@gmorlitz posted:I don't agree that a "brief time" was critical to MTH. I think what was critical to MTH was a vastly superior, rock solid basic piece of equipment that was needed on almost every layout with modern electronics.
Gerry
Unfortunately that's not what the first batch of Z-4000's turned out to be, according to some of our colleagues.
@Sal V pointed out above that he has a concern over those early units, apparently based upon comments he's heard on this forum. There have been a number of reports of problems. Too many to be discounted.
I agree that over time the Z-4000 has become a true flagship, but it wasn't automatically destined to be so. That rock solid design came from tweaks occurring over a number of years, not from instantaneous performance on day one.
Mike
