[BC] Radio stations that buy new equipment...

[Dana Puopolo]

There's also the issue of reliability.  How long is that el-cheapo 
Emachine computer gonna last before the hard drive crashes?  


That el cheapo E machine uses the SAME hard drive, power supply, motherboard
and RAM as a premium machine. Hstory has shown emachines to be as reliable as
any other.


Ditto for the Behringer mixer...how long before the faders get funky and 
intermittent.  Or get feedback because you forgot to turn down the 
monitors when you faded up the mic.  Or the consumer CD player where 
the drawer jams after 6 mo?

I agree with your statements here...AND many times you can get two of the
consumer units for the cost of ONE pro one.  Also, many tmes the consumer gear
offers better sound quality.


Don't get me wrong, I've had to make do with consumer stuff before 
too, but if you wanna be a pro, use professional tools.  No one is 
saying you have to buy a top-of-the-line digital console with all the 
bells and whistles, but you said yourself that visitors were a bit 
taken aback to see a studio that looked low budget.  Better to go 
with the well-maintained 15-20 yr old board that's made for the job 
rather than some toy mixer.

Haven't we all?

-D