Topic: The AKM factory burned for three days
An industrial disaster, the second one in a row in Japan, after Toshiba some months ago:
https://www.prosoundnetwork.com/busines … o-industry
How will this impact RME?
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Re: The AKM factory burned for three days
Unclear, as the real damage and stock situation has not been explained by AKM so far. Everyone awaits details next week.
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Matthias Carstens
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Matthias Carstens
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Re: The AKM factory burned for three days
Hi MC,
Are details known in meantime?
Just want to know if it is safe to order already, as I noticed some stores have 14 days of backlog meanwhile.
Re: The AKM factory burned for three days
Still no answer on how this affects RME?
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No, as AKM still hasn't issued a full statement. They were not allowed to enter the building, which delayed such...
Butl there is a simple answer to your question: buy now.
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Matthias Carstens
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Matthias Carstens
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Re: The AKM factory burned for three days
Any update the stock situation?
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Re: The AKM factory burned for three days
Not yet.
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Matthias Carstens
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Matthias Carstens
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Re: The AKM factory burned for three days
@fafa44 in answer to your question https://forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.php?id=32450, it may be worth trying a different retailer. When I bought mine last month (Jan) I found that some of Synthax's retailers had plenty, and others had long lead times. (UK)
Re: The AKM factory burned for three days
Another one: Renesas Japan.
Re: The AKM factory burned for three days
Yet another mishap. TSMC suffered a power outage due to construction workers ripping a cable: