Price drop Machine and Kontrol S4 (ends 31/8) According to pro audio star, Native instruments has dropped the prices for machine with 200 dollars, machine mikro and the s4 with 100 dollars. That's 399 for the machine and 299 for the mikro. |
Shantae Faile
05.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by Vandalus
I just got home from Guitar Center with the Maschine. Had a 15% off coupon so out the door it was like $369 after tax. The salesperson told me that they (GC) buy it at wholesale cost at $365, so as an employee he would pay that + tax... so I got a wicked good deal. Installing the software right now...
Last i heard GC employees don't get stuff at cost, the employee would be paying about 365-ish, but thats because their discount is like 10 under map (again, not a gc employee, just what i was told by one of their employees i was trying to steal), and trust me (just checked the updated price list) They still made a nice bit of change. Not sure what tax is in your state, but I'm sure its not like 20%...
Originally Posted by dj matt blaze
Speaking of the VCI 400....123dj.com has it for $799 with a $150 rebate...
edit: its a mail in rebate but still $150 is $150
Not bad, they aren't making much, but with the MIR it comes out to less then cost... Much less... (prepping a handful of RGAS meds) |
Buford Vitto
05.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by MWagner
Broke down and took the plunge.
Maschine Mikro on its way
your gonna end up wanting the full size trust me haha happened to me. |
Roseanna Signorini
04.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by Archies'bald
NI feeling threatened by the VCI 400? With good reason to. Gives me a major headache on what one I want to buy now though and no, I'm not starting another VCI or S4 debate. No, Siree Bob.
Speaking of the VCI 400....123dj.com has it for $799 with a $150 rebate...
edit: its a mail in rebate but still $150 is $150 |
Cole Maroto
04.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by MWagner
Broke down and took the plunge.
Maschine Mikro on its way
hope you enjoy it! i've been having fun on mine and it's already helping me along with productions. |
Cole Maroto
04.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by dj matt blaze
Guitar Center has to add tax because you will always pay tax in your state and "tax" isn't considered part of the match price. They have always been pretty good when matching prices and discounts. I bought my Numark NDX-800 from Guitar Center. At the time the NDX-800 had only been out a little while, they had 1 left and it was an open box return. The person had it for a day and returned it to get a Pioneer CDJ. They gave me the open box discount plus whatever sale was going on at the time so I ended up paying $297 when it was prices at $399 and they said I could bring it back and get a brand new unopended 1 if I wanted.
i quite like guitar center and they've always treated me very well with price matching and customer service, plus i've met several cool djs and producers that work there. so, i feel it's worth it to pay the tax for the perks i have gotten from them. i've had several deals from them that were lower than any online retailers even with tax. for instance they currently sell the krk rokit 10 sub for $370 new, right now there is a 15% sale going on which puts it around $340 with tax. the lowest i have seen that go for is $350 online. so they are great if you know what to look for.
they sometimes get a bad rap from people who say they are clueless and don't know anything about any products but i believe they know enough. i suppose that highly depends on the stores and individuals as well, but all of them here seem to know their stuff well enough. i mean it would be nearly impossible for someone in the pro audio section to know about every single hardware and software in detail. the manual for maschine is well over 300 pages. i guess i'm just the type of person to research stuff myself in advance so i never really need to ask them any questions when i'm there. |
Roseanna Signorini
04.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by squidot
yes, they will add tax, but the 10% of the difference will help a little. for me it depends on what gear it is and how much i want to play with it now. i know the chances of getting a lemon are low, but it does happen and it has happened to me, so the good thing about buying from them is the ability to return immediately. for instance i bought an apc40 from them a while back with price matching, took it home, and one of the faders was bent way out place. if i had ordered online, i would have waited 5+ days for shipping to me (generally if coming from ny), then i would have to send it back and wait for a return. i just wouldn't want to be without my new gear for 2-3 weeks and will generally just pay a little extra (tax) for that reason.
