Price drop Machine and Kontrol S4 (ends 31/8)

[Shishdisma]

My NI-8Ball said Maschine 2.0 FY 2013 maybe Oct or Sept.

If they build it anything like the MPC Rennaissance, my body will not be ready.

[padi_04]

$399 for maschine? Damn good deal. I think I paid $430 for the edu which I just can't sell- which isn't such a bad thing. Sucks for anyone who just bought a maschine. wonder how much padi paid...

Got mine for $890, street price is $1050-1100 and those discounts never affect the local prices so I'm still happy

[dj matt blaze]

yes, they will add tax, but the 10% of the difference will help a little. for me it depends on what gear it is and how much i want to play with it now. i know the chances of getting a lemon are low, but it does happen and it has happened to me, so the good thing about buying from them is the ability to return immediately. for instance i bought an apc40 from them a while back with price matching, took it home, and one of the faders was bent way out place. if i had ordered online, i would have waited 5+ days for shipping to me (generally if coming from ny), then i would have to send it back and wait for a return. i just wouldn't want to be without my new gear for 2-3 weeks and will generally just pay a little extra (tax) for that reason.

Guitar Center has to add tax because you will always pay tax in your state and "tax" isn't considered part of the match price. They have always been pretty good when matching prices and discounts. I bought my Numark NDX-800 from Guitar Center. At the time the NDX-800 had only been out a little while, they had 1 left and it was an open box return. The person had it for a day and returned it to get a Pioneer CDJ. They gave me the open box discount plus whatever sale was going on at the time so I ended up paying $297 when it was prices at $399 and they said I could bring it back and get a brand new unopended 1 if I wanted.

[Archies'bald]

NI feeling threatened by the VCI 400? With good reason to. Gives me a major headache on what one I want to buy now though and no, I'm not starting another VCI or S4 debate. No, Siree Bob.

[rdej47]

I think well definitely see new hardware. In the 3 years maschine has been around I don't believe they've ever had on it sale. Don't quote me on this.

[squidot]

Guitar Center has to add tax because you will always pay tax in your state and "tax" isn't considered part of the match price. They have always been pretty good when matching prices and discounts. I bought my Numark NDX-800 from Guitar Center. At the time the NDX-800 had only been out a little while, they had 1 left and it was an open box return. The person had it for a day and returned it to get a Pioneer CDJ. They gave me the open box discount plus whatever sale was going on at the time so I ended up paying $297 when it was prices at $399 and they said I could bring it back and get a brand new unopended 1 if I wanted.

i quite like guitar center and they've always treated me very well with price matching and customer service, plus i've met several cool djs and producers that work there. so, i feel it's worth it to pay the tax for the perks i have gotten from them. i've had several deals from them that were lower than any online retailers even with tax. for instance they currently sell the krk rokit 10 sub for $370 new, right now there is a 15% sale going on which puts it around $340 with tax. the lowest i have seen that go for is $350 online. so they are great if you know what to look for.

they sometimes get a bad rap from people who say they are clueless and don't know anything about any products but i think they know enough. i suppose that highly depends on the stores and individuals as well, but all of them here seem to know their stuff well enough. i mean it would be nearly impossible for someone in the pro audio section to know about every single hardware and software in detail. the manual for maschine is well over 300 pages. i guess i'm just the type of person to research stuff myself in advance so i never really need to ask them any questions when i'm there.

[MWagner]

Broke down and took the plunge.

Maschine Mikro on its way

[squidot]

Broke down and took the plunge.

Maschine Mikro on its way

hope you enjoy it! i've been having fun on mine and it's already helping me along with productions.

[Vandalus]

I just got home from Guitar Center with the Maschine. Had a 15% off coupon so out the door it was like $369 after tax. The salesperson told me that they (GC) buy it at wholesale cost at $365, so as an employee he would pay that + tax... so I got a wicked good deal. Installing the software right now...

[dj matt blaze]

NI feeling threatened by the VCI 400? With good reason to. Gives me a major headache on what one I want to buy now though and no, I'm not starting another VCI or S4 debate. No, Siree Bob.

Speaking of the VCI 400....123dj.com has it for $799 with a $150 rebate...



edit: its a mail in rebate but still $150 is $150