Kind of feel like it should have had an OP-Z or similar built into it.
According to TE it also has an āIconic Handleā
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For the price of the optional leather strap, you could have a two or three pocket operators 
For the price of speaker + leather bag you could almost buy a brand new octatrack.
Seriously, I bought my car, which has a kickass sound system, for less.
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Wait, What ?
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The black one is sold out already!
Iām waiting for the marketplace post.
WTT: TE OB-4 with leather bag for your OT mk2
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Of course it is. As much as I like to laugh at TE, they know thereās enough Nathan Barleys out there that will buy their stupid shit for the extortionate prices they charge.
Also, theyāve only made 12 in the first run.
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Iāll wait for the Behringer clone I think : Ā£17.99
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6 years in the making, it canāt be true. Are you saying that Iāll have to wait another 20 years for my next Elektron product?
Its the āsmart speakerā that Guardian readers have been waiting for, bet they give it a glowing review 
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Just seeing this now. I was mildly interested in what āitā might be in the weeks leading up to this.
Now having seen what āitā is, I can honestly say I donāt think Iāve ever seen so much wankery in one product before in my life
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Look Iām playing devilās advocate here because I try to be a positive person and have to believe TE canāt be this self-indulgent.
This is a BT speaker, yes, but also a disk recorder. Theyāll probably release BT or FM transmitters for the OPZ. Then youāve got a portable PA system over which multiple devices can collaborate and record.
I meanā¦as brand extensionā¦itās not the worst thing ever.
Edit: Wait. I donāt see any indication you can record audio in on to disk. But a transmitter for OPZ is comingā¦
And I donāt see anything about the leather being sourced sustainably so **** that bag.
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Funny though they mentioned that they would have plenty of stock. Maybe there are more at the retailers they mention on the product site.
Itās clear that TE are going the route of premium boutique. Generate the buzz, sell expensive (overpriced?) Products and realize profits. They are a design firm that also happened to create an interesting synth machine, if one must distill them down.
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this is amazing 
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In the guide it looks like you canāt even do the remixing stuff when youāre in line-in modeā¦
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Donāt forget, itās magic - if you throw it in the garden, itāll grow and then you can climb it, burglarise a giantās house for a goose that lays golden eggsā¦which even if you do get caught and do time, is good value for money if you ask me. (Letās not get into what happens if the giant comes to reclaim his fowl)
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Fitting in with the theme of 2020 being the most absurd year for a long time.
Is TE a piece of humorous performance art thatās gotten out of hand?
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It wouldnāt surprise me if that was part of the official blurb for this product.
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