RE: DAC 80 - availability

OK, Ok, I give up, $15US each for current stock...(ouch)

John :-#)#

At 09:23 AM 11/30/1999 -0600, you wrote:
>On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Clay Cowgill wrote:
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> > I think that's probably reasonable. Best I've found in distribution is
> > about $18 each before shipping and handling charges. They seem to be
> around
> > $50/ea otherwise.
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> > I've never had any luck sourcing these from brokers. YMMV. ;-)
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> Maybe I'm a bit jaded, because I design 24-bit DACs that get
>sold for around $0.50 a pop, but I've found the DAC-800 (800s, not
>80s) for single digit $s per TUBE. Since the 800 is a superior part, why
>not use those, rather than pay $25 a PIECE for DAC-80s, from John, who,
>until recently sold them for $10 a piece on his web page. Burr-Brown sold
>DAC-80s as recently as 1992 (and maybe even more recently -- that's the
>most recent product selection guide I have of theirs) and I doubt it was
>for anywhere near $25 a piece. Some bottom feeder company has what was
>left of their stock sitting around, I'm sure.
>
> Has anyone tried contacting Burr-Brown? They're sort of an
>oddball company (they're still making R-2R DACs, and trying to make
>them real high-performance -- how much more oddball can you get?) and may
>even have stock left, or be able to point someone in the right direction.
>
> I'm just calling the facts as I see them. Shop around before you
>buy is all I'm saying. >I< wouldn't pay that price.
>
>Joe
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Received on Tue Nov 30 09:52:56 1999