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Post by Johnkenn on Aug 1, 2018 15:37:23 GMT -6
You really have to wonder if an Apollo 3 is coming at something like NAMM. Getting rid of old stock...btw, hit me up if you want one  |
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Post by kcatthedog on Aug 1, 2018 15:50:33 GMT -6
Did you just see Sweetwater prices or is there any marketing blurb ?
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Post by indiehouse on Aug 1, 2018 16:26:06 GMT -6
Did you just see Sweetwater prices or is there any marketing blurb ? Looks like 20% off sale, which is a good deal. The first thought that came to mind is they’re clearing stock for a MKIII. When was the MKII released? |
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Post by kcatthedog on Aug 1, 2018 16:37:08 GMT -6
like 3 years ago plus ?
Gannon was moved over to Proddev 6-9 months ago too and now we hear nothing from him on the ua forum site, so he's been been busy something
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Post by Guitar on Aug 2, 2018 11:19:31 GMT -6
Yeah I'm really curious. I wonder if they'll have any "surprises" in terms of novel features or something, or if it will just be more DSP power, better conversion, etc.
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Post by yotonic on Aug 3, 2018 18:02:33 GMT -6
Wow $1,599 brand new for a blackface Apollo is tempting. But of course the used price now will be $200 less at least. $1300 used will bring a lot of fence sitters in.
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Post by Guitar on Aug 3, 2018 18:14:31 GMT -6
I'm just glad I was able to sell my MK I Apollos for a reasonable loss before the "big sale." In that sense I sort of saw it coming, haha. There will always be a loss on old interfaces but timing can save you a few bucks sometimes.
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Post by yotonic on Aug 3, 2018 18:46:06 GMT -6
There are at least a dozen of them used on Reverb for more than a brand new unit now. Those prices will start to tumble in the next month.
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Post by Johnkenn on Aug 3, 2018 18:58:54 GMT -6
The birdies have told me that they haven't heard anything on the MkIII's...they could possibly be holding out for NAMM at the beginning of next year.
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Post by indiehouse on Aug 3, 2018 19:13:24 GMT -6
I'm just glad I was able to sell my MK I Apollos for a reasonable loss before the "big sale." In that sense I sort of saw it coming, haha. There will always be a loss on old interfaces but timing can save you a few bucks sometimes. That’s the thing about Apollo that always irked me. They’re expensive, but their resale value sucks. |
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Post by jeremygillespie on Aug 3, 2018 19:15:10 GMT -6
I think it would be awesome if UA came out with a 16x16 Apollo MKIII with a digi link port to be able to use with HDX Cards. I know I’m dreaming, but I’d be in.
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Post by Guitar on Aug 3, 2018 19:15:27 GMT -6
I'm just glad I was able to sell my MK I Apollos for a reasonable loss before the "big sale." In that sense I sort of saw it coming, haha. There will always be a loss on old interfaces but timing can save you a few bucks sometimes. That’s the thing about Apollo that always irked me. They’re expensive, but their resale value sucks. That's one of my main complaints as well. They seem to have an inflated purchase price, in general. Along with the "regular price" of the plugins, and so on. I am not sure what that business model is called but it does reek of profits. |
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Post by jeremygillespie on Aug 3, 2018 19:19:01 GMT -6
That’s the thing about Apollo that always irked me. They’re expensive, but their resale value sucks. That's one of my main complaints as well. They seem to have an inflated purchase price, in general. Along with the "regular price" of the plugins, and so on. I am not sure what that business model is called but it does reek of profits. I think it’s called capitalism. |
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Post by kcatthedog on Aug 3, 2018 19:24:05 GMT -6
Not certain, I follow, as you are either getting a discounted dsp card included or a discounted interface ? Also, as apollo include the 2 additional converters and only apollo runs ua plugs and does unison, what do you directly compare to ? Only the impatient pays UA’s retail prices |
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Post by ericn on Aug 3, 2018 19:43:28 GMT -6
That’s the thing about Apollo that always irked me. They’re expensive, but their resale value sucks. That's one of my main complaints as well. They seem to have an inflated purchase price, in general. Along with the "regular price" of the plugins, and so on. I am not sure what that business model is called but it does reek of profits. They have to have an inflated price, otherwise why would a smart gearpimp push a system where he makes nothing on all the plugins you buy? |
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Post by mdr on Aug 8, 2018 7:08:53 GMT -6
