW, i took a look at the vsynth today. I dont know about that thing,
> plastic endcaps on a 2200 dollar synth? The sales guy which happens to
> be in charge of their synth purchasing says " well the tritons have a
> lot of plastic " , I am like, " well you dont see my buying one of
> those today either " . 
> I DO dig the groovy lcd screen. This is the first synth i feel like i
> dont have to have a pc to program, its that in depth. I am still not
> convinced it is a great synth for my needs, seems kinda gimmicky.......

I get the impression that a lot of people aren't exactly overwhemled by 
the V-Synth. I'd try it out, read some reviews and user comments first. 
$2200 is a lot of money.

- Peter

Yea, i might try to get it from them for 450 or so, we will see. They dont exactly cater to the synth market in the way we think of it, so , yea they are a bit clueless. If i was them id have it on ebay!

As far as the vsynth goes, i AM overwelmed, by how much crap there is there that is gimicky. Like that mouse pad deal that looks like a kaoss pad, im just not impressed by that or that d beam. I know it appeals to some folks but i guess im not in that target market. And for petes sake, could they not make it all metal or at least thrown some wood encaps on there for 2200!

Cheers

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, Peter Korsten <peterk@m...> wrote:

> Linuxmanvan  heeft geschreven:
> > Its dollars, and these guys are a bunch of electric piano and rompler
> > snobs, if its not a triton they dont touch it.
> > I might try to haggle with them on it, if i decide i want it. I have a
> > n an200 now so i really dont need it. I just could not believe they
> > had one. When i say its mint , its like its never been touched, heck
> > it wasnt even plugged in.
> 
> It's a good price, and since these people appear clueless, why not try 
> to haggle them down? Serves them right.
> 
> > BTW, i took a look at the vsynth today. I dont know about that thing,
> > plastic endcaps on a 2200 dollar synth? The sales guy which happens to
> > be in charge of their synth purchasing says " well the tritons have a
> > lot of plastic " , I am like, " well you dont see my buying one of
> > those today either " . 
> > I DO dig the groovy lcd screen. This is the first synth i feel like i
> > dont have to have a pc to program, its that in depth. I am still not
> > convinced it is a great synth for my needs, seems kinda gimmicky.......
> 
> I get the impression that a lot of people aren't exactly overwhemled by 
> the V-Synth. I'd try it out, read some reviews and user comments first. 
> $2200 is a lot of money.
> 
> - Peter