Should I buy a Quantec Yardtick?

Bluzzi · 1st June 2008

I'm sitting on the fence on this one. I love the Quantec sound (never heard the Yardstick though) and have a chance to get a 2402 for $750.00.

I would still need converters to use with my console though and that is what is holding me back. Those are going to cost me some extra $ too.

Any comments would be appreciated.

Jim

thenoiseflower · 1st June 2008

Yes, buy it if you want it and will use it.

But they cannot be repaired really, or more specificly, the components that normaly break in those units are NOT replaceable.

Amazing peice of gear tho. I'd buy it.

cdog · 1st June 2008

At that price its a no brainer, even just to sample for convolution purposes.

Bluzzi · 1st June 2008

Thanks. Thats what I thought, its a good deal.

I would still need an AD/DA with AES i/o. Any recommendations?
I need to see how much the whole setup is going to cost.

jim

Tibbon · 2nd June 2008

Quantec's support/documentation for a QRS I know was almost nil... so I'm not sure I can give them a thumbs up for the long haul.

Plus at AES 07 the lady in the booth was kinda pushy and nearly forced into my hands a little box that was shaped (huge) like the Yardstick to carry instead of a card/brochure. "Carry it like a baguette" she said. wtf?

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Bluzzi Gear addict Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 471 Thread Starter	Should I buy a Quantec Yardtick? I'm sitting on the fence on this one. I love the Quantec sound (never heard the Yardstick though) and have a chance to get a 2402 for $750.00. I would still need converters to use with my console though and that is what is holding me back. Those are going to cost me some extra $ too. Any comments would be appreciated. Jim

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Tibbon Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Boston/MA Posts: 4,780 2 Reviews written	Quantec's support/documentation for a QRS I know was almost nil... so I'm not sure I can give them a thumbs up for the long haul. Plus at AES 07 the lady in the booth was kinda pushy and nearly forced into my hands a little box that was shaped (huge) like the Yardstick to carry instead of a card/brochure. "Carry it like a baguette" she said. wtf? __________________ David Fisher (aka tibbon) What is Noise, Blog (DIY, gear, tech, etc) Follow me on Twitter imVOX- Voice for Gamers WTB: Moog Theremin Signature Edition

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cdog Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 3,559 3 Reviews written	At that price its a no brainer, even just to sample for convolution purposes.