I'm just glad I was able to sell my MK I Apollos for a reasonable loss before the "big sale." In that sense I sort of saw it coming, haha. There will always be a loss on old interfaces but timing can save you a few bucks sometimes. That’s the thing about Apollo that always irked me. They’re expensive, but their resale value sucks. I dunno man, I had my Apollo 16 for 5 years, just sold it for $2k. During that time it worked flawlessly (and still does). That is more than I can say for any previous interface Ive owned (including my previous, a Lynx Aurora 16). That to me is pretty awesome, for digital gear. For my money, UA are one of the best companies in the industry, certainly if you consider the range of products they make and value for money. |
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Post by indiehouse on Aug 8, 2018 7:18:39 GMT -6
That’s the thing about Apollo that always irked me. They’re expensive, but their resale value sucks. I dunno man, I had my Apollo 16 for 5 years, just sold it for $2k. During that time it worked flawlessly (and still does). That is more than I can say for any previous interface Ive owned (including my previous, a Lynx Aurora 16). That to me is pretty awesome, for digital gear. For my money, UA are one of the best companies in the industry, certainly if you consider the range of products they make and value for money. Right on. But my thinking was whether you had that interface 5 years or 6 months, you're still going to get the same price out of it. I think it's a hard resale because you can usually get pretty good discounts from dealers on new, coupled with market saturation from these interfaces. |
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Post by kcatthedog on Aug 8, 2018 8:15:43 GMT -6
I don’t know that the original statement’s implication is true? Do Apollos lose more value than do other interfaces? Hasn’t been my impression?
Seems to me people for anything used want to start off around 50% of retail ?
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Post by swurveman on Aug 8, 2018 8:21:52 GMT -6
There are at least a dozen of them used on Reverb for more than a brand new unit now. Those prices will start to tumble in the next month. Everything on reverb seems inflated. I wonder if it's where the long money sellers-who don't have to sell, but will sell at the right price- go looking for buyers who will pay more based on the supposed security of buying via Reverb. |
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Post by Guitar on Aug 8, 2018 8:48:36 GMT -6
I guess buying a brand new interface for full price, and then selling it later is always going to suck. So maybe there's no real mystery about that. So mea culpa for buying a new Apollo. It was my first high end interface though so it did have a significant impact coming from early-2000s pro-sumer stuff.
Most of my other interfaces I got deals on, so there wasn't any significant loss when buying and selling. Sometimes, even small profits. That's the way I prefer to do it.
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Post by nick8801 on Aug 8, 2018 15:44:55 GMT -6
I really lucked out on my 16 black. Got it about 6 months after it came out for 1500 on the bay. It was a music store demo.
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Post by indiehouse on Aug 8, 2018 15:58:56 GMT -6
I really lucked out on my 16 black. Got it about 6 months after it came out for 1500 on the bay. It was a music store demo. Damn. |
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Post by Drew @ UA on Aug 30, 2018 0:05:43 GMT -6
like 3 years ago plus ? Gannon was moved over to Proddev 6-9 months ago too and now we hear nothing from him on the ua forum site, so he's been been busy something Original Apollo in 2012, MKII in 2015 FYI. |
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Post by lcr on Aug 30, 2018 5:02:18 GMT -6
Im not one to complain, but I bought one of the first original Apollos when it was first released. I owned 4 of the original UAD cards yrs ago, at one point I owned all of the plugins. I replaced the original UAD cards with 2 UAD 2 quads yrs ago (which I still own). The gripe is I missed the bundled T bolt card that UA included after I bought one of the first available. The way it was handled I didnt agree with. And I believe the cost was / is $500? I sold the Apollo. The timing was poor. It wasnt a bundled option near end of life for the product which I would understand. It was a true “thank you for being one of the first purchasers of our product” - (sarcasm).
Edit - Now that I think about it, the T bolt card wasnt available when first released, it was “coming soon”. When it was released it was included with the Apollo and early purchasers missed out and could buy for $500.
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Post by kcatthedog on Aug 30, 2018 5:31:59 GMT -6
like 3 years ago plus ? Gannon was moved over to Proddev 6-9 months ago too and now we hear nothing from him on the ua forum site, so he's been been busy something Original Apollo in 2012, MKII in 2015 FYI. mkiii ? Tbolt crad wasn't automatically included with the purchase of an SF. It began to be included when the sf was something like 2.5 years old, when UA was still asking full original pop for the SF, so late 2014 or so ? |
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