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#328192 - 07/06/11 06:01 AM
Re: have arranget prices really gone up?
[Re: rolandfan]
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I guess the U.S. consumers are the biggest benefactors. Nearly 20 years ago a PSR-5700 sold for about $1,500 and the list price was over $2,000. I cannot recall the cost of a gallon of gasoline back then, but it was under $1. In terms of todays dollar, the cost of a T4 is lower than the cost of the PSR-5700, and it does much, much more. Cheers, Gary 
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#328193 - 07/06/11 06:15 AM
Re: have arranger prices really gone up?
[Re: rolandfan]
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Registered: 06/28/01
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Actually you would think, by now, keyboards would have gone DOWN, and down a lot. They have not. Every other electronic product that uses microchips, memory, and other such components have seen the cost to the consumer drop dramatically. The reduced costs for these products did not come with reduced features, rather they were made with more faster and more reliable components...better than ever. Compare the reduced cost of Flat Screen TV's, computers, cell phones, etc. back then to now, and compare it to the increased cost difference with electronic keyboards, and one has to wonder why, IMO they are so overpriced. $4500 for a keyboard? This isn't a new invention folks, and thus should not be priced like it's new technology. So to answer your question, based on electronic chips, memory, and components being really cheap compared to 1990... YES, Arranger Prices have really gone up. BTW...please direct me to the $3200 T-4. 
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#328195 - 07/06/11 06:37 AM
Re: have arranger prices really gone up?
[Re: lahawk]
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Registered: 05/16/09
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Loc: Netherlands
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Actually you would think, by now, keyboards would have gone DOWN, and down a lot. They have not. Every other electronic product that uses microchips, memory, and other such components have seen the cost to the consumer drop dramatically. The reduced costs for these products did not come with reduced features, rather they were made with more faster and more reliable components...better than ever. Compare the reduced cost of Flat Screen TV's, computers, cell phones, etc. back then to now, and compare it to the increased cost difference with electronic keyboards, and one has to wonder why, IMO they are so overpriced. $4500 for a keyboard? This isn't a new invention folks, and thus should not be priced like it's new technology. So to answer your question, based on electronic chips, memory, and components being really cheap compared to 1990... YES, Arranger Prices have really gone up. BTW...please direct me to the $3200 T-4. I totally agree with you. Look how cheap new computers cost these days compared with 10 years ago. I think a reasonable price for a totl arranger these days is about 2000 Euro not 3200 Euro what a PA3x cost or 3500 Euro what a T4 cost. These prices are ridiculous.
Edited by FransN (07/06/11 06:43 AM)
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#328204 - 07/06/11 09:59 AM
Re: have arranger prices really gone up?
[Re: lahawk]
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Registered: 01/30/06
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Actually you would think, by now, keyboards would have gone DOWN, and down a lot. They have not. Every other electronic product that uses microchips, memory, and other such components have seen the cost to the consumer drop dramatically. The reduced costs for these products did not come with reduced features, rather they were made with more faster and more reliable components...better than ever. Compare the reduced cost of Flat Screen TV's, computers, cell phones, etc. back then to now, and compare it to the increased cost difference with electronic keyboards, and one has to wonder why, IMO they are so overpriced. $4500 for a keyboard? This isn't a new invention folks, and thus should not be priced like it's new technology. So to answer your question, based on electronic chips, memory, and components being really cheap compared to 1990... YES, Arranger Prices have really gone up. BTW...please direct me to the $3200 T-4. Larry, I think you are right, I think the problems with KBs is numbers made, KB numbers are minute compared to PCs
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#328205 - 07/06/11 11:14 AM
Re: have arranger prices really gone up?
[Re: Tony Hughes]
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Registered: 07/21/05
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Actually computers have not gone down in price, a mid line computer today costs about the same as 10 years ago, however what is classed as a mid-line computer today would have been an astronomical price back then.
The same applies to keyboards, the prices are similar to what they were 10 years ago, but they are now much more powerful, providing a quality of sound that would have cost the earth 10 years ago.
The same applies to all consumer products, prices remain similar but the products get better
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