Guides · Nov 6, 2026
Thomann lists 126 analog mixers with a median of $268 and 87 digital mixers with a median of $2,241. The number of channels sets the price, and the step from analog to digital is cheaper than the medians suggest: a 32-channel digital rack costs less than a 32-channel analog desk.
Stories · Nov 6, 2026
In eleven weeks, 1,266 new models joined Thomann's catalog, not counting bundles, B-stock and old listings that came back. Almost two thirds were guitars and basses, more than half arrived in October, and one brand added more than the next one by a third.
Guides · Nov 6, 2026
Thomann lists 190 wireless handheld microphone systems, and the middle one costs $728. Digital systems cost about twice as much as analog ones. One thing surprises first-time buyers: the same system is sold in up to 28 versions, one for each frequency range.
Guides · Nov 6, 2026
A trumpet, a cornet and a flugelhorn all play in B flat, cover the same range and use the same three valves and fingerings. What changes is how the tube is wrapped and how wide it gets, and with it the sound: bright, rounder, or dark and soft. They aren't priced the same either.
Guides · Nov 6, 2026
Thomann has 1,714 single effect pedals in stock, and the middle one costs $201. Delay and reverb cost the most, chorus the least, and the brand moves the price far more than the type of effect: the same idea costs $34 from one maker and $400 from another.
Guides · Nov 5, 2026
A first synth can be three quite different things: a monosynth that plays one note and teaches you how sound is built, a polysynth that plays chords, or a groovebox that makes whole loops on its own. At Thomann they sit at very different prices, and only one of them needs nothing else.
Stories · Nov 5, 2026
These four names sit on most home-studio desks. At the 5-inch size they are within $45 of each other, from JBL's $156 to ADAM's $201 per speaker. Where they differ is in how much people want them, what extras they bring, and which way their prices are moving.
Guides · Nov 5, 2026
A five-string bass adds a low B below the E. At Thomann, 97 basses come in both versions, and the fifth string costs a median 8% more, about $94. The bigger difference is in your left hand: the neck gets around 6 mm wider at the nut.
Stories · Nov 5, 2026
Thomann sells 877 guitar and bass models in two or more colors. 256 cost the same whatever the finish. In the other 621, the cheapest and the dearest color are a median 6.6% apart, and sometimes the reason isn't the paint at all.
Guides · Nov 5, 2026
Thomann lists 145 studio headphones, from $10 to $3,811, and half cost less than $185. The biggest price line isn't the brand but the back of the ear cup: open-back models cost three times as much as closed ones in the middle of the range.
Guides · Nov 4, 2026
Scale length is the distance from the nut to the bridge saddle. Three quarters of an inch between a Les Paul and a Strat changes string tension, fret spacing and tone. We counted the scale of 3,832 electric guitars at Thomann: 59% are 25.5 inches.
Guides · Nov 4, 2026
A good turntable costs from about $300 for a plug-and-play record player to $1,100 for a Technics. The middle of Thomann's 50 turntables is $668. What you pay for is the motor, the tonearm and whether the turntable is built to listen or to DJ.
