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Sure. But that's not why most people buy it. Just like most people don't buy a Rolex Submariner because they regularly do deep dives in the ocean.
by musicalynejd 5y ago
Sure.
But that's not why most people buy it.
Just like most people don't buy a Rolex Submariner because they regularly do deep dives in the ocean.
- dag11 5y agoDive watches aren't for diving, divers use dive computers. But lots of musicians seem to use OP-1s...
- musicalynejd 5y agoThere were no dive computers in 1960. Read up Rolex Submariner history. It actually started as a tool and was used by divers for decades.
- dmschulman 5y agoThere will always be a collector class with any category of designer product. Established manufacturers (Nike, Monte Blanc, Omega) are aware of this and directly cater to those customers. I don't think this was TE's intent when they launched their synthesizer. The OP-1 is an incredibly well designed product that stands on its own as an instrument. The device has taken on the life of a status symbol somewhat in 10 years, but is that due to TE or due to the quality of the product? Synthesizers have their own collector class after all, but I don't think you can accuse TE of intentionally catering to those folks when they made the OP-1. People like good design for many reasons. The OP-1 has an undeniable aesthetic quality but it's a versatile and flexible (and portable) instrument under all that.
- GoofballJones 5y agoThat's a very bad hole to dig with "most people buy it because" nonsense. Why do YOU care what others buy or don't buy? Were you ever going to get one? Even at $400-$600? It smacks of "I don't want this, therefore NO one should want this...and if they do they are only getting it because blah blah blah". Let people like/use/play what they want and stop judging others for their choices just because they're not YOUR choices. I, btw, don't own anything by Teenage Engineering, but it absolutely doesn't affect my world one iota if someone else does.
- musicalynejd 5y agoIt was an observation. I don't care what they buy or not, but can't I comment on what I see? Am I not allowed to observe that most people who buy a Lamborghini are not interested in driving it around a track?
- devin 5y agoDo me a favor and go on YouTube or Instagram or Facebook and look up the million videos of people making music with it. You don’t know what you’re talking about here. I don’t know a single person who flashes their OP-1. By your argument, owning a guitar and only knowing a couple chords is “status symbol” purchase.
- musicalynejd 5y agoYou know what I see in 20% of instagram pictures tagged OP-1? Cassettes. Are you telling me there is no hipster aesthetic that a lot of these posters aspire too?
- bsder 5y agoOh, God, you're not joking. Cassette--because 6 bit ADC's are good enough for everybody.
- devin 5y agoYou don’t like the aesthetic. It would be art if it was high definition? What are you trying to say?
- devin 5y agoWho cares? Are they making music? If you don’t like some particular piece of music, just say so, but you’re pigeonholing a lot of people, and it makes you look like you’re saying “they’re wearing bellbottoms! This isn’t art!”
- sooheon 5y agoDoes this say more about the people who use OP-1 or the people who use Instagram?
- ybbond 5y agoI kinda agree with your cynical view, I often view that way too. But I think not worth defending further than this. It will end up trash talks.