----- Original Message -----From: Ross TotinoSent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 10:00 PMSubject: Re: [dotcomformat] Club of the Knobs?Morbius,
I read you LOUD and CLEAR! I've had a couple of episodes with shifty or inept businessmen in my pursuit to modular nirvana. Thankfully, I've avoided getting ripped off. I guess there's a reason why some synth manufacturers aren't the talk of the town, if you know what I mean? On the other hand I've had fantastic experiences with the folk who sell kits (Bridechamber, CGS, Elby) and of course dotcom. It's just that the allure of getting my hands on an esoteric module sometimes affects my judgment!
On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 8:07 PM, ~Morbius~ <morbius@bellsouth.net> wrote:
In the past... there have been .... issues... some people have said some things, others have had comunication problems, and then, there's the fact that COTK is in Spain or Portugal, or where ever it is this week.... (warranty issues)(custom issues)(duties and tax issues). I was all ready to buy some stuff... until the 'head guy' made me doubt his scruples.No virus found in this incoming message.----- Original Message -----From: Ross TotinoSent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 8:58 PMSubject: Re: [dotcomformat] Club of the Knobs?Strange coincidence! I just found out about COTK today. I was wondering what the COTK references meant! I was lost at their website in a modular daydream trance. Their 20 stage phaser and ensemble effect are particularly enticing. Too bad their stuff is SO expensive.
-RossOn Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 6:46 PM, mastertnslw <tmdav@comcast.net> wrote:
Just wondering why these modules don't get mentioned here. From what
I can see they would be physically and electrically compatable with a
synthesizers.com system. Am I missing something?
Theran
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Re: [dotcomformat] Club of the Knobs?
2008-04-09 by ~Morbius~
Well... look... I've heard a few people say.... well, now hold
on... I was gonna say 'good things'.... but now that I think
about it more... it's more fair to say I've heard 'varying' things. Some
of this stuff falls into the pigion-hole labeled "I don't know first-hand"....
like the build-quality. I've heard some good things... I've heard some not so
good things. I've also heard (only heard) that some (maybe more... or less) of
the modules were actually made by another Euro-manufacturer, and stuck into COTK
module housings. I don't see how that can be true for everything, if at
all.
Seems to me that the 921b osc. banks are really one, big module, rather
than 3b's and an A... or whatever. And perhaps there are separate and individual
osc.s. But- ya know... I wouldn't like having any module going on the fritz...
or just kinda not ok, and for me not to be able to get in touch with... or be
avoided by 'the dude'. And then... how 'bout the costs to return it/them for
service, and how long it/they would be gone.... and what recourse do you really
have? I've been interested... and if they were in the US, I'd have probably
tried some stuff. So- like I said... I can't give a + or - on the products,
first-hand. All i know is my first-hand experiences with 'Mr. Big'... and
because of that, I won't extend my trust to COTK, and those who have said
negative things... well, I can believe them more easily.
Wasn't it Kevin who was very unimpressed with the build of what modules he
got?... There's was a good deal of brew-ha-ha at one point about it. I
dunno. Maybe it's not so much of an issue if you just get a couple of modules,
and it's not the main platform of your system that's at risk.