A slight moan.
I got one of the first A4’s on pre-order when they where announced.
It sits to the left go my MS20 and has NEVER been gigged let alone moved in the studio.
It now has 4 very fine marks on the very edges of the faceplate where the powder coating / paint work has come off and it shouldn’t under the circumstances - about the only thing to come into contact with it would have been the button from a shirt cuff and dust covers (all fabric + a duster ( the type used for cleaning camera lenses).
I own an Octatrack and it looks absolutely unblemished like the day it was purchased and I baby my gear.
It gets covered at night, dusted off every day and so on. The OT is considerably older (unit wise) and clearly uses a different paint treatment that has a grain to the finish - (my A4 feels very smooth to the touch in comparison).
Firstly at this price point I expect better and it puts me off ever gigging with the unit and secondly the new Analog RYTM had better have a better quality finish on it also for the asking price.
These 3 paint flakes have only appeared in the past month or so but seriously should not have happened under the circumstances in the first place (IMHO).
Just wanted to add that the MnM / OT & MD are all incredibly well built and the knobs etc all work fine on the A4 but the quality of the paint finish leaves a lot to be desired when compared to the other units.