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<blockquote data-quote="brian maddox" data-source="post: 49469" data-attributes="member: 158">Re: Wow, things have sure changed....yes.&nbsp; yes it was.&nbsp; ish.truth is all the big analog desks have taken a big resale hit with the advent of Big Digital, but the Yamahas have taken it on the chin worse than most due to the sheer numbers of them out there.&nbsp; the fact that they seem to never break means there are tons of them left in very good working order, and it seems that no one ever really &#039;wanted&#039; them, they just &#039;accepted&#039; them.&nbsp; i&#039;ve seen PM5Ks in mint condition going for 5 grand US which is almost a crime.&nbsp; in contrast, the XL4 continues to hold a reasonable value due to it&#039;s perceived sound quality.&nbsp; there are still quite a few tours that carry them, and i might do the same if i had the option.&nbsp; and i&#039;ve seen some Paragon IIs going for fairly good money as well.but yeah, big analog is over.&nbsp; which makes me sad.&nbsp; but i&#039;m old and big and analog and pretty much over too.&nbsp; so there it is...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="brian maddox, post: 49469, member: 158"] Re: Wow, things have sure changed.... yes. yes it was. ish. truth is all the big analog desks have taken a big resale hit with the advent of Big Digital, but the Yamahas have taken it on the chin worse than most due to the sheer numbers of them out there. the fact that they seem to never break means there are tons of them left in very good working order, and it seems that no one ever really 'wanted' them, they just 'accepted' them. i've seen PM5Ks in mint condition going for 5 grand US which is almost a crime. in contrast, the XL4 continues to hold a reasonable value due to it's perceived sound quality. there are still quite a few tours that carry them, and i might do the same if i had the option. and i've seen some Paragon IIs going for fairly good money as well. but yeah, big analog is over. which makes me sad. but i'm old and big and analog and pretty much over too. so there it is... [/QUOTE]

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