Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Keith" <keith@k...> wrote:
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "BOBBIE BELLO" <bobbiebello@y...> 
wrote:
> > 
> > Any word when this is coming out...im holding off buying the tm-6
> > 
> 
> Don't expect anything for a few months (if at all;-).  We need to
> establish the size of the market and sort out some pricing, after a
> bit more evaluation.

Steady on, Keith. Price is the key. I'm seeing the first DTXpress 
module--possibly the least expensive realistic option right now--for 
about $200, and the TMC-6 for not better than $200 in any condition. 

Bobbie, I forgot to mention that true to its name, the TMC-6 has only 
6 inputs per bank. $200 is a lot to pay for 6 inputs, even if they 
have stereo and dual-zone capability. But Roland's pricing has always 
been outlandish. The discontinued T to M interfaces all had more 
inputs (albeit mono), and each would be available for around $100, 
but they are in seriously short supply. They began to dry up in 
earnest a couple of years ago. 

Assuming that performance is adequate, and word gets out (we can help 
to see to that), I'm seeing a genuine market for the MB at around 
$100. I hope that Ed Morin agrees.

emf