New MPC 2000xl vs old MPC 2000xl

7 1 4 Beats wrote:

MPZ60 wrote:It seems Akai's quality control was not up to snuff during the time the blue 2kxl's came out.. They were on the virge of collapse until Numark took over.. Blue 4000's, Blue 2000xl's and MPC 1000 pads all have been troublesome..

The blue xl's the plastic buttons seem different from the older versions and more fragile.

No i bet the molds are identical, molds are so expensive they probably bought the exact molds from the original manufacturer along with their copyright. I bet if there is a difference in that sector it has to do with the temperature that they were cooled. It is possible that they used colder water to punp through the molds to increase production time which can cause brittleness. ( I used to work for a plastic mold injection company )

mr_debauch wrote:

7 1 4 Beats wrote:

MPZ60 wrote:It seems Akai's quality control was not up to snuff during the time the blue 2kxl's came out.. They were on the virge of collapse until Numark took over.. Blue 4000's, Blue 2000xl's and MPC 1000 pads all have been troublesome..

The blue xl's the plastic buttons seem different from the older versions and more fragile.

No i bet the molds are identical, molds are so expensive they probably bought the exact molds from the original manufacturer along with their copyright. I bet if there is a difference in that sector it has to do with the temperature that they were cooled. It is possible that they used colder water to punp through the molds to increase production time which can cause brittleness. ( I used to work for a plastic mold injection company )

Yeah exactly the newer ones seem more brittle they feel thinner.

7 1 4 Beats wrote:
The blue xl's the plastic buttons seem different from the older versions and more fragile.

No i bet the molds are identical, molds are so expensive they probably bought the exact molds from the original manufacturer along with their copyright. I bet if there is a difference in that sector it has to do with the temperature that they were cooled. It is possible that they used colder water to punp through the molds to increase production time which can cause brittleness. ( I used to work for a plastic mold injection company )[/quote]


Yeah exactly the newer ones seem more brittle they feel thinner.[/quote]


Well also it is possible they used a different resin pellet ratio to make the newer buttons ( I have a feeling they used some form of HIPS [high impact plastic] on the older ones... but it could also be that they used polypro too)