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Old 27th December 2009   #88
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Originally Posted by Fletcher View Post
The decision to discontinue the M-16 mkII was based on a few things... not the least of them is the continuing bullshit from the über dumbass move of releasing the microphone before the new amplifier was ready. Unfortunately the little guy got an ugly tag on him and no matter how much we try to explain that the "mkII" is a completely different machine... the stigma is attached. There are a couple of other parts that have become complicated to acquire so the decision was to discontinue the machine and replace the model with another.

That said... there are still several around with resellers and several more available from the factory. While the microphone will drop from the "current product offerings" in 2010 anyone who really wants one will be able to get one for a goodly amount of time without a struggle. Kinda the best of both worlds in my opinion though your mileage may vary.

Peace.
This is a shame. The M16 is a great mic for a great price and gets a lot of use around here (i might even pick up a second one before they disappear altogether!)
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