They do stock them as used items, which is what I bought. I wish they
did stock them too though, just because I have dealt with them before
and their site is a little easier to brows on for me. I probable will
be buying some new AS modules from them soon for sure - I have my eyes
on the performance wheels module (a bit pricy though).
-James

On Mar 16, 2008, at 7:08 AM, ilanode wrote:

> A. Haven is not stocking ASystems, guess you ment www.bigcitymusic.com
> Anyhow: Yes, I second that it does make much more sense to have the
> controller below the sockets.
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> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , James Husted
> <the_ersatz_planet@...> wrote:
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>> I recently got a used A-144 Morf Controller and my second AS RS-220
>> Joystick from Analogue Haven and was glad to see the joystick was as
>> pictured on the Analogue Haven site. This newer one is flipped 180
>> degrees from the other one I have which I had to mount upside down
>> and
>> rewired to work the way I want. The picture on the AS site is still
>> the older one (except for the one shown on only one of their keyboard
>> rigs - the french connection). The reason I had to turn it upside
>> down
>> is that my Doepfer rig is currently a dual portable rack setup (soon
>> to be three) and I almost always play it with the cabinets either on
>> their backs or leaning at an angle. Like the Doepfer joystick the
>> older design RS-220 had all the patch cords at the bottom of the
>> module, right where your hands want to lay while playing it at a
>> angle. I have brought this up before but with the introduction of the
>> Monster Base Frame which has a horizontal surface for mounting
>> modules
>> this bubbled to the surface of my mind again. I will soon be buying a
>> pair of A-164-1 to lay next to my joysticks and will have to mount
>> them upside down too for the same reasons. I know it cost to have
>> multiple versions of modules but is it possible for the current and
>> future "performance" oriented modules come in 2 versions - one 180
>> degree rotated from the other Currently the only Doepfer modules
>> that
>> I think would benefit from this treatment are the A-161-a and the
>> A-174 but this should be considered in future modules of this type
>> (like mod wheel modules etc.).
>> -jh
>>
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