I don't think that's quite right. I don't think the Mackie 8-busses ever incorporated the newer XDR pre's, or if they did, I think it was quite some time after the mini-mixers started using them. Is your 8-bus a "non-VLZ" a "VLZ" or a "VLZ-Pro"?
You'll probably want a battery-powered stereo condensor. Audio Technica and Shure make decent units. I think Sony makes one that's somewhat OK if the Audio Technica and Shure units are too expensive. Sorry, but I don't recall model numbers. Check their websites though.
I thought I remembered Scott Dorsey posting on r.a.p. a while back that he had repaired one for somebody.
Yep, here are his comments...
"I got one on the bench right now. Don't do it. It's very under-engineered. Way too small power supply, way too little heatsinking. Lots of electrolytics...
Come on. That's silly. Your feelings about Davisound are impairing your logic. If you're saying that hand-making them is a benefit to the buyer, I can buy that. If you're saying that he has a hard time keeping up with demand, I can accept that. But you're effectively saying that if...
It takes time for any product to be manufactured. And being hand made and being made after an order is received are two different concepts that don't necessarily bear any relation to each other.
In fairness, any manufacturer will typically want to keep their inventory levels low enough that...
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OK, so if I call up Davisound and tell them I want to buy one of their standrd 2-channel tube pres (or whatever), how is them not having any in stock a benefit to me?
The only reason to do that in the case of a standard line product is to reduce the amount of cash you have tied up in inventory. It's a cost saving measure for Davisound, not a feature for the buyer.
Why not just have the band members bid on it in an open bidding process. The person with the highest bid buys it and the proceeds are split equally among the other members. If you do it that way, everyone will have paid/received what they feel is a fair price (otherwise they would have bid...
You guys do realize that this is not an "American" board, right? Nor does the internet belong to Americans. I hope you also realize that the 95+% of people in the world who are not American really don't give a damn about plugging $$$ into the U.S. economy.
Just a thought.