SnookHaus
New Head-Fier
Right on! Glad you tracked down the issue. Yes, Pete has always been generous when I have asked "noob" questions when purchasing items.You won't believe it.
I used some 8 Pin dip sockets out of my stash, I don't know how old but probably one of my aliexpress 100 piece orders years ago.
I wanted to replace those and trimmed the leads down to absolute bare minimum. That was it. The pitch is gone, even with the crap sockets.
Edit: Pete answered, what an awesome guy.