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Thanks Jeff, can you tell us how or why they are better?
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Well, the consensus seemed to be that all the regular 'Neve-y' adjectives apply as normal yet the new ones were, just as Dom C said above, maybe a little clearer and a little 'bigger'. Plus, as has been noted time and time again (and rightly so) all the pots and switches are new and you get a warranty for not much more cost than a used one.
On top of that, the production process for nearly every component in
everything has improved in the last thirty years and the tolerances are better overall. This means that the new modules will sound consistently exactly the same as one another and will probably not drift much for a very long time.
The one thing that I will say though, as Geoff T reminded me, is that the metal work on the new ones is a little bit thinner, and slightly less reinforced.
I haven't seen that as a problem myself, maybe someone else has. The difference is small and they are still more than sturdy enough.
Hope that answers something.
Too tired to write more.
Jeff Goodman
Tonelux