Group Buys...Anyone Interested?

[caotico]

[QUOTE=Airlock;3436]Well, if all we are missing is specs, would the MXL specs qualify as "ballpark" specs, and if so, what other info would we need to push the buy in other forums? I'm a little surprised that this hasn't gotten off the ground considering the potential savings (that MXL goes for almost 5 bills) but I'm a noob so, uh, hmm.
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Well, those who have criticized a lack of info could have been a little more constructive, letting Alan know exactly what they wanted. I don't think they just wanted tech specs.

He did provide most of these types of specs, but I think that the trouble is that a lot of mics have the same or similar specs coming out of China, but specs don't always tell you that much about the mic.

I did get a couple of people who canceled their order because they didn't want "another k67 type capsule."

It is true that you can get other tube mics for under $200, so I think what people wanted was a definite sense that what they were getting wasn't the same as a tube mic they could get for just a few dollars more without waiting for the group buy.

That seems to be why the M7 capsule (that I guess wasn't actually available to us) generated more interest.

So I think people either want to know they're getting a bargain on something that would cost a lot more otherwise or that they were getting something that wasn't readily available.

I, of course, am no expert and don't know a lot about the different kinds of capsules.

[stettoman]

Considering that rigor has set upon this buy I suggest the thread be deleted.

Alan, please alert us to the status of your SP/JM ribbon mic development.

[whonthinele]

How could you combine the shipping if all the members live in different places? I have never quite understood group buys.