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The $10,000 Preamp
From Behringer, no less! (Well, Midas... and perhaps it's unfair to lump the two together, but they are owned by the same parent company.)
Anyway, here it is:
http://www.musictribe.com/p/P0BRW
$10k in the States, only £9k in the UK:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/ ... e_500.html
https://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Li ... ifier/2FZJ
You could pick up a Heritage — with 48 Midas preamps — for half that nowadays!
Anyway, here it is:
http://www.musictribe.com/p/P0BRW
$10k in the States, only £9k in the UK:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/ ... e_500.html
https://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Li ... ifier/2FZJ
You could pick up a Heritage — with 48 Midas preamps — for half that nowadays!
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Re: The $10,000 Preamp
I'll just have to wait then until Neve bring out a cheap copy. 

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Re: The $10,000 Preamp
Finally! a piece of gear that inspires no interest in me whatsoever!
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Re: The $10,000 Preamp
Wonks wrote:I'll just have to wait then until Neve bring out a cheap copy.

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Re: The $10,000 Preamp
I've looked at this a few times now, and I'm not getting any less confused.
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Re: The $10,000 Preamp
I love this pic of a singer singing into the end of a side address mic (and a Berry B1 at that
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Re: The $10,000 Preamp
What's in it for heaven's sake?
You could half-fill the volume of a double width 500 series module with solid gold and probably still break even.
Surely that is a mistake?
All the other planned Midas 500 series modules are on pre-sale for less that 150 quid.
You could half-fill the volume of a double width 500 series module with solid gold and probably still break even.
Surely that is a mistake?
All the other planned Midas 500 series modules are on pre-sale for less that 150 quid.
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Re: The $10,000 Preamp
Probably rocking horse poo and unicorn farts.MarkOne wrote:What's in it for heaven's sake?
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Re: The $10,000 Preamp
MarkOne wrote:Surely that is a mistake?
I'd imagine so. Considering it's near three times the cost of an M32, which contains 32 of (what I assume to be) those very same pres.
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Re: The $10,000 Preamp
It's unlikely to be a mistake when listed on two different store websites in two different countries (a search shows other sellers as well at similar prices). If the price was still to be decided then the usual 'TBA' would be used. And it is a special order, no return item (though in the UK, it would still be returnable during the normal period of bought from a web site).
The one Amazon review of it can't speak too highly:
"I recorded a fart with my Road NT1 and it sounded like a dragon sneezing unicorn dust onto a mountain of gold bullion. Don't for a minute regret selling my 16 channel API console for this unit. I only wish my convertor could handle 784 khz so I could truly capture all of the subtle nuance."
The one Amazon review of it can't speak too highly:
"I recorded a fart with my Road NT1 and it sounded like a dragon sneezing unicorn dust onto a mountain of gold bullion. Don't for a minute regret selling my 16 channel API console for this unit. I only wish my convertor could handle 784 khz so I could truly capture all of the subtle nuance."

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Re: The $10,000 Preamp
I’ve looked at this in bewilderment a few times too. Does SOS high command not have access to some kind of press release or something to explain it?
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Re: The $10,000 Preamp
Curiously, we received no press release about this one at all! I only found it because I saw it on a Reverb ad for the bargain price of £8999 inc VAT... I assumed it was a typo too, but it seems loads of retailers have it listed for the same sort of price.
I'm still baffled.
I'm still baffled.
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Re: The $10,000 Preamp
Did you write that review Wonks?Wonks wrote:It's unlikely to be a mistake when listed on two different store websites in two different countries (a search shows other sellers as well at similar prices). If the price was still to be decided then the usual 'TBA' would be used. And it is a special order, no return item (though in the UK, it would still be returnable during the normal period of bought from a web site).
The one Amazon review of it can't speak too highly:
"I recorded a fart with my Road NT1 and it sounded like a dragon sneezing unicorn dust onto a mountain of gold bullion. Don't for a minute regret selling my 16 channel API console for this unit. I only wish my convertor could handle 784 khz so I could truly capture all of the subtle nuance."

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Re: The $10,000 Preamp
So, originally it was supposed to have been advertised as $100.00, but the printers missed out the dot. However, they got a number of serious enquiries for the $10000 so thought they might as well go with it, and have by now already covered all manufacturing and advertising costs 

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Re: The $10,000 Preamp
Alas, I did not.blinddrew wrote:Did you write that review Wonks?
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Re: The $10,000 Preamp
It could always be a cunning marketing ploy - well it's certainly got us talking about it.
Then in a couple of weeks they announce a big price reduction to $300, but then market it as a $10k preamp for $300 etc.
Then in a couple of weeks they announce a big price reduction to $300, but then market it as a $10k preamp for $300 etc.
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Re: The $10,000 Preamp
"Note: 500-Series modules require a power supply and enclosure (sold separately)."
you thought they'd have thrown that in for 10K!?
you thought they'd have thrown that in for 10K!?
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Re: The $10,000 Preamp
I'm sure Russ Andrews could oblige with something appropriate.
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Re: The $10,000 Preamp
He wouldn't stoop to sell something so cheap.
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