Members Poltergeist Posted October 12, 2011 Members Share Posted October 12, 2011 the Worm XO is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nno Mar Posted October 12, 2011 Members Share Posted October 12, 2011 I think the most XO versions lost a lot of their predecessors. A huge example is the Pulsar. The XO Pulsar is just terrible compared to its original, and the rate knob does nothing after 12 o'clock... Yeah they are smaller, but not only they're uglier, they don't match the original sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted October 12, 2011 Members Share Posted October 12, 2011 I think the most XO versions lost a lot of their predecessors. A huge example is the Pulsar. The XO Pulsar is just terrible compared to its original, and the rate knob does nothing after 12 o'clock... Yeah they are smaller, but not only they're uglier, they don't match the original sound. re: the pulsar, that pedal has WAY to much range, you probably set the depth too high and that's why you didn't get trem anymore ... Iirc, the depth at 6 was other pedals' maxes out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted October 12, 2011 Members Share Posted October 12, 2011 the Worm XO is great. Yes it is. I also give props to the DMMwTT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Holy Schnikes Posted October 12, 2011 Members Share Posted October 12, 2011 my big box polychorus did that too I have a big box that whines a bit as well though only at max delay settings when you're really stretching the chip's capabilities. You can't get past halfway on the XO tune/delay control without introducing a clock whine so bad it sounds like the thing is broken. I just read a similar report on ILF, possibly a miscalibrated batch early on with these Waiting on a response from EHX, maybe it can be easily resolved with the internal trimmers. I've seen issues with clock noise/ticking on the Nano Small Stone that wasn't a consistent issue from pedal to pedal, just a matter of finding good one. I'll post an update if/when I get it resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nno Mar Posted October 12, 2011 Members Share Posted October 12, 2011 re: the pulsar, that pedal has WAY to much range, you probably set the depth too high and that's why you didn't get trem anymore ... Iirc, the depth at 6 was other pedals' maxes out I was talking about the rate, not depth. Set the depth to 3 o'clock, and then experiment with the rate. At least mine stopped making any rate difference after 12 o'clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted October 12, 2011 Members Share Posted October 12, 2011 I've seen issues with clock noise/ticking on the Nano Small Stone that wasn't a consistent issue from pedal to pedal, just a matter of finding good one. clock noise on a small stone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members woolyh Posted October 12, 2011 Members Share Posted October 12, 2011 Does the XO Polychorus not have any trim pots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Holy Schnikes Posted October 12, 2011 Members Share Posted October 12, 2011 Does the XO Polychorus not have any trim pots? Several which I'm hoping will resolve it. I'll wait on a response from EHX before I go {censored}ing with internal trimpots though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted October 12, 2011 Members Share Posted October 12, 2011 I deff do not mind the size of the big box EHX units - at all ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted October 12, 2011 Members Share Posted October 12, 2011 9volt... oh bugger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members penelope twee Posted April 23, 2012 Members Share Posted April 23, 2012 Has anyone else tried one of the XO models? I prefer the appearance of the previous incarnation but the new one would probably be more practical. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members triviani Posted April 23, 2012 Members Share Posted April 23, 2012 The day EHX reissues the big box range of pedals they will swim on $$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mgear Posted February 14, 2014 Members Share Posted February 14, 2014 It's actually running a MN3008 rather than a MN3007... or at least mine is. As it's not the lower voltage MN3207, this also suggests that the XO PolyChorus is not actually running at 9V internally. One spot on the board actually says 15V, and another says 12V. I don't know much about circuitry, but the voltage is probably bumped up internally like it is on the DMM Tap Tempo.I'm guessing some of the additional clock noise is due to the longer delay time of the MN3008 vs the MN3007, which is really not needed at all on a chorus pedal. In other words, below noon on the tune/delay knob of the XO is probably more like below 3 o'clock on the big box units. I don't use the XO with that knob above noon very often, and hence the noise isn't too bad. That's my guess as to what's going on, anyway. It's still anoying, though. This is typical of my experience with Electro-Harmonix pedals. So many of them sound great except for the noise levels, etc.Anyway, I still think the MN3007-based Small Clone used with a 12V adapter instead of the specified 9V adapter is among the best chorus pedals ever. I've never tried it with a 15V adapter for fear of frying the other components. It sounds great at 9V when it doesn't clip, anyway. The white noise levels are way better than most of the Nano pedals, too. I've never tried a SAD1024 Small Clone, but I'd love to do so.I'd like to find out what chip the Neo Clone is using. It's supposed to be the exact same circuit as the Small Clone. I'm pretty sure that the Nano Clone does NOT use a MN3007, but that was never advertised as having the exact same circuit as the Small Clone (obviously, given the lack of the depth switch). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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