Re: BEHRINGER - Value for Money, or False Economy?

Jay Kadis <jay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>In article <43DE99E7.82556C0D@xxxxxxxxx>, combssl <combssl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> The main problem I see with cheap gear nowdays is the fact it breaks
>> more easily and it's not practical to repair, so it's disposable, like
>> pretty much everything in our consumer society, which is becoming a
>> global problem
>
>This problem was emphasized in a conversation with the repair tech working on
>our Westlake monitors last week. He is anticipating the end of his ability to
>make a living repairing audio gear because most of it is now disposable. Where
>will that leave those of us using non-disposable equipment?

The same place people with higher grade older consumer gear are. They either
learn to fix it or join the disposable society.

>No one is willing to pay $100/hour to fix something that cost $300 new.

What's worse is that there are very few kids learning equipment maintenance
today. This is worse than it seems, since this was usually the route into
engineering and equipment design. In a disposable society, we will
not only not have people to fix old equipment but we don't have people to
design new equipment either.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
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