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Subject: Re: Electro-mechanical parts pricing

From: "Ivan" <ivancu@...>
Date: 2008-09-04

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@...> wrote:
>
> Switchcraft is no better, the jacks are slowly creeping towards the
$2ea
> mark and at some point the Chinese knockoffs at 38 CENTs each are
going to
> look awful good.
>

Please be careful on that one. When I was with Mackie it became very
clear that Chinese 1/4" jacks vary greatly in terms of base metal and
plating. We had MASSIVE problems due to poor quality Chinese jacks
that only showed their problems months or years later. What a
nightmare; it ended up killing two products and costing Mackie a few
million dollars.

I don't like much from Switchcraft except their 1/4" jacks and plugs.
They seem to do those better than anyone else, even though in general
I'm a Neutrik fan.

Ivan