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Re: [emax] Re: Price

2008-02-20 by Brooks Mosher

And there was a Prophet 2002 that just went for over $500 as well on Ebay a
week or so ago.  Ebay isn't a good place to find a deal and most people are
expecting to make a good profit.  I see auctions for things like Prophet-5's
with a buy it now at $2,000 or Moog Prodigy's for $1,000.



On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 3:57 PM, Jonathon Stevens <
jonathonbstevens@...> wrote:

>   Althought I really like my emax, I would hesitate to invest much money
> for one. You can do a hell of a lot more feature wise with a new machine, so
> in my mind the only thing going for the emax is it's somewhat unique sound
> and simple interface. I can't imagine it's either cheap or easy to fix a 20+
> year old sampler, which to me should be a huge factor with regards to price.
>
>
> For those who have to have "that" sound then there probably is no limit to
> the price they'll pay to get it. My cheap SE machine came with a 100+ disc
> library, although i didn't get it for the library, i got it for the sound
> and interface. Would I pay more than $100? no way. I got a Sequential
> prophet 2002 for $25, there's 12 bits and analog filters, not as easy to
> use, not as hip as the emax, but it'll get the job done when you want 12 bit
> & analog filters.
>
> But hey, it's just my opinion.
>
> To: emax@yahoogroups.com <emax%40yahoogroups.com>
> From: plus_321@... <plus_321%40yahoo.com>
> Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:22:08 -0800
> Subject: RE: [emax] Re: Price
>
>
> Keep in mind that it was an HD that sold for that much
>
> and it had an extensive sample library with it.
>
> An Emax which is SE, but not SE HD is not worth much
>
> more than a regular Emax, because the only thing that
>
> separates them is the silk screen on the front of the
>
> machine since anyone can upgrade an Emax to an Emax SE.
>
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