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Subject: Re: [motm] Analog Devices strikes again :(

From: John Mahoney <jmahoney@...>
Date: 2010-03-12

At 01:14 PM 3/11/2010, Argitoth wrote:
>...
>In the far future, will certain filter modules no longer sound as
>good? Will the oscillators not sound as good or be as stable?

Because of SMT? No and no. The silicon inside of SMDs is exactly the
same as that in through-hole components.

If you mean because of component substitutions, I think that's also a
"no and no," because tolerances seem to be getting tighter, not looser.

Just my opinion, easily wrong.

John