DSI Prophet 12

[Komatos]

I see your point, being a true analog synth with 12 note polyphony but it's still only duo phonic. That price is what similar analog synths like the Voyager, Andromeda, etc. cost because that is what the market is willing to bear.

My counterpoint: why is the market (read musicians, especially hobbyist musos who don't earn $$$ making music) so willing to bear that high a price? Does it really cost that much in component costs & labor to make? Or is it highly inflated?

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On Jan 24, 2013, at 8:42 PM, Andrew Tarpinian <andrewtarpinian at gmail.com> wrote:

> As in "analog synth with 12 voices..." street a little under 3. That's a pretty good price in comparison to the market, no? Everything is relative. A voyager is that price with one voice. 
> 
> I'm a freelancer and own my own business, most people would consider my day rate to be pretty high. But I don't always have work every day of the year and I live in one of the most expensive cities in the world and don't own a car. It's all relative. 
> 
> On Jan 24, 2013, at 8:17 PM, Tony Scharf <noisetheorem at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I was gonna say....I do have a good paying job and that definitely isnt cheep!
>> 
>> On Jan 24, 2013 7:15 PM, "Komatos" <komatos at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> $3000 US MSRP is relatively cheap? Wow Andy. You must have a great paying job (or not much expenses) if you think that's cheap. I'm still paying off my $900 Beat Thang (of which I financed $425 & paid the other $475 + tax & SD cards in cash).
>>> 
>>> Please don't take offense with the above comment, but for that price you could buy a decent used car. I wish I could afford anything over $500 without financing for 6 months - a year.
>>> 
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>>> 
>>> On Jan 24, 2013, at 7:49 PM, Andrew Tarpinian <andrewtarpinian at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On Jan 24, 2013, at 11:31 AM, Tony Scharf <noisetheorem at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I am going to own this one:
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.davesmithinstruments.com/products/prophet12/index.php
>>>> 
>>>> Ok I watched the video... now that's a synthesizer! I think though you really must wear a cape while playing it. 
>>>> 
>>>> How the fuck is it so (relatively) cheap?
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