cclarry Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 $1050 https://www.thomannmusic.com/universal_audio_uad_2_octo.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Plus beaucoup $$$$ for shipping and customs to USA customers? 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 10 minutes ago, Bapu said: Plus beaucoup $$$$ for shipping and customs to USA customers? 🙂 Actually their shipping is SUPER reasonable....I was surprised when checking things how affordable (and FAST) it was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Does Thomann have a USA distribution center? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 18 minutes ago, abacab said: Does Thomann have a USA distribution center? Not that I'm aware of...but their shipping is "shockingly cheap" so I really don't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecode 101 Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 So I have never even used anything like this before. Can I assume, if you have that card in the DAW PC, you get all the UAD plugins for free and they all run off the card and basically don't use any local RAM system resources on the PC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, telecode 101 said: So I have never even used anything like this before. Can I assume, if you have that card in the DAW PC, you get all the UAD plugins for free and they all run off the card and basically don't use any local RAM system resources on the PC? Initially you get a set of essential plugins free. After that there are additional plugins avail for purchase. Their prices are not for the faint of heart though. Wait for sales, I say, and even then some can still be costly; but d.a.m.n.e.d fine plugins though. Edited July 6, 2022 by Bapu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, telecode 101 said: So I have never even used anything like this before. Can I assume, if you have that card in the DAW PC, you get all the UAD plugins for free and they all run off the card and basically don't use any local RAM system resources on the PC? You get "Some" plugins free with the card, and the card offloads the processing for UAD plugins from the PC CPU, saving system resources and "lightening the load"! There is a definite "sound" difference with the UAD Plugins also. But the UAD Plugins, even on sale, aren't cheap! Edited July 6, 2022 by cclarry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Hah! I beat @cclarry to it. 🙂 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 @cclarry Whoa, you're right. ~$27 for shipping. That's a little over $200 savings from Sweetwater's price today ($1299). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, Bapu said: @cclarry Whoa, you're right. ~$27 for shipping. That's a little over $200 savings from Sweetwater's price today ($1299). Yep...if you're buying hardware (and some software) I highly recommend Thomann! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 13 minutes ago, cclarry said: Yep...if you're buying hardware (and some software) I highly recommend Thomann! I doubt they could ship anything for $27 to a US address, unless it's coming from a warehouse somewhere in Kansas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 Just now, abacab said: I doubt they could ship anything for $27 to a US address, unless it's coming from a warehouse somewhere in Kansas. I really don't care where it's coming from....I care about the "bottom line" LOL 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, abacab said: I doubt they could ship anything for $27 to a US address, unless it's coming from a warehouse somewhere in Kansas. 3 minutes ago, cclarry said: I really don't care where it's coming from....I care about the "bottom line" LOL I suspect they have an agreement with US manufacturers to ship from their distribution centers/warehouses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husker Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 As a Nebraska farm kid, I don't care about Kansas... 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecode 101 Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 36 minutes ago, abacab said: I doubt they could ship anything for $27 to a US address, unless it's coming from a warehouse somewhere in Kansas. 35 minutes ago, cclarry said: I really don't care where it's coming from....I care about the "bottom line" LOL dont you guys pay duty of shipments from overseas? over here duty on a $1000 USD item will going to be pretty steep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 24 minutes ago, telecode 101 said: dont you guys pay duty of shipments from overseas? over here duty on a $1000 USD item will going to be pretty steep. We don't pay VAT, which results in considerable savings to us when buying from Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-cue Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 did notice that Alto had a refurbed one for a bit cheaper.... Alto Universal Audio UAD-2 PCIe Octo Core Refurb $1,012.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 2 hours ago, cclarry said: You get "Some" plugins free with the card, and the card offloads the processing for UAD plugins from the PC CPU, saving system resources and "lightening the load"! There is a definite "sound" difference with the UAD Plugins also. But the UAD Plugins, even on sale, aren't cheap! I guess the affordable way is to not use CPU heavy plugins. use Reaper or VE Pro. This kind of stuff is only for people who make money off it or the hobbyist thinks he's cool for having this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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