Juergen Haible wrote: >I have had >nothing but problems with the potentiometers you can buy for DM 2 ... 3 >(1.5 US$) here in Germany, for example. I used about 70 Piher PC16 potmeters in my self-made mixing console. They are in this price range, but seem to be ok. They have a plastic shaft which can break, however. Ingo