MOTM

This is a great thread but I'm going to burst some bubbles...

One thing that many people don't consider when buying gear is the 
reliability/customer service factor. As a pro-audio tech I see a LOT 
of new gear that is absolute CRAP. It gets worse every year. The 
built-in disposability and utter lack of customer support on the part 
of some manufacturers is ghastly. People are so bedazzled by features 
and packaging. I think it's fair to say that one of the things that 
we MOTMers appreciate about Pauls designs is the no-corners-cut 
philosophy and the HumVee-like construction. 

Beware of what you buy...

Z.



 like   --- In motm@y..., "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@a...> wrote:
> a) here is the "highest-end" rack mixer that I know of:
> 
> www.speck.com
> 
> b) It's probably easier to get a used Samson 2404 mixer (~$175) 
and 'hot-rod' it.
> 
> c) I have always wanted to do high-end studio rack-mount stuff. 
Does a vocoder count??!? But a
> "MOTM spec" mixer would be pretty expensive. I could do a decent 
job on say an 8 to 12-input one.
> Since the Speck is $3500 with no EQ, maybe I could do a 12-in 
version with EQ for the *low* price
> of $1899. I'd sell 3 maybe :)
> 
> d) Rather than that, maybe some VC Matrix Mixers/Routers/JH 
Interpolating Scanners would be more
> realistic.
> 
> Paul S.