Dug Wright, President of Sonoma Wire Works responded to the comments on their interface comparison chart. Here's what he had to say:
Yeah, we didn't make a cheap adapter. We're a small company and GuitarJack is our first hardware product. We're making small runs in the US, not China, so the price point reflects the higher cost of making it this way. With the percentage for the dealer and distributor, there isn't much left over. Probably less than other units on this chart!
If you compare GuitarJack with the iRig, realize that iRig is a plastic case with a single layer board with only 11 analog components on it. You can build one yourself from parts at RadioShack.
GuitarJack is in a machined aluminum case with a 4 layer board with over 100 analog and digital components to switch inputs, set levels and communicate to the software.
Of course we plan to make one compatible with the iPad and iPhone 4. The specs to do that weren't released until the week after the iPhone 4 launched. We are working on it as fast as we can.
cheers,
dug
Douglas Wright, President
Sonoma Wire Works
I don't often re-post comments, but I felt that this one was worth it for everyone to see. Thanks to Sonoma for responding.
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4 comments:
Hmmm. Seems like a case of over-engineering something. It is not worth the cost considering the price of something like a second-hand Korg PXR4; brushed aluminium aside ;)
The connection betwixt the GuitarJack and the device looks flimsy; the leverage from the weight of a guitar cable compared to the length of the unit looks like it'll break off or damage the iPhone itself
I do not think that they will ever recover the development costs as they will not sell enough units; is that why they are asking for 20 bucks upfront?
Yes, I agree. That bottom heavy connection looks like a recipe for disaster. You better not get your leg caught up in that cable.
I just saw Sonoma wants 200$US for the GuitarJack? This is pure ripoff, you can buy a very potent multi-effect unit for that price.
Really, these guys are crazy.
I also appreciate Sonoma responding and providing explanations. But the public continues to speak....
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