Hi,

I've also had the same problem with the Aussie distributor (and hence
feel the need to register my discontent).

I get all my modules from Shawn at Analogue Haven in the US and would
recommend them wholeheartedly as the best source of Doepfer for
Australians (in fact I'd recommend them for any gear). I'd also
recommend Schneiders Buero in Berlin as well (top guys) but the Euro
is just too strong.

It would be fantastic if we had our own distributor here - someone
who actually wanted to sell the product. I know a few people here who
would be interested in buying modules but are put off by the
perceived hassle of shipping etc.


Simon

>
> Dieter wrote:
> > > Please contact our sales department (sales@). Maybe we can
> > sell
> > > directly to you. I don't know the current state of our

Australian

> > > representative.
> > >
> > > Best wishes
> > > Dieter Doepfer
> > >
> >
> > Thanks for your response Dieter. Last time I checked you

would not

> > deal directly with anyone in Australia due to an agreement

with the

> > distributors. This is, of course, the right thing to do

albeit much

> > to
> > my (and I dare say others) utter frustration. I will check

again

> > with
> > your with your sales department though.
>
> Hi there Aussie Doepfer users. I contacted the Australian

Distributor

> about a year ago and got no response, by email anyway.
>
> Looking at their web site, it seems they have not updated their

module price

> list in 3 years and also didn't adjust prices to suit the strong
> dollar we have now and it seems the price list was set when our

dollar

> was at 56 US cents. This is extremely frustrating and annoying
> and what I would do, if I were the Doepfer company, would be to
> relinquish the contract with the Australian distributor and get it
> done with some one who cares about the product. What the Aussie
> distributor has done is the equivalent of what our channel 9 TV

station

> does - gets a contract to lock out the competition and then drop
> the product line.
>
> I myself contacted the Analogue Haven guy in the US and he was happy
> to ship modules to me direct, doing business in the usual way -

something

> that the Australian distributor seems to not want to do, or is

incapable

> of, through their own stupidity, ignorance or lack of interest.
>
>
> rachel
>
> --
> Rachel Polanskis Kingswood, Greater Western Sydney,

Australia

> grove@... http://www.zeta.org.au/~grove/grove.html
> "They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary

security,

> deserve neither liberty or security" - Benjamin Franklin, 1759
>