I don't think that's the case at all. I believe more in the 'a rising tide lifts all boats' outlook. I think Behringer doing well means everyone is going to do well. IMO, the people that were going to buy Moog were never interested in Behringer in the first place regardless of price and the same the other way around. Someone looking a Model D wasn't going to buy Minimoog reissue. One isn't exactly stealing market share from another, because while they're both the type of item, they're competing at vastly different price points and consumers.deastman wrote: ↑Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:02 pm I have mixed feelings about this. We’ll probably be hearing about layoffs at Moog within a year. Their overpriced synths covered a fair living wage for skilled craftsmen building instruments in North Carolina. Behringer’s massive Chinese factory can crank out similar instruments in massive quantities at a price that no one else can match. On the other hand, I own a DM12 and a Neutron, so I can’t exactly claim the moral high ground. It just feels like the whole industry has been in a race to the bottom ever since Korg got back into analog with the Monotron. Interesting times we live in, that’s for sure...
It's not good to have only a 'high end' or only a 'low end' -- you want the spectrum covered. That's a healthly market with choice. I can think of any number of stupid analogies, but guys buying/modding $30K cars for performance are never going to drag companies like Porsche and the like out of business. If anything, those same guys aspire to one day own the 'higher end' stuff regardless if what they already have is 80-90% the same thing for 30-40% the price. $10 wine in a box isn't driving high end Napa Valley and French wine out of business. Appreciation and exposure to one usually helps the other. It's human nature to want what you can't have (usually the more expensive thing).
I'm all over these Behringer releases... I have a Neutron and Model D. I'll absolutely get a Pro-1 (always wanted one) and likely the 808/909 boxes. At the same time, I'd have never bought a Moog aside from possibly someday a the Subsequent 37 (that's still far fetched) and would absolutely never buy a classic Pro-One, nor would I ever consider original 808 or 909 machines.
Smiliar features (incuding Moog filter), but overall more usable, for a fraction of price.
} Bentleys and Mercs are still prestige, and still sell well) If anything it should UP the game for all.
