I am looking at an ad for a used Kemper unpowered Rack w/Remote. The first question I have is how to determine the age of this unit. Any ideas?
Dating used Kemper equipment.
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Not sure as there haven't been any clear outward physical changes since its inception. Ask the seller?
Side note: I read this as "Dating using Kemper Equipment" and came for some romance tips but alas....
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Someone wrote in a thread somewhere that you can actually contact CS with the serial number and they can tell you when it was made. But I mean, it could still technically stay unused on a shelf for years before being sold, so it doesn't tell you how long it's actually been in use for. But yeah, ask the seller to fill out their contact form.
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The label above the Tap button could be one indication on toaster models. If it says "Profiling Amplifier" it's very old. If it says "Profiler" it's perhaps newer.
Here's a gearpage link to suggest that the change was made after a couple of years:https://www.thegearpage.net/bo…ier.1923813/post-26157197
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Not sure about the rack, but on the head the older ones (pre 2016) they are labelled as Profiling Amplifier, and the newer ones (2016+) are labelled Profiler.
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Has there been any changes to the hardware over the years that would make this even valid? If the hardware hasn't changed, it shouldn't really matter. The old ones will perform exactly as the new ones do. I know the Stage has newer hardware than the other models and I also know there were two versions of it, older and newer. I think there are some differences in the two versions of the stage so it is possible that there have been some hardware changes in the other models.
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From a certain point in time the classical non-Stage Profiler models were also able to work as "Slave" in SPDIF setting, not only as "Master". Think that is pretty close to when the Stage was introduced which also brought this as an improvement.
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If it has many "miles" on the gauge perhaps a LED or two has died ...
Cheers !
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Things do wear out over time and some things just degrade more or less due to the environment they're in.
I think you're right to be filtering out very old units or at least demanding a price that reflects the depreciation of the unit.
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... and you don't buy a computer, use it for 10 years, then sell it for 80% of what you paid.
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Things do wear out over time and some things just degrade more or less due to the environment they're in.
I think you're right to be filtering out very old units or at least demanding a price that reflects the depreciation of the unit.
On the other hand…..I’ve got more than one electronic device that’s 40+ years old that were treated with average respect (read: not much) that still work flawlessly.
I’d still look to pay less for older units, but not expect a large drop. A toaster from 2012 will run exactly like one built yesterday.Which is just bonkers.
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I m not sure, but Kemper must have a system to codify serial numbers.
So I guess You can Ask directly to them sending an e mail providing the Serial Number of the unit You re going to buy.
(In case the seller can not show You the date or other details of purchase the item.)
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I was hoping someone from Kemper would answer my question. Either they have a way to tell or they don't....
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I was hoping someone from Kemper would answer my question. Either they have a way to tell or they don't....
Why not open a support ticket about it?
Nothing wrong with determining when a certain unit was made.
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I was hoping someone from Kemper would answer my question. Either they have a way to tell or they don't....
They will respond to a direct question. Getting a reply here is hit or miss. They don’t monitor it constantly.