Guitar Center has to add tax because you will always pay tax in your state and "tax" isn't considered part of the match price. They have always been pretty good when matching prices and discounts. I bought my Numark NDX-800 from Guitar Center. At the time the NDX-800 had only been out a little while, they had 1 left and it was an open box return. The person had it for a day and returned it to get a Pioneer CDJ. They gave me the open box discount plus whatever sale was going on at the time so I ended up paying $297 when it was prices at $399 and they said I could bring it back and get a brand new unopended 1 if I wanted. |
Nedra Fresneda
03.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by Xonetacular
$399 for maschine? Damn good deal. I believe I paid $430 for the edu which I just can't sell- which isn't such a bad thing. Sucks for anyone who just bought a maschine. wonder how much padi paid...
Got mine for $890, street price is $1050-1100 and those discounts never affect the local prices so I'm still happy |
Nancey Inderlied
03.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by DJ JesC
My NI-8Ball said Maschine 2.0 FY 2013 maybe Oct or Sept.
If they build it anything like the MPC Rennaissance, my body will not be ready. |
Guadalupe Youtzy
25.07.2012 | why a price drop for the S4? Any offical news or rumors on a new machine coming out? |
Dina Warmerdam
06.07.2012 | Just got my Maschine for $372! |
Shantae Faile
05.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by Vandalus
I just got home from Guitar Center with the Maschine. Had a 15% off coupon so out the door it was like $369 after tax. The salesperson told me that they (GC) buy it at wholesale cost at $365, so as an employee he would pay that + tax... so I got a wicked good deal. Installing the software right now...
Last i heard GC employees don't get stuff at cost, the employee would be paying about 365-ish, but thats because their discount is like 10 under map (again, not a gc employee, just what i was told by one of their employees i was trying to steal), and trust me (just checked the updated price list) They still made a nice bit of change. Not sure what tax is in your state, but I'm sure its not like 20%...
Originally Posted by dj matt blaze
Speaking of the VCI 400....123dj.com has it for $799 with a $150 rebate...
edit: its a mail in rebate but still $150 is $150
Not bad, they aren't making much, but with the MIR it comes out to less then cost... Much less... (prepping a handful of RGAS meds) |
Buford Vitto
05.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by MWagner
Broke down and took the plunge.
Maschine Mikro on its way
your gonna end up wanting the full size trust me haha happened to me. |
Roseanna Signorini
04.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by Archies'bald
NI feeling threatened by the VCI 400? With good reason to. Gives me a major headache on what one I want to buy now though and no, I'm not starting another VCI or S4 debate. No, Siree Bob.
Speaking of the VCI 400....123dj.com has it for $799 with a $150 rebate...
edit: its a mail in rebate but still $150 is $150 |
Carmelo Politowicz
04.07.2012 | I just got home from Guitar Center with the Maschine. Had a 15% off coupon so out the door it was like $369 after tax. The salesperson told me that they (GC) buy it at wholesale cost at $365, so as an employee he would pay that + tax... so I got a wicked good deal. Installing the software right now... |
Cole Maroto
04.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by MWagner
Broke down and took the plunge.
Maschine Mikro on its way
hope you enjoy it! i've been having fun on mine and it's already helping me along with productions. |
Werner Bile
04.07.2012 | Broke down and took the plunge.
Maschine Mikro on its way |
Cole Maroto
04.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by dj matt blaze
Guitar Center has to add tax because you will always pay tax in your state and "tax" isn't considered part of the match price. They have always been pretty good when matching prices and discounts. I bought my Numark NDX-800 from Guitar Center. At the time the NDX-800 had only been out a little while, they had 1 left and it was an open box return. The person had it for a day and returned it to get a Pioneer CDJ. They gave me the open box discount plus whatever sale was going on at the time so I ended up paying $297 when it was prices at $399 and they said I could bring it back and get a brand new unopended 1 if I wanted.
i quite like guitar center and they've always treated me very well with price matching and customer service, plus i've met several cool djs and producers that work there. so, i feel it's worth it to pay the tax for the perks i have gotten from them. i've had several deals from them that were lower than any online retailers even with tax. for instance they currently sell the krk rokit 10 sub for $370 new, right now there is a 15% sale going on which puts it around $340 with tax. the lowest i have seen that go for is $350 online. so they are great if you know what to look for.
