I don't know what the actual costs are, maybe Peter could chime in here
as he has probably priced out various connectors, PCB's and knobs.
Again, is the sheet metal used on a Porsche any different than the
sheet metal on a Honda The high prices may be justified in the
quality control and parts - we've seen enough emails about poor
connectors in certain modular gear . . . . . Bakis certainly you've got
some other high end gear - you must notice the difference in quality.

Rob

On Wednesday, September 1, 2004, at 03:39 PM, Bakis Sirros wrote:

> still, the high buchla prices are not justified by the
> buchla modules! what materials do they use that cost
> so much are their knobs, buttons, panels and pcb's so
> super expensive i really don't think so.
> bakis.
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> --- Robert Hoffman < robmix@... > wrote:
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>> Yeah their a bit expensive but we're used to paying
>> Honda prices for
>> Doepfer modules and Buchla is kind of the Rolls
>> Royce of modular synths.
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>> Rob
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>> On Wednesday, September 1, 2004, at 08:04 AM,
>> selfoscillate wrote:
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>>> yes, i've seen the new buchla 200e system too,
>>> ridiculous price tag. but that is quite normal for
>> buchla
>>> i guess. maybe the front panels are made of
>> platinum  ;-)
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>>> best wishes
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>>> ingo
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>>> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "ps_minor"
>> <pscottm@h...> wrote:
>>>> i didn't realize they were making these again. 
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>>>> www.buchla.com/200e/259e.html
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>>>> just don't look at the price.  crazy. 
>>>>
>>>> -psm
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