[bigandtall]

My millet amp has a wonky pot and I need to get a replacement-- either the Panasonic EV-J or ALPS RK27-- what is the best place to buy? I'm reading all kinds of info about fake Alps post on ebay and I want to make sure I'm getting something decent. 
 
Thanks for any help!
 
JR

 

[nikongod]

Mouser?

 

[bigandtall]

I didn't find a 50k Alps on their site. I tried, though  

 

[bigandtall]

Actually, they have a 100K pot. Can I use that? 
 
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/ALPS/RK27112A0A16/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtC25l1F4XBUyOcKw5CnqLBMOiB7%252bIQzw8%3d

 

[SteveSound]

TomB has them listed on his site:  http://beezar.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=37&products_id=76

 

[funch]

As does AMB: http://www.amb.org/shop/  He usually ships next day.

 

[tomb]

  I didn't find a 50k Alps on their site. I tried, though  

50K Alps RK27's are the optimum for headphone amps - 100K introduces noise; 10K has issues with many sources because it doesn't offer enough input impedance to ensure full frequency response, etc.
 
However - 50K are special order items from Alps themselves ... and it costs a great deal because they charge you a minimum lot to make a special manufacturing run (several hundred).  That's why AMB and I (and formerly Tangent) are among the only places they can be found.