karmag wrote:Alex E wrote:I love harvesting SIDs myself! I've already done it twice.

Seeing this on a site dedicated to vintage gear makes me sad.
Three things:
First, the C64 sold about a gazillion units. Supply is very high and demand is very low. Nobody's dismantling some rare, treasured piece of gear here. This is a computer that a lot of people can't even
give away, they're so common and generally unwanted.
Second, removing a SID chip from a C64 doesn't necessarily render the C64 inoperable. You can harvest the SID for use in a synthesizer, where it'll be really used to its fullest potential, and if you so desire, replace it in the C64 with a SwinSID, which will get you as close as you need to be for most of your vintage computing needs.
Third, the C64 is a 99.9% digital beast (only that analog audio filter sticks out) and as such, has been emulated on modern hardware to basically an indistinguishable degree. Maybe there's something nostalgic about using the original hardware, but that's pretty much an emotional argument; for nearly all practical purposes, the actual hardware is no longer necessary for retro computing (and for any exceptions, see point #2).
I mean, think about it. The reason this is even on VSE is because it's a product breathing new life into a somewhat inaccessible form of classic synth music. Not everyone wants to program their music in assembly or use archaic tracker software or make space in their studio for a C64 and CRT monitor in order to use MSSIAH.