Comments on: Alesis Debuts The SR-18 Portable Drum Machine http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/01/29/alesis-debuts-the-sr-18-portable-drum-machine/ Electronic music news, synthesizers, reviews and more! Fri, 16 May 2008 04:29:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: two_ears_good http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/01/29/alesis-debuts-the-sr-18-portable-drum-machine/#comment-124066 two_ears_good Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:27:38 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/01/29/alesis-debuts-the-sr-18-portable-drum-machine/#comment-124066 > an MSRP of $399 Really? That's high, considering that it seems to be a slight evolution from the SR-16 which sells for around $150. Maybe the SR-18's street price will be well below the MSRP. This product essentially competes with the BOSS DR products. Does the inclusion of the bass synth justify the price jump, or is Alesis just counting on luring customers in with the promise of something new in a shiny, curvy package? Alesis have priced the SR-18 near the high end of current sample-based drum machines; I'm not sure it belongs there. > an MSRP of $399

Really? That’s high, considering that it seems to be a slight evolution from the SR-16 which sells for around $150. Maybe the SR-18’s street price will be well below the MSRP.

This product essentially competes with the BOSS DR products. Does the inclusion of the bass synth justify the price jump, or is Alesis just counting on luring customers in with the promise of something new in a shiny, curvy package? Alesis have priced the SR-18 near the high end of current sample-based drum machines; I’m not sure it belongs there.

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