Attack Sustain » cases http://attacksustain.com/blog Noisy machines & misc modular synth nerdery. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:53:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 New eurorack case options. http://attacksustain.com/blog/2009/07/26/eurorack-cases/ http://attacksustain.com/blog/2009/07/26/eurorack-cases/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:51:07 +0000 davej http://attacksustain.com/blog/?p=105 Post from: Attack Sustain

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No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Six months ago, it seemed that the only alternative to doepfers cases on the horizon was the forthcoming offerings from Plan B. Fast forward to today, and there’s still no sign of the ringers, or the model 0 case. Things aren’t all doom and gloom however. In the same timeframe, the eurorack world has seen some newcomers arrive.

Modularworld, and more recently Monorocket.

Modularworld’s offering offers a number of features that the doepfer cases don’t have (built in multiples, attenuators, momentary buttons). Monorocket looks even more exciting. The interview on trash audio gives some clues as to the prices.

Lexington 600HP $1000
Rack6 168HP $250
Mission9 168HP $500

The Lexington may look quite expensive initially, but at 600HP, it works out at a per-HP cost at $1.66. The only other eurorack case with a ratio near it, is the wooden low cost doepfer. Comparing the two cases, the Lexington is a hundred times better looking.

The racks are also really appealing. With a per-HP cost of $1.48, they will be the best value available right now for eurorack cases.

All the current prices are preliminary and subject to change, but if they stay close to the prices already mentioned, Monorocket has potential to satisfy a lot of customers when they start shipping.

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]]> http://attacksustain.com/blog/2009/07/26/eurorack-cases/feed/ 0 Breakdown of per-HP costs for eurorack cases. http://attacksustain.com/blog/2009/02/19/breakdown-perhp-costs-eurorack-cases/ http://attacksustain.com/blog/2009/02/19/breakdown-perhp-costs-eurorack-cases/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:20:49 +0000 davej http://attacksustain.com/blog/?p=69 Post from: Attack Sustain

Breakdown of per-HP costs for eurorack cases.

No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> I’m running out of space for modules again, which got me thinking about buying another A100G6 rack.

Revisiting the earlier post about a “per-HP” cost of cases, I compiled a list of all the possible cases currently available from Analogue Haven, noisebug & bigcity, and worked out the per-HP cost of each.

Case Number of HP Cost Cost per-HP
Analogue Solutions as0084 84HP $199 $2.36/HP
Analogue Systems rs10 84HP $479 $5.70/HP
Analogue Systems rs15 168HP $569 $3.38/HP
Doepfer a100 beauty case (wood) 28HP $110 $3.92/HP
Doepfer a100 beauty case (black) 28HP $130 $4.64/HP
Doepfer a100-g3 84HP $460 $5.47/HP
Doepfer a100-g6 / a100P 168HP $530 $3.15/HP
Doepfer a100P-g9 252HP $675 $2.67/HP
Doepfer low cost suitcase (lc6) 168HP $390 $2.32/HP
Doepfer low cost suitcase (lc9) 252HP $440 $1.75/HP
Doepfer monster base 336HP $1200 $3.57/HP
Doepfer monster case 672HP $1999 $2.97/HP
Doepfer double monster case 1344HP $3699 $2.75/HP
Cwejman rack 168HP $970 $5.77/HP

I think I’m going to hold off on buying any of the above though, until I can add these to the matrix..

Plan B model Zero 384HP
Plan B ringer 84HP

The ringers will be a little more complicated to really put a per-HP pricetag on, because I’ll need to factor in at least one power supply to go with them.

updated March 13th: Added the Cwejman. Ouch. That’s just crazy talk.

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