Fairlight-CMI

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Roland <kinematic2002@...> wrote:
>
> At 12:13 Uhr +1000 14.08.2009, Peter Vogel wrote:
> >Done. I'll just go put on my hardhat.
> >
> >http://www.fairlightinstruments.com.au
> 
> Great !
> 
> As a (so far...) non professional musician (but IIx owner) I was 
> seriously thinking over the idea of ordering one following the last 
> mail from Sunday in which it wrote:
> 
> At 12:55 Uhr +1000 09.08.2009, Peter Vogel wrote:
> >Re pricing: yet to be finalised, but the choice to go with the CC-1 
> >does come at a price. Although the CC-1 is not sold currently as a 
> >separate card (it would be no use without the software etc that goes 
> >with it), the retail price would be around the $5,000 mark.  So you 
> >can do the sums, the CMI 30-A is not going to be price competitive 
> >with the mass-market synths which abound.
> 
> Unfortunately it now reads on the new website:
> 
> >Pricing
> >
> >The projected price is approximately US$17,000 and the additional 
> >music keyboard option US$2,000. This includes delivery worldwide 
> >(but not taxes if applicable).
> 
> Or did I get something wrong ? The 5K are the retail price for just 
> the CC-1 card ?
> 
> Anyway, I am sure it will be a great product !
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Roland

Yeah right $19K including music keyboard. What happened to this system being price comparitive to modern synth workstations? Don't get me wrong, I'm a realist and I'm very interested in what this might turn into, but I'm not about to throw $19K at something we haven't even heard yet. Anyway, the price is in dollars, I take it were talking about Australian dollars? Heres the conversion

19,000.00 Australian dollars = 9,536.95 British pounds sterling.

OK so under 10 grand. I could just about justify that if it sounds good and I don't get wellied on Import tax..(meanwhile back in the real world..) Good work though guys, my studio's a much unhappier place without a CMI.