they sometimes get a bad rap from people who say they are clueless and don't know anything about any products but i believe they know enough. i suppose that highly depends on the stores and individuals as well, but all of them here seem to know their stuff well enough. i mean it would be nearly impossible for someone in the pro audio section to know about every single hardware and software in detail. the manual for maschine is well over 300 pages. i guess i'm just the type of person to research stuff myself in advance so i never really need to ask them any questions when i'm there. |
Johnsie Kingrea
04.07.2012 | I believe well definitely see new hardware. In the 3 years maschine has been around I don't believe they've ever had on it sale. Don't quote me on this. |
Shay Wyche
04.07.2012 | NI feeling threatened by the VCI 400? With good reason to. Gives me a major headache on what one I want to buy now though and no, I'm not starting another VCI or S4 debate. No, Siree Bob. |
Roseanna Signorini
04.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by squidot
yes, they will add tax, but the 10% of the difference will help a little. for me it depends on what gear it is and how much i want to play with it now. i know the chances of getting a lemon are low, but it does happen and it has happened to me, so the good thing about buying from them is the ability to return immediately. for instance i bought an apc40 from them a while back with price matching, took it home, and one of the faders was bent way out place. if i had ordered online, i would have waited 5+ days for shipping to me (generally if coming from ny), then i would have to send it back and wait for a return. i just wouldn't want to be without my new gear for 2-3 weeks and will generally just pay a little extra (tax) for that reason.
Guitar Center has to add tax because you will always pay tax in your state and "tax" isn't considered part of the match price. They have always been pretty good when matching prices and discounts. I bought my Numark NDX-800 from Guitar Center. At the time the NDX-800 had only been out a little while, they had 1 left and it was an open box return. The person had it for a day and returned it to get a Pioneer CDJ. They gave me the open box discount plus whatever sale was going on at the time so I ended up paying $297 when it was prices at $399 and they said I could bring it back and get a brand new unopended 1 if I wanted. |
Nedra Fresneda
03.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by Xonetacular
$399 for maschine? Damn good deal. I believe I paid $430 for the edu which I just can't sell- which isn't such a bad thing. Sucks for anyone who just bought a maschine. wonder how much padi paid...
Got mine for $890, street price is $1050-1100 and those discounts never affect the local prices so I'm still happy |
Nancey Inderlied
03.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by DJ JesC
My NI-8Ball said Maschine 2.0 FY 2013 maybe Oct or Sept.
If they build it anything like the MPC Rennaissance, my body will not be ready. |
Arcelia Siebeneck
03.07.2012 | the Maschine Mikro will be mine... oh yes... it will be mine. |
Cristian Carmona
03.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by padi_04
Confirmed, Maschine offers end on August 31st as well, it's not a permanent price drop.
My NI-8Ball said Maschine 2.0 FY 2013 maybe Oct or Sept. |
Nedra Fresneda
03.07.2012 | Confirmed, Maschine offers end on August 31st as well, it's not a permanent price drop. |
Cole Maroto
03.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by squidot
i just bought maschine last weekend too but at least i got guitar center to match a pro audio star deal and give me a pair of rokit 5 monitors for free so i'm still up $100. i believe i'm going to go in this weekend and see if they will give me the new maschine price since they price match for 30 days after your purchase anyhow.
they would surely do it if pro audio star makes a new bundle to reflect the reduced price. i emailed them to see if they are going to drop their bundle prices since they currently have 2 packages where you would lose $150 if you purchased them.
well, i've gotta give a +1 to guitar center on this one. i went in today and asked about their 30 day price matching since native instruments lowered the price on the maschine. no problem. they gave me $200+ refund with no questions asked, even though i got the rokit 5's free as a bundle. that's awesome!
they will also match deals from semi-shady websites that are crazy low. once i got them to match $175 audio technicas for $75! i bought 2 for the price of 1. same with a trigger finger i got for half off a long time ago. if you know what you are looking for and can find a shady online deal like that, always go to gc and i bet they will match it. |
Cole Maroto
02.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by GI Trackt
Hey squidot , just wondering, but I've always ended up buying with proaudiostar because even though Guitar Center price matches any price (+ an additional lower 10% of the difference), GC will still add tax here in California. Is that not applicable in all states? They told me that they used to match online prices out the door, but as of last year (not sure on the timing actually) they have to add on tax no matter what. So GC price will always be the price matched price + tax..
