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| 1848.1 | Doubt it | NRPUR::DEATON | | Mon Jan 09 1989 17:01 | 9 |
| RE < Note 1848.0 by TROA01::HITCHMOUGH >
The original DX7 was discontinued a year ago or so. The DX-100, it
seems has recently been discontinued. There may be others off the line. But
the DX series is still going strong with the DX7II and the DX11, with associated
rack-mount SGU's.
Dan Eaton
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| 1848.2 | I doubted too. | TROA01::HITCHMOUGH | | Mon Jan 09 1989 22:02 | 8 |
| I hear you Dan. I am aware of the old DX7 being discontinued, but
this guy said all DX (I think he inferred the TX also) will be stopped.
He even gave me a price of $2400 (Canadian) for a DX7IIFD with E!.
Maybe he's just been fired and is trying to get his own back, but
he's usually trustworthy and gives good deals!!
Ken
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| 1848.3 | LAFX anybody? | WARDER::KENT | | Tue Jan 10 1989 04:04 | 9 |
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There is word that Yamaha will be announcing their follow on to
FM at the forthcoming Frankfurt Music Messe. You can currently get
a DX7s for 750 pounds and a TX802 for about 950. A used DX7 (1)can
be had for 500 pounds which is what I would buy if I was going out
gigging !
Paul
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| 1848.4 | about time | NORGE::CHAD | Ich glaube Ich t�te Ich h�tte | Tue Jan 10 1989 08:41 | 12 |
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I can easily believe it. Yamaha hasn't had anything "groundbreaking" in
a long while. Maybe they can break out of the "FM" rut... Or maybe a
"new" more powerful "FM" implementation.
I was at a Y* clinic with a factory rep and even though the breath controller
was impressive (the BC-2) , nothing else really impressed me that much. None
of the demos impressed me like the Roland rom demos on D and U 110 (the
U 110 I heard much afterward though), and the K1, M1 and S550 demos
at Wurlygig.
Chad
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| 1848.5 | Besides, I want a 6-op DX someday... | NRPUR::DEATON | | Tue Jan 10 1989 09:57 | 6 |
| I could see Yamaha adding a new line of gear, but it seems to me that
FM Synthesis has NOT seen a decline in usage. I think they'd be fools to
drop all DX's.
Dan
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| 1848.6 | No replacements. | TROA01::HITCHMOUGH | | Tue Jan 10 1989 10:02 | 7 |
| FWIW the sales guy also mentioned that they're probably not even
going to be announcing anything as a replacement in the upcoming
NAMM show. I think I'll call him back and get some sort of
confirmation.
Ken
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| 1848.7 | We'll know in a few weeks, eh? | DYO780::SCHAFER | Brad - back in Ohio. | Tue Jan 10 1989 12:10 | 8 |
| The word I have from several *very reliable* sources is to expect some
pretty radical changes (read: drops) in prices and lots of scrambling
after NAMM. Rumor has it that a few of the big boys are going to
release some pretty nifty (and inexpensive [right]) products.
Still breathing,
-b
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| 1848.8 | | TROA01::HITCHMOUGH | | Tue Jan 10 1989 12:14 | 4 |
| Lets hope they *ALL* have good manuals. 8^)
Ken
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| 1848.9 | more | TROA01::HITCHMOUGH | | Wed Jan 11 1989 16:37 | 13 |
| Some more info on the discontinuation; It seems that they may not
be announcing anything at NAMM, but after, will be releasing something
called a DX7000, no idea what it is but I hear that it will be a
fill in for about a year until they release some really new products.
BTW, the info I'm getting is that DX, TX and RX products are being
discontinued, not just DX.
I hope this is all true, 'cos I'll feel bl**dy stupid if he's having
me on!!
Ken
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| 1848.10 | Another variant on the rumour... | 43014::WALTON | Groupies apply here... | Tue Feb 14 1989 19:56 | 8 |
| Just found this note. I heard a few weeks ago from a dealer here
(Reading, England) that all of the DX7 series were to be discontinued, and
they were running down stock. I asked him about the rack mount stuff, and
he thought that wasn't to be discontinued...
Seems pretty strange to me too...
Andy.
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| 1848.11 | It seems to live... | WEFXEM::COTE | $37K, look like ya sister tonite... | Wed Feb 15 1989 08:27 | 7 |
| From the new issue of Aftertouch, it seems that only the name "DX"
is being discontinued. Their new products are still carrying the
4 and 6 op architecture.
And why do all the new products look like the dashboard in an Escort?
Edd
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| 1848.12 | TX-1P on its way out too... | CLULES::SPEED | Grass grows greener after the fire | Thu Feb 16 1989 12:25 | 9 |
| It looks like the TX-1P piano module is being discontinued too, with no
obvious replacement. They didn't announce anything at NAMM to replace
it.
I missed the $400 deal at Daddy's by a day. Major depression. If
anyone sees a deal on them, let me know. Best price I got was $627 at
Sam Ash.
Derek
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