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From: chang@cme.nbs.gov (Forrest Chang)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,comp.music
Subject: Re: Fair price on a RX-7?
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Date: 18 Aug 89 18:38:59 GMT
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In article <2597@iitmax.IIT.EDU> ed@iitmax.IIT.EDU (Ed Federmeyer) writes:
>I have been quoted a price of $449.00 for a (new) Yamaha RX-7 drum machine at
>my local music store...  I think the original price was something like $1000...
>
>Offhand, this looks like a steal, but since Yamaha is not making them anymore
>I still wonder if this is a fair price.  What do _YOU_ think?
>
>I'm (probably) going to get it within the next few days, so quick replys would
>be appreciated!


	Before you do that, take a look at the roland r-5 and r-8
human rhythm composers.


	I'd say that these are better, and upgradeable.  Just take a
listen to the deom program on each of them.  The r-5 is closer in
price to what the rx-7 would cost ~$500 if I recall correctly.

	I know that the r-8 kicks the butt off of the Yamaha RX-5, and
is cheaper.


	FO