From bardian@usadatanet.net Thu Apr 19 11:05:45 2007
Subject:Re: My live C1 review (was: Nord C1 review in Keyboard mag)

I also think that these days, there really aren't many new keyboard instruments coming out that don't sound really good and don't have tons of good features. I think it's been said here before that just about every clone from the VK-7 on (or maybe even before) really sounds good. You might like the organ sound of the C-1 or XK-1 better, but it would be hard to complain about either one.

----- Original Message -----
From: extempor63
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: [CWSG] My live C1 review (was: Nord C1 review in Keyboard mag)

That's an oversimplification. You have to factor that in, but you
also have to factor in that they need to maintain their credibility.
If they wrote the sort of sham reviews you see in Sweetwater's
advertising mailers, people would cease to take the mag seriously,
sales would drop, and no one would advertise. There is a certain
boosterism in all of Keyboard's reviews, but they strive for
objectivity, and because they are an institution with a known
character and bent, you can use their reviews as a gauge, and try to
triangulate from that towards the truth. It's a way for people who
don't have access to the gear and/or don't have a developed judgement
to be a little more informed.

You can also use opinions from places like this board, but there are
biases here too. People tend to vote for the equipment they've
invested in, as a means of self-affirmation. So you take that into
account and triangulate from that. If you've seen alot of posts from
someone, it doesn't necessarily mean you trust their opinion more,
but at least you know something about their biases and can
triangulate from that as well.

You take all this data and process it. Then you spend a bunch of
money that you should be saving for your kid's college or retirement.

Anyway, there's not much not to like about the C1. Whether it's
worth $2,800 of your money is the harder question. Those who need
drawbars obviously pass on it. It seems to me like Clavia's
philosophy leans towards making great instruments rather than just
accurate fascimiles of great instruments.

Adan



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