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Subject: Jacks and pots

From: "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@...>
Date: 2004-06-12

> The knobs I can understand keeping, but do you have to stick to
> Spectrol and Switchcraft? There surely are cheaper alternatives that
> will work just as well and last just as long.
>
> You could offer the masses the cheaper alternatives, whereas people
> who insist on Switchcraft jacks and sealed pots could pay the extra
> bucks.

a) I can't change the pots without changing the pc boards and the mounting
hardware. AND...then I'd have to change the documentation.

b) I feel that in the long run (20yrs from now), the Switchcraft jacks will
prove to be more reliable than alternatives.

Paul S.