sleeping giant awoken

by **NYMo** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:23 am

Hi there,

Anyone tell me if the ACM 1200 comes with psu and case ??

It doesn't show anything other than the mic (which looks suspiciously like my Telefunken AK 47 ;-)

Cheers
N
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M
O

by **TimS** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:09 am

NYMo wrote:Hi there,

Anyone tell me if the ACM 1200 comes with psu and case ??

It doesn't show anything other than the mic (which looks suspiciously like my Telefunken AK 47 ;-)

Cheers
N
Y
M
O

The ACM-70 comes with an aluminum flight case
The ACM-1200 comes with PSU, shock mount, and flight case.
The ACM-100 comes with a leather bag, shock mount and a cardboard box
The ACM-900 comes with shock mount, PSU, 7 pin mic cable, and flight case
The ACM-300 comes with shock mount, pop filter, and aluminum flight case The ACM-200 comes with a leather bag.

by **mfdu** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:07 pm

and my mortgage comes with a 'automatic gain' module running +50% income rails and class F#@% opamps.

sigh.

cts.

by **astrovic** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:12 pm

mfdu wrote:and my mortgage comes with a 'automatic gain' module running +50% income rails and class F#@% opamps.

sigh.

cts.

know exactly what you mean.

I'm married to a very effective brick wall limiter.

EDIT: thank god I didn't say that on a public forum! Oh, wait...

by **Chris H** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:14 pm

astrovic wrote:
mfdu wrote:and my mortgage comes with a 'automatic gain' module running +50% income rails and class F#@% opamps.

sigh.

cts.

know exactly what you mean.

I'm married to a very effective brick wall limiter.

EDIT: thank god I didn't say that on a public forum! Oh, wait...

CLASSIC!!!!!! HA HA LMBO!

by **TimS** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:09 am

These can be found in the Prodigy thread, but for ease of review, I have linked them here..
Sorry for the sizes, thats how they are over @ Prodigy also..
The group buy in mic pictures can be found here -
http://web.mac.com/chancepataki/iWeb/Site/MICROPHONES.html

These are the group buy in mic pres on offer - some tech specs..

by **tunetown** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:26 am

I'm in. I just ordered 2 x ACMP-73, 2 x ACM-1200 & 2 x ACM-310. What the hell. If they're crap I'll use them as paperweights.

Fingers crossed.

Cheers

Peter

by **TimS** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:29 am

As we discussed Pete, for the price, you cant go wrong really..
If they are shite, then there's evilbay..
T..

by **Jason** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:09 pm

Well I have jumped on board. If they suck then I will just give them to the school for the kids to play around recording with.

by **toddd** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:27 am

i know this has kind of been addressed, but for those who seem to know a little bit more about this.. when can we expect to see the merchandise if we go through with this? are we talking 6 months here? longer, shorter?

i met the cut off time, i just want some more info before i hand over any cash..

by **Ausrock** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:05 am

Based on the previous GBs and various comments made about the current buy, I would expect 6 months to be reasonable, maybe more, maybe not.

You have to be prepared to have patience, if you don't, then spend your money elsewhere.

by **Kris** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:25 am

I might have to pass on this guys. I have had some extra expenses come up for furnishing my room and am a bit tight as a result.

by **NYMo** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 3:34 pm

Hi there,

The pre's are now down to $175...get in quick !
(19 hours to go)

cheers
N
Y
M
O

by **lonearranger** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:42 pm

Hi,

I have also ordered
3 x ACMP-73
2 x ACM-1200
2 x ACM-310

Chance has sent an update today mentioning 'We have to find a creative way to ship outside the USA'.

I know that Kris was offering to place orders for everyone, but then he would need to play with all the money side of things too.

Is it worth investigating consolidating shipments for Australia, or at least by city (I am in sydney). Yes there will be extra charges in 10%gst and 5% duty, however anyone running a business should be able to claim this back. And potentially the economy of scale should make it worthwhile. This will also reduce the overheads of packing and shipping and time for the guys organising the GB, which given there over 600 people registered, with over 2000 products, is going to be a huge job anyway you look at it.

Would be interested to see who is open to this concept and to get an idea of how many people and how much gear is involved. Ideally get it shipped to one location where people can pick up rather that have to ship again.

Cheers

by **tunetown** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:23 am

I just paid. Now the wait begins.

I'm also open to shipping suggestions.

Cheers

Peter

by **Ausrock** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:47 am

I'm waiting to see if Randy sets up an alternative to Paypal, something he alluded to earlier.

