in germany i buy it at www.record-express-ulm.de

Hello Martin,

For a list of international Rane distributors who can help you locate an authorized Rane dealer in your area please look here www.rane.com

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to email me directly shaunw@rane.com

I ordered SSL last week from www.thomann.de
After I placed the order I noticed they didn't have it in stock, but I think I'll get it this week - they're usually pretty quick. If you have a VAT (BTW) number they deduct the tax in advance. I think I'm paying 650 euros or something.

I also spoke to Dijkman Muziek here in Amsterdam and they said they could order it from the Dutch distributor - I guess most shops could do that.

650 euros... send me 650euros (~$1000) and i'll hand deliver you an SSL unit by the weekend

in spain... 1000 euros!!! ($1208!!!)

fortunately i finally payed 800 euros... :S

tashafa, 650euros is a pretty decent deal in europe!! Suggested retail price is 850Euros in Germany.

i paid 730 at record express in germany.. perhaps it became in the last months more expensively ..

No, I am not talking about the street price only the suggested retail price, that something different. Still the street price in Europe is substantially higher than in the states.

jo i know but u didn't say that u talk about the retail price :P

why dont u guys send me 600euros and i'll send u an SSL unit

Send the unit first :)

Where are you located? I'm pretty sure that here in Europe 650 is what you can expect to pay for SSL. Of course it hasn't been available here very long and prices usually drop after a product's been on the market for a while.

tashafa, will you declare it as a gift worth less than 25 EUR? Else the receipent will have to pay customs duty and VAT... ;-)

I had allready found it, but the dutch distributer (www.electricsound.com) for Rane does not have it yet. Expected date is summer 2004 and they do not give a price yet. Because I have to wait till the end of september i still have a little patience, but i was just asking around.

Another thing...what causes the considerable difference in retail price in America and Europe? Just taxes and customs or are there other reasons?

are you sure? the website states 777 euro

and what about replacement vinyl records??

where do you buy it?

Contact the Rane distributor for your counrty (look here www.rane.com ) and ask where you can find replacement SL vinyl.

Hi,

Recently i received a reply to my question by email about when to expect SSL in the netherlands. This is that reply:

quote:

Beste Martin Boeren,

Door omstandigheden buiten onze wil om is het voor ons helaas onmogelijk nu
een antwoord op uw vraag te geven. Wij kunnen op dit moment niets anders
doen dan afwachten.

Met vriendelijke groet,

Jan Geerts
Electric Sound BV


In English this means the importer can not do any anouncements about SSL due to reasons beyond their control. does any one of the ssl crew have anymore info about this?

Hi Martin, I will look into it and get back to you soon.

I got the same reply, so got SSL from the Music Store in Koln. Also Elevator (in Germany) has it in stock but they have a higher price.

thnks bartaug. i will look into them

music store koln is a good one. i have nice experiences with them, but i am also thinking about getting a copy from the states. my friends sister lives there, so maybe we can arrange something to get it sent here...

p.s. bartaug.. if you like, you can add me to msn (broeren79 at hotmail com would like to hear your experinces and maybe tell you mine as soon as i got my version of ssl

Yes, I agree Music Store is a good shop. But I bought the last one they had in stock last week :-) I don't know when they get new supply.

I'll send an email to your hotmail account, I don't use msn. If you live nearby Nijmegen you can have a look at SSL over here. I'm sure you will like it :)

I mailed Dutch importer "TheFutureStore" and got this reply:

We wachten al vanaf begin zomer tot het eerste exemplaar ter test bij ons komt, maar tot nu toe wordt de levering steeds uitgesteld.

In English:

We've been waiting since the beginning of summer for the first demo package, but so far the delivery keeps getting postponed.

I'll probably order at www.thomann.de or musicstoreKoeln.de

In germany i buy it at

djservice.com

It's a good shop with a great support.

...with high prices.

that probably isn't the official importer, cause it's not listed on the rane site...

Ah, thanks. I'm pretty sure I found the link to that store on either the Serato or the Rane dealers list, but now I can't find it... Spooky..

I emailed the Duch importer that's on the Rane site ("electric sound bv") and got this reply:

"Helaas, door omstandigheden buiten ons om is het op dit moment nog niet
mogelijk om dit interessante product in Nederland te distribueren."

In English:
"Due to circumstances beyond our control it is currently not possible for us to distribute this interesting product in the Netherlands."


What's the deal, Serato/Rane?
Are you having difficulty producing enough units to keep up with demand, or are there politics involved? From what I understand, SSL is available in Germany, but even there supplies are limited.

any news yet??

I should just order it in Germany, you should have it in a fews days.

in a week or 2 i will, and when i do, i will be all over your emailbox!! no serious.. i'm waiting for my laptop to be repaired, it's been away for a couple of days now. hope to have it back by friday next week.

I think you will much to busy spinning with SSL and won't have time for email anymore :-)

Any news?