Re: Looperlative price...

[paulrichard10@adelphia.net]

The solution, then, is to turn the technology over to, uh, ZOOM for maybe 
a cool million bucks, sell them for $599.99 then, mass produce them so we 
can get the looper elites to shut the hell up.


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Paul Richards

---- Steve Lawson <steve@steve-lawson.co.uk> wrote: 
> 
> On 8 May 2006, at 21:28, paulrichard10@adelphia.net wrote:
> 
> > Well, not to diss the LP1, but wasn't the price of the EDP around  
> > that a while back? The EDP isn't all THAT far from an LP-1 class unit.
> >
> > I seem to remember buying one from Alto Music for around $600.00.
> 
> Yeah, and the Echoplex was made in much larger numbers with pretty  
> old technology, and without the option to have the software upgraded  
> without buying the new version when it comes out every few years.
> 
> The Looperlative is made with brand new technology, and is freely  
> upgradeable when Bob can get the upgrades out in response to user  
> requests. I'd say that's a whole other notion.
> 
> With the Echoplex, you get years and years of development that has  
> formed the software to the place it is now at (with a pretty  
> incredible set of features, I think). With the LP1
> you're buying into a start-up, one with on-going support and  
> development. Different products for different needs. If you'd only be  
> prepared to buy one for $599,  that's your choice, but I think you're  
> going to have a very long wait....
> 
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