music gear.. prices going up again ?

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2009/04/05 13:50:42 (permalink)

music gear.. prices going up again ?

as I've been looking through my music-mag I've notice some prices went way up again..
Edirol FA-66 previous 289.- (out of my head) now 359.- (EURO)
FA-101 previous 399.- now 449.-

not to bring up the old discussion.. but sweetwater sells the FA-66 for 279USD (~200 Euro.. so about 160Euro less(!) )

RME seems stable, UAD.. can't quite remember what I paid for my quad.. I think stable too.. not sure about it..

anyway.. I also found a Cakewalk Soundcard UA-1G.. never heard of that one before.. I guess I missed how they were featured.. (or they got lost in the shadow of the VS-700 / V-Studio)

post edited by Frank Haas - 2009/04/05 14:20:32
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    Roflcopter
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    RE: music gear.. prices going up again ? 2009/04/05 13:56:02 (permalink)
    FA-66 is listed here for 299, not sure if that was 279 earlier, but could be. FA-101 goes for 389. Euro's, that is.

    http://www.dirkwitte.nl/nl/productdetails.aspx?Code=ROLFA66

    http://www.dirkwitte.nl/nl/productdetails.aspx?Code=ROLFA101
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    RE: music gear.. prices going up again ? 2009/04/05 14:03:04 (permalink)
    ah.. there you see.. so I wasn't wrong.. you seem to still have the "old" prices.. see here for the new (in germany)
    http://www.thomann.de/de/search_dir.html?xsid=94afba3a0d4aa8deace6d5c573d56f25&sw=fa-66&x=3&y=6
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    http://www.musicstore.de/de_DE/EUR/Edirol-FA-66-Firewire-Audio-Interface/art-PCM0004381-000
    and a site that lists cheap dealers:
    http://gt.preissuchmaschine.de/gt_frontend/main.asp?produkt=388469

    so you better buy now I guess, while you still have the cheaper prices (if you have anything on your list..)
    post edited by Frank Haas - 2009/04/05 14:10:48
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    RE: music gear.. prices going up again ? 2009/04/05 14:07:32 (permalink)
    Hey...that's brilliant.... economy is depressed, people are short on money & jobs.... "Hey I got an idea....let's raise prices!!!"

    Actually yeah...I'm in business and I have heard from a number of "business advice people" that it is a good idea to raise prices in a slow period... I guess so that fewer sales still result in a higher profit margin to carry you through.....and then there's a gravy-train effect when things start to pick up again.....

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    RE: music gear.. prices going up again ? 2009/04/05 14:09:00 (permalink)
    Yup, looks like you're right, and they haven't woken up to it yet. Anyone who was planning on one of those, better hurry.



    [damn, IIRC I paid more for my FA-66 than that FA-101 listed there grmbl grmbl ]

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    RE: music gear.. prices going up again ? 2009/04/05 14:12:08 (permalink)
    my girlfriend just passed me the music-mag from last year (musicstore).. the Fa-66 was actuall sold for 269.-

    why I actually fell over this..
    a friend of mine bought a laptop today.. asked me for a decent soundcard.. I told him: "Fa-66.. around 289.- ", he will be not amused when I tell him what it will cost him now.. I think I have to consider something else..
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    RE: music gear.. prices going up again ? 2009/04/05 14:18:01 (permalink)
    I think I have to consider something else..


    Something tells me it could be across the board, as in either going to happen everywhere, or already happening.

    Could be first sign of stagflation.

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    RE: music gear.. prices going up again ? 2009/04/05 14:22:03 (permalink)
    I have to check that.. but their prices are too close to motu,.. and if I had to chose between the one or the other..
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