yes, they will add tax, but the 10% of the difference will help a little. for me it depends on what gear it is and how much i want to play with it now. i know the chances of getting a lemon are low, but it does happen and it has happened to me, so the good thing about buying from them is the ability to return immediately. for instance i bought an apc40 from them a while back with price matching, took it home, and one of the faders was bent way out place. if i had ordered online, i would have waited 5+ days for shipping to me (generally if coming from ny), then i would have to send it back and wait for a return. i just wouldn't want to be without my new gear for 2-3 weeks and will generally just pay a little extra (tax) for that reason. |
Lela Umanskaya
02.07.2012 | Both are summer promos, got the announcement at work a few weeks ago, have since started to put away funds for a Maschine |
Barton Rigazio
02.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by Xonetacular
Sounds about right, from my experience guitar center always adds sales tax and doesn't take that into account during pricematching. Which makes shopping there totally pointless unless you need it that day. And even so when places like proaudiostar will give you better deals than what they list on the site by phone/email it makes price matching mean even less.
Exactly. Ebay's "make offer" option is always nice as well and works pretty well sometimes. Today PAS offered me a price even lower than what my lowest offer on ebay was, before I even told them the actual ebay offer value. For the most part, I really thing they're blowing the competition out of the water in the United States (in terms of NEW or B-stock items only obviously). |
Romelia Stankard
02.07.2012 | Sounds about right, from my experience guitar center always adds sales tax and doesn't take that into account during pricematching. Which makes shopping there totally pointless unless you need it that day. And even so when places like proaudiostar will give you better deals than what they list on the site by phone/email it makes price matching mean even less. |
Barton Rigazio
02.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by squidot
i just bought maschine last weekend too but at least i got guitar center to match a pro audio star deal and give me a pair of rokit 5 monitors for free so i'm still up $100. i believe i'm going to go in this weekend and see if they will give me the new maschine price since they price match for 30 days after your purchase anyhow.
they would surely do it if pro audio star makes a new bundle to reflect the reduced price. i emailed them to see if they are going to drop their bundle prices since they currently have 2 packages where you would lose $150 if you purchased them.
Hey squidot , just wondering, but I've always ended up buying with proaudiostar because even though Guitar Center price matches any price (+ an additional lower 10% of the difference), GC will still add tax here in California. Is that not applicable in all states? They told me that they used to match online prices out the door, but as of last year (not sure on the timing actually) they have to add on tax no matter what. So GC price will always be the price matched price + tax.. |
Cole Maroto
02.07.2012 | i just bought maschine last weekend too but at least i got guitar center to match a pro audio star deal and give me a pair of rokit 5 monitors for free so i'm still up $100. i believe i'm going to go in this weekend and see if they will give me the new maschine price since they price match for 30 days after your purchase anyhow.
they would surely do it if pro audio star makes a new bundle to reflect the reduced price. i emailed them to see if they are going to drop their bundle prices since they currently have 2 packages where you would lose $150 if you purchased them. |
Cristian Carmona
02.07.2012 | my coment was in regards to the known issue with the S4 |
Georgianna Eurick
02.07.2012 | Any information about Europe? I can only see the S4, which is 799€ |
Ashanti Andreacchio
02.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by DJ JesC
Firesale cause it doesnt work with USB 3.0? ....runs to the hills!!!!
Is in not only NI devices with audio that have problems with USB 3? Maschine/micro should not be a problem as they actualy only send midi |
Romelia Stankard
02.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by DJ JesC
Firesale cause it doesnt work with USB 3.0? ....runs to the hills!!!!
Does maschine not work on the new macbooks either? |
Cristian Carmona
02.07.2012 | Firesale cause it doesnt work with USB 3.0? ....runs to the hills!!!! |
Roseanna Signorini
02.07.2012 | I saw maschine on Ebay from Pro audio star brand new for $399 yesterday, free shipping too. I believe they have been doing that for awhile.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/290664929306...84.m1438.l2649 |
Arcelia Siebeneck
02.07.2012 | Maschine Mikro is |
Nedra Fresneda
02.07.2012 |
Originally Posted by rdej47
Hmmm does this mean new s4 and maschine hardware?
Not necessarily, the s2 had a price drop earlier. I seriously doubt the Mikro will get replaced, it's too new. |
