hello stefan,

tricky question ;-)
in my opinion it is better to start with a not so big system.
everybody has different demands in a modular, so nobody
can really tell which modules are a good choice for you.
i guess it is best to buy some basic modules, and then
you will see, which modules are needed to expand the system,
making it more powerful and suitable for your purposes.
you know, in a modular system nearly everything makes
sense somehow.

the racks are a matter of taste. i personally like
the doepfer racks, they are robust and it is very easy to
move modules around. a handmade wodden case can look great
and you can use a really big power supply to power all the
modules. but it will be much more expensive and it depends
on the skills of the builder, how good it will look and
work in the end.

best wishes

ingo


--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "privat_joy" <privat_joy@y...>
wrote:

> Hello,
> i dream of a big modular system. I know, if i start with one of the
> basic-systems from doepfer the modular wall will grow and grow, and
> that is exactly what i want.I allready own Schaltwerk and MAQ16/3

and

> a Voyager.
> I would like also to make experiments with a vocoder, the trautonium
> and the new 101 modules are looking also exciting.
> So their expansion systems looking good to me, but isn't it better

to

> order one by one and build in by myself If i have the money i would
> like to order them all at once, but this is too much...
> Anyway, what do you think, should step in and make use also of these
> Doepfer - Racks, or is maybe better to build up one own wooden rack
> where space is available
> Stefan