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Re: Jacks and pots

2004-06-12 by konkuro

Ivan wrote:

>As someone who has seen tens of thousands of bad jacks I fully 
support Paul in his decision to go with only Switchcraft jacks. Don't 
even question this decision if you value longevity in your equipment!<

Well, I must respectfully disagree. I have 50 year old equipment that 
uses standard "open" 1/4 jacks and they work just fine.  Ditto for my 
PAIA gear from the 70s--and those jacks were anything but expensive. 
And I confess that I dislike the "buttery" feel of switchcraft jacks.

However, I have been reminded that some MOTM pots mount to the board, 
so I can see why Paul wouldn't want to make the change. If I had my 
way, there would be NO pots or jacks, as I will be reformatting my 
MOTM modules into dotcom format. (*Gasp*)

Speaking of which, my MOTM 440 is already on its way!  What is this, 
Encore?  :-)

johnm

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