If the features, sound and quality really warrants the price tag, then fine.However at 17k I would need a rather convincing demo and sales pitch, where as at 5k I would buy it on the mere word of the product.TobiasOn 18 aug 2009, at 16.24, bty496052 wrote:The writer of the post below has not got a clue "Al Curatolo" I own a IIx and had 2 Series III until Coldplay bought one if he's hinting at me which he is. Dont give me "the price is the price" when peter held off and kept us waiting and wouldnt give us a price till he worked it out he came back onto the forum saying it would be $5000ish so dont make a comment if you dont know what your talking about. Dont get me wrong i'm all on for the A30 CMI and when i heard $5000ish the money was being put aside. I'm feed up with people trying to rip people off within the fairlight community it has been happening for years. I was told today that Fairlight are involve and investing with this venture and that a meeting was held just over a week ago and insisted they wanted to make money out of it hense the $12000 more and that came from someone within Fairlight. If someone wants to give $17000 for it well good for you but i wont be paying that. There is a bigger market for this product than you think if it was $5000 at $17000 it will be limited orders only. See what high prices and limited orders did to Fairlight in the past. Look I call a spade a spade. Peter shouldnt have stated $5000 in the first place then turned round and look over 3 times the amount. Thats like asking a car dealer how much is the car he states $5000 then you go to get your wallet out and he says that will be $17000 please it doesnt happen. Peter good luck with the product but be prepaired for the flac.
Colin
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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Fairlight CMI 30A
2009-08-19 by Tobias Enhus
Btw, just as a price comparison for what you get for your money compared to some other top of the range products.
17k Buchla 200. Very expensive, but absolutely totally worth the price because of the complex hybrid design.
10k Will buy you a monster Synclavier. Expect a Power PC card, 96 voices 32 FM. AKA all you would ever want from a Synclav.
4k Kyma. Insane DSP. No other FFT product can even come close.
At 17k I would need the 30A to do some pretty outstanding stuff for me to replace my Synclav, or to add it to my existing arsenal. It can't just be a novelty item.
And again at 5K I would buy it no questions asked.
There's a collectors value in an old CMI. However the 30A is viewed as a modern work tool, and not a vintage product. It's the same way I compare a real B3 organ and a Nord stage. That means my expectations for the 30A is based on a modern gear performance comparison. It's gotta sound real good and deliver.
I'm very curious to hear what the 30A will do, blow me away Peter! But at 17k I'll be a pretty tough critic before I decide to drop the coin.
Tobias Enhus
On 18 aug 2009, at 16.34, Tobias Enhus wrote: