Jack, That is a really good questions, I wonder if Mark from Yamaha can shed some light? Buffy ----- Original Message ----- From: Jack Schueler <Jack.Schueler@...> To: <disklavier@...> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 3:59 PM Subject: [disklavier] Re: More Price Comparisons > Eric's reference to the DSR-1 and it's price reminded me of a question I once > posed a few years ago when I first heard of the DSR-1. > > It's an add-on, right. > > So here I am with my PC equipped with a Yamaha SW60XG midi card > and a sound card with MIDI-out/in. I can play any XG file, my Disklavier > can play the piano parts, I've got decent Yamaha speakers with subwoofer, > I can download MIDI files from the Internet. So why would I shell out $1200 > for a DSR-1? Isn't it just a piece of computing machinery with capabilities > somewhat less than my PC setup. It sounds to me like an overpriced > (granted the market is tiny) PC. > > Jack Schueler > > > > > > "Eric Schindelbeck" <schindel@...> on 12/21/99 11:10:02 PM > > Please respond to disklavier@... > > To: disklavier@... > cc: (bcc: Jack Schueler/SYBASE) > Subject: [disklavier] More Price Comparisons > > > > > Todd - I chimed in on the piano price survey, and now I have a > suggestion for another survey, if you're up to it: Database for prices > we paid for our tone generators (MU-50, et. al.) & misc. upgrades > (DSR-1, RAM, Flash Rom, etc.). > > I obtained my MU-50 from Caruso music in New London, factory refurb, > for only $317. I think it lists for something like $550. I couldn't > find any discounts on the DSR-1 (lists at $1200), but might consider a > purchase if I knew of a "deal" somewhere. I think others would benefit > from this just as with the piano price database. What do you think? > > R / Eric Schindelbeck > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > To Post a message, send it to: disklavier@... > To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: disklavier-unsubscribe@... > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > GET $100 IN COUPONS FOR TRYING GATOR! > Grab the Gator! Free software does all the typing for you! > Gator fills in forms and remembers passwords with NO TYPING at > over 100,000 web sites! > http://click.egroups.com/1/341/1/_/156037/_/945835815 > > -- Talk to your group with your own voice! > -- http://www.egroups.com/VoiceChatPage?listName=disklavier&m=1 > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > To Post a message, send it to: disklavier@... > To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: disklavier-unsubscribe@... > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > GET $100 IN COUPONS FOR TRYING GATOR! > Grab the Gator! Free software does all the typing for you! > Gator fills in forms and remembers passwords with NO TYPING at > over 100,000 web sites! > http://click.egroups.com/1/341/1/_/156037/_/945896396 > > -- Check out your group's private Chat room > -- http://www.egroups.com/ChatPage?listName=disklavier&m=1 > > >
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[disklavier] Re: More Price Comparisons
1999-12-22 by Buffy
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