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Subject: Re: Possible strange question about SMT

From: "Mike Marsh" <michaelmarsh@...>
Date: 2005-08-18

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "paulhaneberg" <phaneber@o...> wrote:

>
> If you make a sound with two VCOs they will both have slightly
> different characteristics. This is part of what makes them sound
> analog. If they sounded the same you would say it sounded Digital.
>
> My 2 cents.
>
> Paul Haneberg

Right. I have 3 300s and I actually choose between them for certain
sounds. And the 310s are different from the 300s, too.

The discussion really wasn't meant as a criticism or anything: just an
observation (or a question) about the difference in sound between SMT
and thru-hole components. If thru-holes components have differences
between themselves, then surely thru-hole vs SMT will sound different.
If SMT components have closer tolerances, then surely the differences
between modules made with SMT will be less than those made with
thru-hole components.

As Paul says: 'different' not 'worse' :)

Mike