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gabetx26 · 5th July 2009

I agree with you Careyn. Nobody can dispute the fact that the monetary value of raw materials that go into analog gear will always be greater than that of it's digital software/equipment counterpart. Unless they start distributing software on solid gold disks or start making IC chips out of platinum this will always hold true. I'm not sure why you decided to make this your main point on why analog is great and digital sucks since I doubt anyone would ever dismantle their Fairchild 670 and sell it one component at a time

. I would like to think that the monetary value of most analog equipment has more to do with things like craftsmanship, collectability, function, and the ability to make music that sounds good to your ears. In fact the only reason I can think of for you to have reduced your original argument down to the issue of monetary value of raw materials, which is both irrefutable as it is silly, is that you’re not really looking for anyone to present a valid rebuttal but rather you just want to be right.

5th July 2009	#124
gabetx26 Gear nut Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 87	I agree with you Careyn. Nobody can dispute the fact that the monetary value of raw materials that go into analog gear will always be greater than that of it's digital software/equipment counterpart. Unless they start distributing software on solid gold disks or start making IC chips out of platinum this will always hold true. I'm not sure why you decided to make this your main point on why analog is great and digital sucks since I doubt anyone would ever dismantle their Fairchild 670 and sell it one component at a time. I would like to think that the monetary value of most analog equipment has more to do with things like craftsmanship, collectability, function, and the ability to make music that sounds good to your ears. In fact the only reason I can think of for you to have reduced your original argument down to the issue of monetary value of raw materials, which is both irrefutable as it is silly, is that you’re not really looking for anyone to present a valid rebuttal but rather you just want to be right.