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Originally Posted by kingofswing  Dear Mr Oram,
It's great that you came onto this thread and showed your presence, thank you.
I am going to look into purchasing a small Trident desk in the near future, and the board has the right features and sonic qualities that i would need for tracking and basic mixing, etc.
The only thing left for me is the build quality aspect, the quote below from Ciozzi;
'The potentiometers on the 8T feel wiggly, and every now and then some buttons tend to get out from their housing, BTW the faders are seriously good'.
Is this something that may be improved with time or just a case of a design to meet a price point. For me the main thing is that the pots have a solid feel to them and work without feeling that they are going to break off. I have used alot cheaper mixers like the Mackie VLZ and Soundcraft M8, and they have pretty decent build with smooth pots. How about using similar pots to the Toft board as standard?
Thank you. |
When I bought my 8T I spoke with Dave Cherry at Trident to know if it was possible to use different potentiometers. The answer was "yes" but the price for the mod was too high to make it worth it.
They suggested me to buy the metal knobs, that come with a mounting kit that is supposed to stiffen the feel, but even in this case the price to pay is high, around 500-700 euros for the 8T-16.
Truth is, once you get used to them, they are not a problem anymore and more importantly they don't affect they way you work. I have been using the 8T 6 months now and the knobs have never been an issue.
I have some planned modifications for my 8T, but the pots are not among them, not anymore!