Hi Tim--
Its good to hear that Pure Sound is developing a
good reputation. I did a search and they do seem
to be under-pricing all of the dealers I could
locate on new Senn gear at the moment. You have
very good point about perks and quality
interaction that can come along with package
deals and developing dealer loyalty. As I've
mentioned before (sorry!), I work with a dealer,
Sonic Sense, who also rents gear and they will
sometimes rent the item and apply the rental
towards purchase if its acceptable. Depends a bit
on the item of course.
You are a very energetic researcher-shopper Tim!
I agree the eBay playing field is leveling--
still an amazing resource for hard to find items
like a particular speaker driver or a replacement
remote for HiMD. I concur with Walt that there
could be less risk in buying used Sennheiser
mics. I've also had very good experiences with
them testing and replacing faulty parts. Rob D.
At 10:07 AM -0400 5/28/06, Tim Gray wrote:
>I've been watching MKH's for the last year and the only "deals" I've
>seen are the occasional MKH60 for 8-900 and MKH40's. The 40's go for
>cheaper (6-700). Maybe I haven't been watching closely enough, but it
>seems like good prices for MKH's on ebay just doesn't really happen
>much anymore.
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>I did pick up an MKH50 of of RAMPS from a private seller for $750.
>The last 50 I saw on ebay went for around $1000. I don't know...
>Looked for used mics at the location sound dealers.
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>That being said, just a couple days ago I saw a (barely) used pair of
>20's on gearslutz for 1800 or best offer. One of the mic's
>accessoriers was still wrapped in plastic.
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>I've bought from Soundpure before. You can by from them directly.
>The guy I ordered from (bought from them twice) on the phone was very
>nice and very helpful. They'll give you a price break if you order
>more stuff. I got the feeling that Soundpure didn't really have any
>stock on hand, but they were great to deal with, gave me some good
>suggestions, and threw in a couple stereo bars for free. All in all,
>not quite the service that a place like Trew Audio, Coffey Sound, or
>Mercenary Audio will give you, but better than most and absolutely no
>complaints.
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
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Rob Danielson
Peck School of the Arts
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
http://www.uwm.edu/~type/audio-art-tech-gallery/
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