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adhmzaiusz
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I really donβt understand why people constantly gripe about The Catβs build quality... itβs so much better than many other synths (ie pro one)
I think if you do a search you'll find that most of those comments come from drockfresh. Just an example of how mass opinion can be changed by a very small number of people (or just one) on the internet if they just keep repeating an opinion.
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Originally Posted by
drockfresh
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The keyboard.... and the trimmers, the trimmers
Mine was always a hassle to keep working
You've got a point there though. The CV trimmers scattered throughout the board on the CAT are some sort of plastic crap component that either get dusty/dirty often, or just fail completely. Those were a bad choice. I cleaned my trimmers with fader lube a few months ago and haven't had a problem since (fingers crossed). But aside from that, it is built
much better than my old Pro-One (plastic construction, faulty power supply, membrane keyboard...)
Regarding the Behringer version, I'll be curious to see what they did in the filter section. My CAT is an early model with a discrete filter using CA3080 OTAs. Later produciton used the SSM2040 chip in the filter, which sounds fantastic as well - virtually no difference in sound compared to the discrete filter. But a while ago I had an SRM II version for a bit and the filter sounded weaker by comparison. I've read that the SRM II might have switched to an SSM2044 filter chip, which would explain the difference. But I never opened it up to check before selling it. Anyway, I'm glad to see Behringer producing these things. It's an excellent synth that doesn't get as much attention as it deserves.