M-Audio MicroTracker details **PART III**

[ice8888]

FWIW, I just got off the phone with my local salesman of M-Audio products who spoke with his rep from M-Audio today and was told the MicroTrack is expected to ship to retailers on Tuesday the 6th. We'll see...
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hmmm... wonder if i can have it by sept 9th in denver... 

[jkeats]

Weird - 4 available on ebay over in Europe.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7345474197&ssPageName=MERC_VI_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT

Does this mean they are shipping in Europe?  Already way over priced, but interesting.  The auction is in dutch or german or something, so I don't what it says really.

[udovdh]

Weird - 4 available on ebay over in Europe.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7345474197&ssPageName=MERC_VI_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT

Does this mean they are shipping in Europe?  Already way over priced, but interesting.  The auction is in dutch or german or something, so I don't what it says really.

It is in German ('Deutsch...'). 444 euro is the standard German asking price for the MT.

[John R]

Weird - 4 available on ebay over in Europe.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7345474197&ssPageName=MERC_VI_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT

Does this mean they are shipping in Europe?  Already way over priced, but interesting.  The auction is in dutch or german or something, so I don't what it says really.

two ways to look at this:

1.  they're selling them on spec
2.  they should be in the states w/in a week(this statement coming from the extreme optimist in me )

[JasonSobel]

two ways to look at this:

1.  they're selling them on spec
2.  they should be in the states w/in a week(this statement coming from the extreme optimist in me )

the most recent information we have from several retailers is that shipping will begin the first full week of Sept.  So the idea that they'll be here next week is pretty realistic, I think.  not necessarily extremely optimistic anymore

[bartek]

Weird - 4 available on ebay over in Europe.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7345474197&ssPageName=MERC_VI_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT

Does this mean they are shipping in Europe?  Already way over priced, but interesting.  The auction is in dutch or german or something, so I don't what it says really.

two ways to look at this:

1.  they're selling them on spec
2.  they should be in the states w/in a week(this statement coming from the extreme optimist in me )

In the item description it says that they are expecting the MT to be shipped in the first week of september. So the seller pretty much knows the same as we do. The guys at thomann.de - they claim to be the biggest M-Audio retailer in europe - expect to get the MT by september 8th.

[mmedley.]

Here is a question. With a Microdrive with the following specs, how much power would this drive suck off the MT battery? What sort of times are we looking at here without phantom?


Microdrive 6GB Power Specs:


Requirement +3.3V power supply ±5% +5V power supply ±5%

Current (write) 305 mA 314mA

Current (standby)  16 mA 18 mA

Power consumption efficiency 0.055 (watts/GB at idle) 0.090 (watts/GB at idle)

[WiFiJeff]

Here's another rumor for the mill, supposedly just now from the nat'l sales manager.  End of September, but no later as they have to make Qtrly numbers, first shipment will be 1000, second to follow about ten days later.

Jeff

[hyperplane]

thanks for that post, Sixto Lezcano! +t

[John Kelly]

Aren't they going for $350 basically everywhere???

[jkeats]

i preordered from cascade a week or so ago and the price was 400.  Thimk I'll cancel it now since there are many at 350.

[OFOTD]

i preordered from cascade a week or so ago and the price was 400.  Thimk I'll cancel it now since there are many at 350.

Before you cancel with Frank see if he will price match for you.  Always like to keep business in the community if at all possible.

[tonyvt]

Microtrack will make initial shipment to retail stores at the end of September. 2ndshipment will be in late November.

[wbrisette]

Microtrack will make initial shipment to retail stores at the end of September. 2ndshipment will be in late November.

So glad I got a 722.. Guess I'll get a bit more serious about stealthing it since the MT still seems to be vapor.

it's not vapor, just late... but then so was the 744/722. The taper community is very excited about these products and unfortunately when the companys rush them to market they tend to have a load of problems. There isn't a single 722/744, Deva IV/V, or Cantar unit that hasn't seen multiple firmware upgrades to fix or enable features the unit was sold with. If a vendor can fix the problems before they get out into the field, they can save themselves from the public black eye that can haunt them for years. Public perception is huge! As I see it, the proliferation of 24-bit recording devices is nothing but good for the recording community. Of course now we'll all have to wait to see how these 24-bit sources sound. No longer can people just dump to their computer and mark the tracks. Now dithering to 16-bits comes into play for CDs and it will be interesting to see what happens there since we all know not all dithering routines are created equal.

Wayne

[mmedley.]

Microtrack will make initial shipment to retail stores at the end of September. 2ndshipment will be in late November.

Anyone else confirm this?

Nice avatar btw!