Sequential Renews The Prophet-5 + Prophet-10

D575 · Post by **D575** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:00 am

https://www.gearnews.com/sequential-ren ... rophet-10/

https://www.sequential.com/product/prophet-10/

https://youtu.be/1acVKBsctrw

danx · Post by **danx** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:27 pm

Wow this is expensive!
I'll wait for Behringers.

billysynth · Post by **billysynth** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:57 pm

Hello Korg...time to launch the new OpSix, and, Kronos replacement.

Join the Party bro...the world is bankrupt but who cares? Right?

Vas

dhmartens · Post by **dhmartens** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 1:05 am

I think the reissues are done to extend the patent thus keeping Behringer from reissuing it. Roland is protecting their 80's intellectual property too.

Bring your own effects is interesting.

megamarkd · Post by **megamarkd** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 2:08 am

dhmartens wrote:I think the reissues are done to extend the patent thus keeping Behringer from reissuing it. Roland is protecting their 80's intellectual property too.

Bring your own effects is interesting.

Don't know about that, Behringer copies circuit schematics which can not be patented. It is how Uli started and how he wasn't successfully sued by Mackie.
I've seen somewhere that Behringer's clones are actually stimulating the desire for the originals. The price of the originals they are cloning isn't dropping and there is very much a group of musicians who want the genuine products and likely not to buy a clone for the simple fact that it is a clone. If companies who are still operating were to ignore that market, it would mean they are ignoring an income source.

Narioso · Post by **Narioso** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 2:18 am

danx wrote:Wow this is expensive!

You have a Kronos 2, Fantom 6 and Moog One and complain about prices?
That's funny.

I'll wait for Behringers.

End january Behringer release Pro 800, which is a 8 voice replica of Prophet 600 which is just 6 voice - at $600.

A must have...

StephenKay · Post by **StephenKay** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 2:42 am

dhmartens wrote:I think the reissues are done to extend the patent thus keeping Behringer from reissuing it. Roland is protecting their 80's intellectual property too.

You can't "extend" a patent. Period. 20 years. That's it.

D575 · Post by **D575** » Tue Oct 27, 2020 5:03 am

https://forum.sequential.com/index.php/ ... 747.0.html

Gulliver · Post by **Gulliver** » Sun Feb 06, 2022 11:05 pm

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Space Girl · Post by **Space Girl** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:44 am

Yes the Prophet 5 / 10 are high priced but your'e paying for very high quality when you purchase a Dave Smith Instrument, and well worth the cost. Korg is fantastic but Dave Smith is another level all together and if you are into exploring sounds to the maximum then it's worth having a Prophet or a Rev.

Don't think Behringer could ever replicate a Prophet and you just wouldn't want them too.

blazerunner · Post by **blazerunner** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:45 am

danx wrote:Wow this is expensive!
I'll wait for Behringers.

That was kind of funny. Behringers stuff is always like flat soda to me.