Doepfer

David,

Thanks for the info.  I am aware that the Oakley stuff has a higher 
quality PCB, but was more curious about the sonic quality... more 
specifically his ARP filter.

Apologies for thread-jack.

Regards,
Kevin

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, David Salter 
<david.salter@r...> wrote:
> Kevin,
>  
> I tend to find the EFM pcbs of a lower quality to the Oakley 
boards.
> Specifically they are single sided, if you are heavy handed with a
> soldering iron, tracks can lift.
>  
> Most of the current PCB/circuit designs are pretty much bug free 
but a
> quick look through the user group shows that unlike the Oakley 
group,
> there is a lot of "it's built but, not working" sort of posts. 
Patience
> helps with the EFM boards.
>  
> Having said all that, when they are working they are great. I have 
no
> complaints from a sonic point of view, in fact I have an older 
filter
> board that isn't working as it should but I like the sound so never
> bothered fixing it.
>  
> There is quite a large EFM community in the states and Tom and the 
group
> are all very helpful.
>  
> Hope that helps.
>  
> Regards
>  
> David
>  
>  
> 
> David Salter 
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