Xmas Offers in the UK?

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 10:20 am

I've been trying to work out the best way to get some more DSP oomph for my system, bearing the current round of Xmas offers in mind.

The SRB's still out of my price range, so to add to my current Pulsar II (Pro) setup, either the Luna II or the Pulsar XTC would seem to fit the bill.

After some Euro -> UKP calculations:

XTC (along with the Mix & Master pack) is currently 563UKP.

The best price I've seen for a LUNA II in the UK is 350UKP (about 495 Euros) and that's without the M&M Pack. Adding the M&M pack (current special offer price) to a Luna II gives 737UKP.

Based on this, the special offer XTC seems to be the way forward!

I have only been able to find the XTC at the following (UK) places so far:

615UKP at musicvillageschools
615UKP at Turnkey
689UKP at inta-audio

None of the above mention the M&M Pack thrown in as part of the deal. Besides, the current price should be 563UKP.

As far as I can tell, the XTC is not available at:
Dolphin Music, Digital Village or SoundsLive

I've checked out the UK's distributor website (http://www.sonic8.com/creamware.html), but 'Pulsar II' and 'Luna II' aren't links to anywhere (unlike the other C-Ware products). Pulsar XTC doesn't even get a mention :-/

Does anybody have any ideas as to how to go about purchasing a Pulsar XTC in the UK according to the current special offer?

TIA,

Royston

[ This Message was edited by: Counterparts on 2003-10-10 11:21 ]

siberiansun · Post by **siberiansun** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 7:57 pm

shouldn't be too long (i hope) until
http://www.thomann.de
publish their Pulsar christmas deals.
they always seem to have fair prices.
flat shipping rate to U.K: £15

Good luck!

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 3:47 am

siberiansun wrote:

shouldn't be too long (i hope) until
http://www.thomann.de
publish their Pulsar christmas deals.
they always seem to have fair prices.
flat shipping rate to U.K: £15

Good luck!

Thanks for the tip...no sign of the special offers as yet, but already cheaper than anywhere in the UK (postage included)!

Royston

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 5:49 am

Just got an email reply from thomann:

Xmas Pulsar II M&M package: 999 Euros
Xmas Pulsar XTC M&M Package: 799 Euros

So...about 100 to 150 Euros difference (more expensive) from that advertised on Creamware's site... Still pretty good vfm, though!

I've asked a few more UK places too, but no reply from them as yet.

Royston

siberiansun · Post by **siberiansun** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 8:11 pm

well, i think €698 is net, "before tax".
what really sucks is that XTC + MM cost €868 if you click the swedish flag...
no big surprise really, swedish taxes has always been sky high

well, i just bought a UAD-1 and a couple of Fostex pm-01's,
if i were to buy an XTC card now my girlfriend would probably consider packing her bags.

anyway, good luck with your forthcoming investment Roy!

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Fri Oct 17, 2003 3:49 am

siberiansun wrote:

well, i think €698 is net, "before tax".

Ah..yeah, that makes sense.

what really sucks is that XTC + MM cost €868 if you click the swedish flag...
no big surprise really, swedish taxes has always been sky high

A 'Luxury' tax, similar to what they have in France?

Various flavours of UK Gov. have been trying to put VAT (our 'luxury' tax) on books. "Books, the luxury item". Fortunately, they haven't succeeded yet although they did put VAT on fuel, so that more old people die of hypothermia 'cos they can't afford to heat their homes

Oops...bit OT there.

well, i just bought a UAD-1 and a couple of Fostex pm-01's,
if i were to buy an XTC card now my girlfriend would probably consider packing her bags.

anyway, good luck with your forthcoming investment Roy!

Cheers 'Sun. So may things to buy, so not enough money...

