> Hi all ,
>
> I bought this MAQ 16/3 sequencer secondhand one year ago and it
> came these kind of loose pots ( different from the Doepfer
> modules which are very nice and firm) .
> It's kind of frustrating because I own other step sequencers and
> I believe the MAQ 16/3 is the best of all but there is that issue
> with the pots.
>
> The serial number is : 960518
>
> Is there a way to get similar pots as the Doepfer modules in my MAQ 16/3
>
> Thanks
> Ric

This MAQ16/3 was manufactured in 1996 (ser.no = 96 ...). At this time the
MAQ16/3 were manufactured still with the potentiometers without thread (like
those in the A-100). We changed the potentiometers of the MAQ16/3 as soon as
we discovered how much better the potentiometers of the A-100 are (about end
of 1997). Unfortunately your MAQ16/3 is still the old version (and it was
also much cheaper at that time than the new version with the better
potentiometers). It's possible but very time consuming to replace all 48
potentiometers.

Best wishes
Dieter Doepfer