> thanks, can anyone who has used both tell me how extreme the difference
> is between the older and newer A-198 - it sounds from the description
> as if the pressure sensor older one is not really easily playable
>
> Richard

The difference is the pressure sensor. The old version used a conductive
rubber which was not very sensitive compared to the new version which uses
an very sensitive FSR as pressure sensor (force sensitive resistor). The
position sensor has not been changed.

Best wishes
Dieter