so this radio company in san francisco is going out of business and put an add for some equipment on craigslist. the two items that i'm interested in (Otari MX5050-mkIII and the Soundcraft 400b) both say "$/bo" as price, like, they're only accepting offers for those.. (there are other things with a price/bo, but these, it seems, they don't want to list probably because they don't want to list it too low)
What do you guys think a reasonable offer for the both of these pieces of equipment are, provided that they are in fair to good condition?
Is it a pipe-dream to think that $600 is good, or would that be overpaying?
gear pricing : mx5050 mkIII (8 trk) + soundcraft 400b
-
- studio intern
- Posts: 27
- Joined: Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:12 pm
- Location: santa cruz, ca
- Contact:
gear pricing : mx5050 mkIII (8 trk) + soundcraft 400b
Musicians are cowards.
-
- carpal tunnel
- Posts: 1512
- Joined: Wed May 07, 2003 5:51 pm
- Location: Bay Area
$600 for both sounds low to me, unless the market has changed.
----
I own that same model of Otari. Something to think about:
You really can't see how much life is left in the heads, or how close to needing relapping they are. If you decide they don't sound good & send them to JRF for eval/relap, that's a three figure sum in addition to what you pay for the deck. (When they come back, they have to be carefully lined up when they're reinstalled--do you want to pay a tech to do that?) Also, if the recorder doesn't have an alignment tape, that's another three figure sum. A service manual is $60+.
I like the Otari, just didn't understand what a moneypit it would be, even in good shape. YMMV.
Hope this helps . . .
[edited for clarity????]
----
I own that same model of Otari. Something to think about:
You really can't see how much life is left in the heads, or how close to needing relapping they are. If you decide they don't sound good & send them to JRF for eval/relap, that's a three figure sum in addition to what you pay for the deck. (When they come back, they have to be carefully lined up when they're reinstalled--do you want to pay a tech to do that?) Also, if the recorder doesn't have an alignment tape, that's another three figure sum. A service manual is $60+.
I like the Otari, just didn't understand what a moneypit it would be, even in good shape. YMMV.
Hope this helps . . .
[edited for clarity????]
"The world don't need no more songs." - Bob Dylan
"Why does the Creator send me such knuckleheads?" - Sun Ra
.
.
.
.
"Why does the Creator send me such knuckleheads?" - Sun Ra
.
.
.
.
- Roboburger
- buyin' gear
- Posts: 536
- Joined: Wed May 07, 2003 7:44 am
- Location: Williamstown, MA
That's a fair price to offer. Let them know that if they get a better offer, to give you a second shot at a higher price. Watchout for that 400b- it's a fine basic board, but there's some british wackiness going on. The Board is wired Pin Three Hot, which doesn't have to be a huge problem. I use mine as is, and just watch out for phase issues if I am using an external preamp on some things and the channel strips on others, which I haven't really done yet, but I expect that I will with a drumset at some point.
The outputs are all unbalanced, even the XLRs which are wired pin three hot, pins 1&2 ground. You'll get the best sound (IMHO) making sure your recording rig is looking for a -10 signal (Dunno What the Otari is looking for, but My Layla toggles between -10/+4)
The manual is available at www.soundcraft.com under the "Classic" denomination.
PM me if ya wanna gab or I can help with soldering snakes...
The outputs are all unbalanced, even the XLRs which are wired pin three hot, pins 1&2 ground. You'll get the best sound (IMHO) making sure your recording rig is looking for a -10 signal (Dunno What the Otari is looking for, but My Layla toggles between -10/+4)
The manual is available at www.soundcraft.com under the "Classic" denomination.
PM me if ya wanna gab or I can help with soldering snakes...
Audio Engineer Euphemism for going number two: "Rollin' off the Low End."
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 82 guests