Re shipping..............regardless of whether it's the USPS, fedex, UPS, DHL, etc., none of them are "risk free" but it has been said so many times that Fedex and UPS like to "play games", that where possible, I would avoid them like the plague. If items are sent through the USPS, then they stay within the postal systems and the only additional costs will be if there's a need to pay duty on an item and that should only occur if the shipping value is over $1000AU.

by **Ausrock** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:34 pm

Well according to the latest GB email, Paypal has struck again forcing a complete restructure of the payment system for the GB.

I really feel sorry for Chance and Randy.

by **tunetown** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:01 pm

Yeh, crazy. Not only do Paypal charge exorbitant fees they also rip you on the exchange rate. When I processed my payment the AUD was .9283. Paypal then gave me .9053 making an extra 2.3% on the deal.

Hopefully Chance will get it all sorted ok.

Cheers

Peter

by **tonymite** » Thu May 15, 2008 1:44 pm

Has anyone worked out what's what - in particular EQ points?

As far as I know:

ACMP-73 = 1073 (1290) type mic-pre and 1073 EQ points (3 band ) - Yes VU, WITH DI

ACMP-81 = 1073 (1290) type mic-pre and 1081 EQ points (4 band ) - No VU, NO DI

ACMP-84 = 1073 (1290) type mic-pre and 1073 EQ points (3 band extended) - Yes VU, NO DI

Anyone care to confirm / correct ?

by **HA_DA_JA** » Thu May 15, 2008 2:47 pm

I think the date closed for this group buy last month.
cheers

by **TimS** » Thu May 15, 2008 2:55 pm

Final payment is due tomorrow as well..
T..

by **Chris H** » Thu May 15, 2008 3:00 pm

Closed May 13, payments due by the 16th.

Of the mics i'm not expecting vintage " Neumann " but i think some will be very decent mics in their own right especialy with the replacement transformers some have suggested.
My mate Bill and i were talking about this a few years ago thinking it is only a matter of time before someone pulls off a neve 1073 clone with decent components and build quality at a much lower price from the chinese manufacturers. As it stands i think the people behind this group buy are heading in that direction and the next round will have better transformers eg cinemag etc. I think they are hunting these down at the moment.
I also think quite a few interested parties are quietly watching this development, potential buyers are exited and buisneses in competition, nervous. I have myself seen one of the mics in the GB that is going for about 1/2 less than $100 for sale here in Oz for around $200.....?

by **Ausrock** » Thu May 15, 2008 3:20 pm

There's someone in South Aust., selling on eBay who's products looking strikingly similar to some of the GB mics and the prices are considerably higher, I don't if he's changed his blurb recently but he had been claiming some models were made in an "eastern European" country.

ChrisO

by **TimS** » Thu May 15, 2008 3:49 pm

There is also a guy in the US who has 2 on Ebay at the moment which I have been watching closely with both mics at around $250US each - I think he's looking at just profiteering more than anything, considering their 'actual' price..
he hasnt had any bids thought and they have been relisted twice!!
T..

by **Chris H** » Thu May 15, 2008 4:06 pm

The ones i saw were advertised in Audio Technology mag.....

by **TimS** » Thu May 15, 2008 4:59 pm

WoW- what edition Chris? I might go back though mine and have a look..

by **Chris H** » Thu May 15, 2008 5:18 pm

The latest edition. If you know the mics in the G_B you will recognise some advertised in there.

by **TimS** » Thu May 15, 2008 5:23 pm

I have it here with me actually.... looking looking.....
Ah yes, page 93 - the Legacy Studio Solutions advert..
I saw those myself actually and thought the same thing..
I thought you meant from an advert in an older edition Chris..

by **Ausrock** » Thu May 15, 2008 6:21 pm

Tim,

Do you have a link to the US ebay auctions? I know there is a guy/business in the US selling mics from the last GB at silly prices, apparently Chance knows him and doesn't seem too worried by it. I guess at this stage, there isn't any way to fix a pricing structure that people/resellers would be obliged to adhere to, however, if, in the future, Chance takes things to another level, it is something he will have to think about.

ChrisO

by **TimS** » Thu May 15, 2008 10:32 pm

ChrisO, here are the links..

TNC AMC-1 Retro Condenser Microphone - $159.50US
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=360047880875&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=023

TNC ACM-583 Studio Condenser Microphone - $124.50US
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250214937098&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=015

TNC ACM-310 Condenser Tube Studio Microphone Custom - $255.00US
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250214937103&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=015

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