mitsos
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Hi Udo,
well, firstly, yes, the faceplate (and other metalwork) fits the old kits. I'm guessing you asked because I wrote that they are laser cut. Well, I have to correct myself, because when I wrote that I had forgotten that we changed processes a short time before the fabrication. Basically we wanted to get rid of the marks left from stamping that the older version had, but laser ended up being prohibitively expensive at the quantities we were ordering. We ended up working on a machining/sanding process that gets rid of these marks, but it is not techincally laser cut. Sorry for any confusion.
The anodization/slik process was also improved slightly and we had blind holes drilled on the back side, so it's no longer necessary to cut the tabs off the potentiometers. I will say that I just got a shipment of kits from Niels (first ones I've actually held in my hands from this batch) and they absolutely look fantastic.
As for the MEQ, I'm visiting at my mother house and don't have an interface atm so my testing is a bit...well... limited. I'll definitely update the feeler thread as things move along, I hope to have something concrete in may.
cheers!
well, firstly, yes, the faceplate (and other metalwork) fits the old kits. I'm guessing you asked because I wrote that they are laser cut. Well, I have to correct myself, because when I wrote that I had forgotten that we changed processes a short time before the fabrication. Basically we wanted to get rid of the marks left from stamping that the older version had, but laser ended up being prohibitively expensive at the quantities we were ordering. We ended up working on a machining/sanding process that gets rid of these marks, but it is not techincally laser cut. Sorry for any confusion.
The anodization/slik process was also improved slightly and we had blind holes drilled on the back side, so it's no longer necessary to cut the tabs off the potentiometers. I will say that I just got a shipment of kits from Niels (first ones I've actually held in my hands from this batch) and they absolutely look fantastic.
As for the MEQ, I'm visiting at my mother house and don't have an interface atm so my testing is a bit...well... limited. I'll definitely update the feeler thread as things move along, I hope to have something concrete in may.
cheers!