Members FlyGuy10 Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 I'm sure there have been a few threads about this before, but I just wanted to get your opinions. I have a 1spot that I've been using for like...5 years? Why? Because it was cheap and powered what I had (same reason as everyone else I guess). I now am pushing 10 pedals here and I'm wondering if an isolated power supply would be a good investment. They seem kinda expensive, especially compared to the 1spot. What do you guys use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dolf Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 there's no debate, reallyisolated supplies are significantly better...you just have to decide if you give enough of a crapright now, I don't...so 1spot it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambient Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 If your having noise issues from daisy-chaining certain pedals, one cheapish solution would be to run 2-3 1spots separating the pedals that don't play nice together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FlyGuy10 Posted October 30, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 Originally Posted by Dolf there's no debate, reallyisolated supplies are significantly better...you just have to decide if you give enough of a crapright now, I don't...so 1spot it is Haha I'm pretty sure I feel the same way...at least for now. The way I'm set up now is that I use an independent power supply (the stock one) for my DL4 and plug it and my 1spot for my other pedals into the power strip beneath my board. Seems to work fine. Just not sure if the iso route is just cork sniffery or legitimate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elessar [Sly] Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 I use both on my board. I'm considering getting a 1spot to replace my old cheap {censored}ty daisy chain (since I've added it there appears to be more noise). But I do use Isolated for most of my pedals and there is a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evets618 Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 If it ain't broke, continue to throw money at it until it is TGP not broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 had noise issues with daisy chain so i went the voodoo labs pp2+ route years ago and most of the noise vanished. now there are other and also cheaper isolated power supply solutions. also wanted just one power strip for my whole board. now i have a dmm xo and an 18v ibanez flanger on board so i still need 3 power plugs to power all. *shrugs* if you have noise issues and you don't want to use 3 or more one spots to get rid of it, a power supply with isolated outputs is the way to go. if the noise is not that bad or if you don't mind having a lot of additional power cables, stay where you are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Villano Dude Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 I had issues with daisy chained stuff so now I use isolated power supplies sometimes along with wall-warts. As others said before, if daisy chains work for you, no need to shell out on something fancier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marc G Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 I use both, on my PT JR I have a Voodoo Labs PP2+ power supply, mostly because I already had it from a previous larger pedalboard and that's because some of the pedals I had at the time were noisy if I used a One Spot to power them all...so it was a no brainer for me to go the isolated route.... but on my other board which is a PT Mini, mostly because of space I use a One Spot. I do make sure and test pedals to ensure they won't make noise when using the One Spot and the other pedals on my board....but that's more my grab and go board for jams and small gigs, so if I HAVE TO HAVE a particular pedal for that jam/gig and it's making noise I'll just use a battery in it. To me the bottom line is noise and power... if you can power all the pedals on your board with a One Spot and there's no noise then I don't really see a major advantage with going with a isolated power supply... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Turd Furgison Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 isolated is nice when you play at places with {censored}ty power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members caeman Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 Isolated if you can afford it. No real argument there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FlyGuy10 Posted October 30, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 Originally Posted by Turd Furgison isolated is nice when you play at places with shitty power That was another benefit that I was thinking of....Just for kicks, what are you guys using for your isolated power supplies? Does everyone have a PP2 or are you using something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misterstomach Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 I use a bbe supacharger. Works great for me. Onespots are fine if you only have a couple of pedals and don't play out a lot or encounter {censored}ty power. But beyond that there is no debate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boytbpc Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 I've daisy-chained a couple of pedals and got a super annoying whine. So I vote isolated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nomenclature Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 I went from individual power supplies to a dc brick when I had more pedals, got a lot of noise and went to a PP2+, solved all the noise problems. now I run two PP2+ on my big board. I do use a 1-spot on my small board with only 3 pedals, my problem with that though is the 1-spot has like 30 feet of cable, which is a total pain in the ass when my small board is built into a case with a power recepticle, so I have a huge bundle of wires taking up space in the case. I'm thinking of getting a small cheap isolated unit just to get rid of the mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trainbridge Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 I say isolated just so you can power center positive pedals that can't be daisy chained (also 12, 18 and 24v.) I do have boards powered by both though. 2 pt-2's one is powered by an isolated power supply (bbe supa charger) and that's my gig board. I have a onespot powering the other one and that's my at home kick around board to test stuff out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Villano Dude Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 Originally Posted by FlyGuy10 Just for kicks, what are you guys using for your isolated power supplies? Does everyone have a PP2 or are you using something else? 2 BBE Supa Chargers, 2 VL PP2+, VL Digital, Fuel Tank Jr., and a Power Plant. They all do good deeds and have a few individual quirks. I know, I stink for being relegated to bedroom player status. :faccepalm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Villano Dude Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 Originally Posted by FlyGuy10 Just for kicks, what are you guys using for your isolated power supplies? Does everyone have a PP2 or are you using something else? BBE Supa Charger VL PP2+VL DigitalFuel Tank Jr.Power PlantThey all do good deeds and have a few individual quirks. I know, I stink for being relegated to bedroom player status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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