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Originally Posted by fragletrollet  passive controllers can color too... |
If they're made with extremely crappy parts, sure. But even the cheap ones sound pretty transparent. As a manufacturer you'd REALLY have to make an effort to mess that up. I'm not talking about the (amplified) headphones out.
this is a good cheap one:
SM Pro Audio M-Patch 2 Passive Monitor Controller at Performance Audio
here's an expensive good one:
http://www.goldpt.com/sa2x.html Quote:
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Originally Posted by someone,somewhere Both DACT and Goldpoint use the same Elma switch which uses a pair of spring loaded ball bearings that ride on teeth inside the body of the switch. The springs in the stock switches are rather stiff and give an industrial clunk-clunk-clunk-clunk feel. Elma can supply what they call a light detent spring which isn't nearly as stiff and gives a very nice tactile feel and I'm pretty sure they're the same springs that Goldpoint uses as they feel the same.
I'm thinking that DACT is using an even lighter spring than this and/or a heavier spring in the wiper mechanism which would cause greater pressure and could also account for the gritty feel of the switch. |