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Originally Posted by feedingear
MBTC, I think youd find that because this board exists not only as discussion about TI synths etc, but also to troubleshoot problems, theres probably a stack of TI owners that are having absolutely no issues whatsoever, who simply dont post here because they havent needed to yet.
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You have a fair point, and applies to many categories of technology I'm sure.
The one area that is kind of a black box for me is that when I look for other items that I would categorize as similar (lets say any hardware, software, or electronics that are relatively expensive... maybe a few hundred dollars or more), I can't go out on the web and quickly do research to get a feel for the overall reliability of the synth relative to similar products the way I could with other products. When it comes to things like cars, home appliances (TV, stereo, fridge, washer dryer etc) I have organizations like the consumers union that do extensive surveys on how the customer is making out with the purchase a few months down the road.
For synth hardware, I have nothing to go by for an opinion-at-large other than forums and you tube. Surely it would be different if I worked full time in a studio and had my hands on lots of kit, but I don't.
So, the only metric I really have is the ratio of people complaining about all of the technical issues compared to the folks that come here saying "I just got a Virus and I can't believe I waited this long to plunk down $3000". The feeling I get is that the consenus is that it's a great sounding instrument, but the ratio of those struggling with it to those utilizing it to the fullest feels rather bleak to me. I am of course drawing a comparison with vendor and enthusiast forums for other technology gadgets I own or are considering buying, where I view the forums and I see a lot of folks that are so enthusiastic about the product they just love to learn every aspect of it, then maybe 1 in 100 will have some issue. In the case of the virus it seems like at least 10:1 troubleshooters to users without issue.
I could be wrong, it's just a perspective and I admit to being a little jaded due to my own experience with the Ti2. I don't think my unit was bad, but given how much discussion I see here about defective units relative to fully successful users, I'd say Access could benefit by implementing six sigma or some other better manufacturing measure because the defect rate just seems higher than any hardware in any category I'm aware of.
Seems like you've had good luck with yours, which is great. I hope I can say the same some day.