Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 06:29:00PM -0000, ski_ex5tech wrote:
>    I agree, and that's probably a big part of why the Evo Rack will be
>    $1,200-1,500 - which is 25-40% lower than $2,000.  That still seems
>    like a pretty big price reduction to me, compared to the purchase of
>    four separate mono Evolvers.

true.

>    Regarding the alternative of a used Andromeda...  That's certainly a
>    great alternative for those of us that are OK with purchasing used
>    equipment (which I'd guess includes most people here).  I don't think
>    it's fair to compare those two options on a price/value basis,
>    though, because you're comparing apples and oranges - used vs. new
>    equipment.  Of course the "bank for the buck" is going to be higher
>    for used equipment!  If you could get a USED Evo Rack (obviously not
>    possible yet!), THAT would be a fair price/value comparison to your
>    $1,600 used Andromeda.  :)

I agree with you; it's not fair to compare the relative value or worth
of the two when you're looking at used vs. new.  but I wasn't doing
that; I was just looking at money out of my pocket. and if I can get an
Andromeda (and 12 more analog voices plus tons of control and a
keyboard) for $100-400 more than the Evolver rack then that will be
pretty tempting.

>    If you're in the market for polyphonic analog NOW though, and can't
>    wait for a used Evo Rack, I'd recommend getting the used Andromeda.
>    If you're willing to go VA, rather than RA, then I'd recommend you
>    also take a look at the Alesis Ion, Novation KS series, and Access
>    Virus C (in no particular order), all of which are very nice machines.

I've already got polyphonic VA covered quite well, thank you. (and by
the way, I'm personally not very impressed with the Ion; and there's
some pretty big aliasing issues there as well.) I'm now looking for
analog polyphony! :-)

Joe