Best board and power supply?

[Musicman20]

If you want noiseless you are best going for isolated outputs, which costs money. In the end, its best to go this way anyway, as no dubt you will end up selling and losing money on the cheaper model for the more expensive one.

I spoke to a few effects experts and they just said the same thing; buy isolated output supplies.

[Phaedrus]

My knowledge of leccy isn't too good - I take it "isolated outputs" means that each individual output of a multi-PSU somehow gets a separate feed of electricity from the mains, thus meaning that each separate pedal effectively has its own separate PSU?

Which in turn means less potential for noise in the chain?

I'm sure I've listed my stuff before, and I'm equally sure nobody was particularly interested, but this is what I'll have by the time I'm done creating my FX set-up:

Korg DT-10 tuner
EBS Multi-Comp
Radial Pro48 DI (needs no PSU, as it'll be on phantom from the PA mixer)
Ibanez Weeping Demon or Morley PBA-2 Dual Bass Wah
MXR Bass Auto Q
EHX Mole
MXR El Grande Bass Fuzz
MXR Micro Flanger
EHX Memory Toy
EHX Steel Leather
Hartke VXL Bass Attack (this'll also be on phantom power from the PA mixer, but I'll want it to be on a PSU as well, for when I'm not hooked up to the PA)

That's 10 pedals that will need mains power. AFAIK, they're all 9V DC, and all take 2.1mm centre negative connectors. I'm going to look up what the current draw is for each pedal too, so I can get a sum mA requirement.

Will I need two separate multi PSUs with isolated outputs? Or is there a 10-output PSU out there? These multi PSUs are more expensive than some FX pedals . . .

Does the GigRig Distributor have isolated outputs?


Thanks,

Mark

[Phaedrus]

It seems my max curreent draw will be 1100mA, so would I be right that any one of these PSUs, along with two GigRig Distributors, will serve my purpose?

[url="http://www.effectpowersupplies.com/9v-dc-regulated-power-supply-for-single-effects-3-p.asp"]http://www.effectpowersupplies.com/9v-dc-r...effects-3-p.asp[/url] (1300mA)

[url="http://www.dv247.com/guitars/visual-sound-1-spot-9v-power-supply--42548"]http://www.dv247.com/guitars/visual-sound-...r-supply--42548[/url] (1700mA)

[url="http://www.johnnyshredfreak.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=8&products_id=12&zenid=240abf60e7861096f4161bdc982e658f"]http://www.johnnyshredfreak.com/store/inde...4161bdc982e658f[/url] (1500mA)



GigRig Distributor:

[url="http://www.effectpowersupplies.com/distributor-twin-pack-131-p.asp"]http://www.effectpowersupplies.com/distrib...-pack-131-p.asp[/url]


Thanks,

Mark

[Musicman20]

Thats a fair few pedals! I only have 3-4 but they are all different so the T Rex Chameleon is on order for them...

Yep, basically isolated means you have a separate supply-ish for each outlet.

Voodoo Power Labs (sp?) might be up your street. Expensive but you will only need one for a very long time.

Ive never looked into the gig rig distributor.

Ive found over the past few years you definitely get what you pay for...same goes for the power supplies. Cheapest might do the job but might not be the best.

Edited March 18, 2010 by Musicman20

[Musicman20]

Finally got the T-Rex Chameleon Power Supply.

Pricey, but very very slick and silent.

Comes with an entire package of cables to hook it up to your pedals.

Switchable voltage for the mains, and the main attraction is the sheer amount of options. Will power anything you have basically, without needing a workaround. It even powers 12V TC Pedals.

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