OxyKon Posted January 8, 2016 Author Posted January 8, 2016 On 08/01/2016 at 8:23 AM, wrxfiend said: damn, im so out of touch on this forum i posted this shiz somewhere else. What happened to the website????? Oh by the way these new 1200's are going to retail for over $4000 each Aus Expand we know m8, it did feel a bit too good to be true, but good to see you back Quote
Cupe Posted January 8, 2016 Posted January 8, 2016 On 08/01/2016 at 8:23 AM, wrxfiend said: Oh by the way these new 1200's are going to retail for over $4000 each Aus Expand I reckon they'll release standard ones with a standard price Quote
russell Posted January 8, 2016 Posted January 8, 2016 On 08/01/2016 at 8:58 AM, Cupe said: I reckon they'll release standard ones with a standard price Expand That's the price for the G model so I think that is the standard price. Quote
Cupe Posted January 8, 2016 Posted January 8, 2016 On 08/01/2016 at 9:10 AM, russell said: That's the price for the G model so I think that is the standard price. Expand HAHAHA fucking what No1 is going to pay 8 grand for 2 turntables Quote
russell Posted January 8, 2016 Posted January 8, 2016 On 08/01/2016 at 9:11 AM, Cupe said: HAHAHA fucking what No1 is going to pay 8 grand for 2 turntables Expand I know I won't... Quote
LabRat Posted January 8, 2016 Posted January 8, 2016 On 08/01/2016 at 8:31 AM, russell said: Roland could have done the same with the release of their TR-8 drum machine. 808's and 909's are highly sought after so they could easily have jacked the price right up for a machine that essentially contains both of them (albeit not true analogue like the 808 and most of the 909). They didn't however as they knew the market that would want to buy them couldn't afford extortionate pricing. It's a shame Technics have decided to just cash in Expand I'm with this. Roland could've cashed in hard and every trap head that uses an 808 sample pack would've thrown money at it. I like Roland's approach to their rerun(ish) of produce Quote
eggssell Posted January 9, 2016 Posted January 9, 2016 i think the thing is you are assuming this is for djs (hence thinking they buying two) but its not this is for audiophiles who quite happily drop 1000 on headphones together with a 300 headphone pre-amp. so 4000 on a turntable to go with a 12000 hi fi system probably doesnt bother them Quote
russell Posted January 11, 2016 Posted January 11, 2016 On 09/01/2016 at 12:16 PM, eggssell said: i think the thing is you are assuming this is for djs (hence thinking they buying two) but its not this is for audiophiles who quite happily drop 1000 on headphones together with a 300 headphone pre-amp. so 4000 on a turntable to go with a 12000 hi fi system probably doesnt bother them Expand Yes but I think they will be well aware that the vast majority of users over the last 30 years have been DJ's. This is their main market wither they want to admit it or not. Quote
eggssell Posted January 12, 2016 Posted January 12, 2016 On 11/01/2016 at 1:23 PM, russell said: Yes but I think they will be well aware that the vast majority of users over the last 30 years have been DJ's. This is their main market wither they want to admit it or not. Expand the main users yes, though still not necessarily their main target market. even when there were new ones on the market, DJs were sourcing second hand ones. as a lot of DJs didnt want to fork out the cost for a new one. audiophiles on the other hand are more than willing to spend much more then what the actual value may be; much like sneaker heads paying 300-1000 retail for a pair of shoes. Quote
eggssell Posted January 12, 2016 Posted January 12, 2016 however what i do agree with you is the missed oppurtunity. they know DJs have been dying for this for years. and as they will likely be built in the panasonic vietnam factories, they are going to be costing them a hella lot less then the old ones. so they could easily dump them for a cheaper price on the market and they will get lapped up like apple fan bois getting the latest iphone Quote
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