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Originally Posted by stripey  Honestly, I can't see A&H offering a smorgasbord of ZEDR~ desk options. This is not an economical way of manufacturing anything. |
I believe it was Mike himself who mentioned the possibility of "options" - I can't remember the context now or even whether it was discussing the R 16 or other Zed series desks. I agree you can't have TOO many optional extras - it would become a logistical nightmare for any company.
What I'm concerned about is that the R24 will be as similar to the current R16 as say the Zed 428 is to the Zed 420 with no significant re-design or additional features in response to feedback from this thread. THAT would be the economical route, and has clearly been the way A&H approached "families of desks" in the past. In my view it would also be short-sighted because I believe there are enough of us around who've learned the "buy cheap - buy twice" lesson and who won't mind digging a bit deeper to own a desk that isn't compromised. Obviously I believe the R16 is compromised or I wouldn't have sent mine back.
It's also a fact that when you get a design REALLY right (eg RME's FF800 -2004 I think?) then many years later you're still sitting there watching the money roll in from your original R&D investment. That's pretty good economics too - and this kind of thread just has to be a golden opportunity for anyone doing market research.
cheers