[sdiy] "obsolete" 2N3906

[Grant Richter]

Guys,

>> now technically this may sound rediculous
> 
> Not ridiculous at all, IMO.
> 
> Remember, everything a musician likes about an instrument
> is based on technical features in the end.
> Whether these are easy to describe, or even whether they have
> been designed-in intentionally, is a different story.
> 
> In case of "big may sound better", there are a few
> technical factors that immediately come to mind:
> 

Since I'm putting a lot of work and money into figuring out small scale
surface mount manufacturing, I'd appreciate of you don't put the "hex" on
it.

I think it should be made very clear that surface mount audio electronics
CAN sound very good. It's up to the designer to compensate for the practical
variation in methods. But this would be true even of a simple board redesign
using identical parts, not just converting to surface mount. It's up to the
designer to use his or her ears and brain to get a good sounding product.

It's not fair to automatically say something sounds worse just because it is
in surface mount.

Pretty please?