Great deals, bec$AUS we can!

If you've been looking for an upgrade to your PA system or a new addition to the studio, there has never been a better time...and it's most definitely a case of first in, best looked after.

Recently the wheels have fallen off our dollar, and most pro audio wholesalers have reacted by putting prices up. As more than casual observers, we are amazed at how quickly we've received TWO price rises (or one enormous one) from some of our suppliers.

In fairness to them, many pro audio importers had significantly lowered the Recommended Retail Price of many lines while the going was good, although the drop in prices seemed to take a lot longer (and less steep) than the recent rises, which have been quick and big.

So rather than reducing our stock levels and running lean...we went out and spent the last of our beer money buying as much stock as possible to ensure we can offer the best deals around. We figure that the summer festival season doesn't care about our $AUD, nor does the upgrade your studio needs. The only thing that gets affected by a big price rise is your bottom line - that is, unless you go for it while you can.

While we've got stock, take advantage because the deals simply cannot last. Once our stock is gone, we'll have to replace it with more expensive stock.

Brands we have really bought up big on include: RCF (the great wall of Art boxes), Allen & Heath (Zed mixers, Wizard Mixers and GL2400 series), DBX (comps, graphics and drive racks), Soundcraft (EPM & EFX series mixers), Avalon (heaps of the black VT-737SE), Shure Wireless (PGX / SLX) and Wired (SM series & Beta Series), Sennheiser (Evolution wirelss + e900 series vocal & instrument mics), Soundcards by Presonus & RME, plus heaps more.

Until the new prices have settled (around first week of November...though there's probably more grief to come), we've disabled many 'go' prices on our website. We will be looking after existing customers first. This means that if your name is not already on our database, you'll need to subscribe to get the best possible pricing.

Think of it as an early Christmas pressie ; )

New 'stealth' VT-737SP from Avalon

We had a visit yesterday from our mate Wyn Morro. For anyone who sits in their special place through the days and cold winter nights (the studio), you'll have no doubt used Wyn's pure Class A devices, or at least wanted to. In fact, we have a friend who, when it was time to start a family, would have his wife whisper seductively in his ear..."Avalon"... it's true.

So, Wyn brought his own latest baby for us to have a look at. It's heavy...Tone's not trying to use it as a violin.

And it's just as beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside. Actually, the 'guts' are exactly the same as the VT-737SP, it's only the face that has changed. But for a limited time, you can get it black if that's what turns you on. There are only two (2) in the world at the moment, and a small production run is currently underway. You may pre-order as soon as you want, we'll get back to you with an ETA. But you know what they say with black...there will be no going back.

We also had an off-the-record discussion with Wyn about what is coming up from Avalon. Seems he's got the bug, and his lab is cranking up. Unfortunately the 'only' thing we can reveal currently (it's still a ripper!) is that there is an exciting Avalon product coming up for studio monitoring, and it's not speakers.

Would you like to see something in particular from Avalon? Let us know and we'll pass it on. Wyn's 'all ears' at the moment. For anyone who's had a go at the range, we know that he's always been 'all ears'.

Help us catch a thief

Usually you'll find us in good (often great) spirits both in and out of the shop, but Olympic Friday 08.08.08, we woke up in a foul mood. The burglary alarm went off at about 4.44am Friday...we've been invaded by a thief.

We got some great video footage on our CCTV, so once we've got clearance, it will be posted here. In the meantime, please keep an eye out for us if you can. We'd love to make sure some justice is served. 

The burglar had a rummage through our computer music room, but the 2 macs were well secured. He did a little damage trying unsuccessfully to detach them from the security lock.

Here's the one that will hopefully unstick the unfortunate individual...he took a TL Audio VP-1 preamp. We don't imagine there are many of them in Australia. We've still got the box, including serial number 160291 and spec sheet signed by Tony Larking. 

For those who don't like clicking...here's a pic:

For those who want to keep an eye out, this is what else he took: Pioneer DJM800 DJ Mixer, Numark TTXUSB Turntable, Klark Teknik SQ1D Dynamics Processor (purple in colour), the TL Audio VP-1 Recording Preamp, Fostex D2424LV 24 Track Recorder, Behringer Xenyx 1204FX mixing console, Denon DNS3500 CD Player, Avalon U5 Instrument DI.

The Denon DNS3500 might be another clue if you're looking....he smashed off the spinning platter on his way out, so the unit is basically rooted for stunt use (though it will still play CDs).

He left us with some damaged goods: Apple MacBookPro 15", Apple iMac20", Pioneer CDJ400 and Joe Meek OneQ.

Really, at the low prices we normally sell this stuff for, he should have just walked in the front door during business hours and asked for a deal. What a prick.

Hopefully, with a bunch of audio-minded people packing it into South Melbourne for the AMAC show at Jeff's Shed, we can listen out for anything out of the ordinary.

Please keep an eye out if you can.

Thanks. More to follow!

here's the VP-1 document we have (pdf)