MOTM

--- In motm@y..., "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@a...> wrote:
> Several reasons:
> 
> a) the Spectrol are available in cermet (149 series). These are
> more temperature stable than conductive plastic. Also, when I was
> first looking at pot choices, Bourns were custom ordered (still
> are!) with a staggering 18 WEEKs lead time (shortened to 14 now).


OK - to add something to this question: I assume the Spectrol pots 
are available in both cermet and conductive plastic?  If so, why not 
(for example) use only the Spectrol pots?

I am mostly curious due to the recent discussion on AH - the Bourns 
and Spectrol pots certainly feel different.  I think I prefer the feel 
of the Bourns pots (as someone said - they are very "silky", like the 
faders on an audio console.) The Spectrol 149 pots seem much more 
damped (more resistance) and the Spectrol 248? even more so.

Personally, I don't think I like the "damped" feel as much - but what 
is really odd is going between the Spectrol and Bourns is like a night 
and day difference.  Seems like it would be preferable to have a 
consistent feel?

Seth