Virus TI2 pricing.... - Page 2 - The Unofficial Access Virus & Virus TI Forum

DIGITAL SCREAMS · #11 22.01.2009, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by marc

i need to follow this one up once i'm back in the office. let me just add that DV is not our distributor (we distribute directly to various dealers) and we did not increase the price worldwide but adjusted exchange rates (which in effect does result in a _cheaper_ price in the US for instance).

best, marc

Timo - thanks for posting the Digital Village link....I meant to do that but was too busy having a heart attack.

Marc - UK customers would be grateful for your input. I think I need to hear it from the horses mouth (Access) before I part with a serious amount of money. I'd hate to think DV have recklessly hiked the price to 'cash in' on this. They are a very reputable UK music shop/chain.

If the price turns out to be £2324....then so be it. Its an exceptionally good synth....

Thanks

DS

oblivion · #12 22.01.2009, 06:56 PM

It would not be fair to reveal secret functions or hardware differences after 6 month or so, because of the mk1buyers think they do a really good deal now and suddenly mk2 has lot of new functions.

I would at least feel fooled and angry.

It is time for Access to tell the difference in hardware (Sample RAM?)now to the future customers.

Lets se what price difference it will be, if none? if it is more expensive, there must be a big difference in hardware=DSP:s are getting more powerful and sheaper.

marc · #13 22.01.2009, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DIGITAL SCREAMS

Timo - thanks for posting the Digital Village link....I meant to do that but was too busy having a heart attack.

Marc - UK customers would be grateful for your input. I think I need to hear it from the horses mouth (Access) before I part with a serious amount of money. I'd hate to think DV have recklessly hiked the price to 'cash in' on this. They are a very reputable UK music shop/chain.

If the price turns out to be £2324....then so be it. Its an exceptionally good synth....

Thanks

DS

okay, here's the deal. on our side, the price has never changed - it was never increased. but the pound/euro conversion, plus the fact that DV is trying to get rid of old stock caused this rather irresistible "special offer" (which eventually is sold out anyway). what you guys make of it is totally down to everybody individually and i don't think i want to comment on it further.

best, marc

DIGITAL SCREAMS · #14 22.01.2009, 07:36 PM

Thanks for the help Marc

UK customers go here: http://www.thomann.de/gb/access_virus_ti2_keyboard.htm

They are listing the TI2 keyboard at just under £1900. Atleast thats a saving of £400....

Keep an eye on Thomann....most UK shops will price match a European distributor if they hold the unit in stock. As soon as the little bar goes green....im making the call to DV. Boy....will they love me.

DS

IamEvil · #15 22.01.2009, 07:48 PM

I bought my Ti 61K brand new for £1,200 in Dec 2007.

The price rose to around £1,600-1,800 within a year.

With the new Ti v2 being sold at £2,324, it is nearly double what I paid.

I don't know who is making the money , it isn't down to UK Pound Vs Euro as nothing else has doubled in price in the last 12 months.

For E.g: This time last year, I was pricing up a Tascam DM4800 mixer + meterbridge + firewire card bundle for £4,600 from Thomann , the price of this is now £5,133 - which is nothing like the inflation ratio described above.

If the DV price is genuine, I think you've just cut me out from being a buyer of your future synths.

DIGITAL SCREAMS · #16 22.01.2009, 08:01 PM

IamEvil - you live in the UK?

Use European dealers to force down prices...

Sounds like DV are pricing the TI2 high so that the original TI's look more attractive....hence clear the old stock.

At 9.30am tomorrow morning DV are going to find out that they shouldnt have tried to pull the wool over my eyes. If Thoman can do the Euro to GBP conversion at £1900.....then how the hell did DV make it £2324....

DS

teethofgold · #17 22.01.2009, 08:36 PM

firewire would be better than USB1... which is the speed the current TI's are operating at. either a full USB2 or a firewire implementation would open up a ton of tracks.

kogmachine · #18 22.01.2009, 09:57 PM

From what I've been told Firewire sends data in a constant stream while USB sends data in pulses, making it better for audio work. There's also Firewire 800 @800Mbps.

Monobeat · #19 22.01.2009, 11:43 PM

There is no way Access would leak a secret about a future update or potential to unlock. That is part of the magic in my mind. I like surprised and I also like to be amorous of wonderful things that I don't have myself. It leaves a boy something cool to oggle over.

Totty · #20 23.01.2009, 10:12 AM

Around 2 grand in the UK is way too much for a Synth like this, I know it's not Access's fault, but my TI Polar was 1500 pounds, there isn't enough new in my opinion to warrant another 4 - 7 hundred quid, recession or no recession!

Guess my TI isn't going anywhere soon...