Royston

Ricardo · Post by **Ricardo** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 9:45 am

Keep your eye on ebay. I recently got a Luna II with M&M pack for $900 AUS, and it's still under warranty.That's about 500 EURO. Only 3 DSP however. But I've seen a few Pulsar 2's and Power Pulsars hanging around.
Good Luck

_________________
Ricardo (of the Clan 'Ricardo')

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Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 4:05 am

Ricardo wrote:

Keep your eye on ebay. I recently got a Luna II with M&M pack for $900 AUS, and it's still under warranty.That's about 500 EURO. Only 3 DSP however. But I've seen a few Pulsar 2's and Power Pulsars hanging around.
Good Luck

I don't trust ebay particularly...a friend of mine nearly got ripped off recently by some bloke in Russia (detected by examining email headers from the seller) and ebay didn't do sh** about it. Also, I'd rather have a new product and the full warranty.

Royston

Eric Dahlberg · Post by **Eric Dahlberg** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:53 am

http://www.jrrshop.com offers free International shipping on all software & soundcard orders of $399 or more, including the Creamware cards. We don't have XTC's yet (expecting them next month) but our Pulsar II rates seem to actually be within or close to within the budget that you're aiming for.

menno · Post by **menno** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 4:59 pm

This Xmas deal, do you have to get it from the Dealer, or can you buy a card from any dealer and then register for the free packs on the CW site?

I ask because I havent seen any UK dealers with the Xmas deal advertised.

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 7:00 am

That's a good question! I haven't received a reply from any of the UK dealers I've contacted so far though.

Might be worth asking Creamware directly about that one, I would have thought.

Royston

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 10:12 am

Xmas Pulsar XTC M&M Package: 799 Euros

Well, I have bitten the bullet and ordered it from Thomann! Ulp.

In all this time, not one UK company replied to me regarding this...guess they're all doing so well that they don't need any additional business

Thx again for the link!

Royston

Post by **Guest** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 7:00 pm

Hi,

I beleive it has to be from a dealer who would honor the special.

Creamware ship the new boards with the software to the dealer so it is up to the dealer to give you the software.

so the software won't be flagged upon registration. It must be given to you by the dealer.

Stige · Post by **Stige** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 7:41 am

Hi

Does anybody know if the Pulsar XTC Xmas offer really contains FULL Mix'n'Master Pack or only those plugins that are mentioned in Creamware site?
There seems to be some misinformation between thomann and creamware.

Post by **Guest** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 8:05 pm

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Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 4:31 am

Stige wrote:

Does anybody know if the Pulsar XTC Xmas offer really contains FULL Mix'n'Master Pack or only those plugins that are mentioned in Creamware site?
There seems to be some misinformation between thomann and creamware.

I noticed that too. Thomann indicate that they include the M&M pack, so (hopefully) I'll find out for sure, soon!

I don't think they've shipped yet...they needed me to send a scan of both sides of the credit card and one of a recent statement as the order was over 500 euros. I sent that off a few days ago, but haven't heard anything since.

Royston

Stige · Post by **Stige** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 9:21 am

Hi Royston

I'm about to buy from thomann too, but this confusion about plugins makes me thinking.. I mailed to thomann and didn't get any reply. Usually they reply during one day.
However, it's a great offer, even with less plugins included. But I would miss the bigger mixer. Perhaps you could let us know when your order has been shipped to you.
Didn't know it's so complicated to order stuff from UK.. Here in finland, we just fill the order form and then we pay it to the local post office, when our packet has arrived.

darkrezin · Post by **darkrezin** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 12:49 pm

Maybe you could try http://www.musicians-gear.com - prices seem to be cheaper and I've found them reliable (but they can take up to 2-3 weeks to deliver the goods).

peace

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 4:25 am

Quite a bit cheaper! 710 Euros for the Pulsar XTC + M&M Pack Xmas special.

I have sent another email to Thomann this morning, asking them how things are (or possibly aren't) proceeding with my order. They've been very quiet for then last 3-4 days.

Royston

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Mon Nov 24, 2003 10:28 am

Still nothing from Thomann! :-/

Royston