Re: Cables

[Kim Flint <kflint@loopers-delight.com>]

At 11:10 AM 1/25/2002, just john wrote:
> >another thing to be careful of are devices using wall warts or 
>line-lumps
>
>
> >It continues to baffle me why some manufacturers use these things in 
>fairly
> >pricey gear. there's just no excuse for that, imo.
> >
> >kim
> >
> >
>
>My understanding is that it has something to do with being approved by
>Underwriters Laboratories.
>
>(I have a song out that mentions wall warts ...)
>---

that's the excuse that is usually given. IMO, that's not a valid excuse. 
How much does that have to do with the needs of their customers? Answer: 
nothing. These companies should suck it up, do the design work, get the 
approvals, and sell products that meet their customer's needs. And you the 
customer should be demanding that they do.

Seriously, I design electronics hardware for a living. I know what it 
takes 
to do a proper power supply design for a professional audio product and 
meet performance and regulatory requirements. It can be done easily in a 
product costing more than a couple hundred dollars. It isn't that hard 
unless your engineers are incompetent for the job. That's why I continue 
to 
say there is no excuse for wall warts in products intended for 
professional 
audio use.

kim



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