Comments on: SSL X-Patch http://www.wiretotheear.com/2010/09/28/ssl-x-patch/ Mon, 20 May 2013 18:44:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Mark http://www.wiretotheear.com/2010/09/28/ssl-x-patch/comment-page-1/#comment-12243 Mark Fri, 08 Oct 2010 06:33:49 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=5903#comment-12243 Looks like a great product, but $1000+ strikes me as a bit ludicrous. The digital control portion of this can't be half as complicated as a modern wireless internet router, and those run for less than $100. Write off another $100 for quality switchable patchbay components... tack on another $100 for costs associated with limited-quantity production. The margin on this thing still feels pretty unjustifiable to me. Hopefully this will inspire some other manufacturers to jump in and offer competing products at a more reasonable price point. There's definitely demand for a product like this, very useful. Looks like a great product, but $1000+ strikes me as a bit ludicrous. The digital control portion of this can’t be half as complicated as a modern wireless internet router, and those run for less than $100. Write off another $100 for quality switchable patchbay components… tack on another $100 for costs associated with limited-quantity production. The margin on this thing still feels pretty unjustifiable to me.

Hopefully this will inspire some other manufacturers to jump in and offer competing products at a more reasonable price point. There’s definitely demand for a product like this, very useful.

]]> By: synthetic http://www.wiretotheear.com/2010/09/28/ssl-x-patch/comment-page-1/#comment-11580 synthetic Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:32:44 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=5903#comment-11580 You can get a simple TRS patchbay for about $50-100. I have three of them and they are very helpful. You can get a simple TRS patchbay for about $50-100. I have three of them and they are very helpful.

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