MC-1 best upgrade prices?

Posted by Philip Brandes [IP: 24.8.188.112] on October 27, 1999 at 01:43:24
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In Reply to: MC-1 best upgrade prices? posted by D.Bonnell on October 26, 1999 at 21:38:05:

That was pretty much the upgrade cost during the Lexicon-sponsored DC-1 trade-in, so I'd say the dealer is being fair.

Traded-in DC-1s are being sold on the audio newsgroups for around $1700-1900. Normally a trade-in is applied to full retail price, so you're getting a $3600 credit towards the MC-1 for your DC-1.

Assuming the possibility you could sell your DC-1 and purchase an MC-1 at a 10% discount (hard to find while the product is still backordered), it would cost around $5000 (new MC-1) - $1800 (sold DC-1 if you can find a buyer) = 3200.

If you can get an MC-1 for $2345 without the hassle of selling your DC-1, it sounds like a decent savings.

Bargain or not, it's still $2345 though! Before you pop for it, just as a sanity check, consider two questions:

- Is the rest of your system (especially speakers) capable of revealing the difference with the MC-1? There are a lot of systems out there for which the DC-1 is a good match.

- How much faith do you have in the new multichannel formats (DVD-A and/or SACD)?

I suggest you take a good look at your entire system and assess where the best allocation of that $2345 would go.

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