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3Leaf Audio Club - Episode 2

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Hmmm, ok, here goes. I'm a grown man, with my own money, bills are paid, kids are good, and I think I can fit them both on my board.

So if you can afford both, without amassing debt, and you have enough room. Its all good.

Did that help?
 
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Slaymus said:
Thanks Halfjackson !
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Hey man, I checked out both the WL and the Proton for quackiness. I found that neither of them were as naturally (nothing feeding into them) quacky as the Q-Tron that I had a couple of years ago, but again, with a TAFM out in front, they both can get very quacky. And while I'm able to get juicier sounds out of the Proton, the WL can get pretty juicy. The WL is definitely more diverse, but it's still going to take me a few more times in a band setting to get it dialed in. I find that You're Doom works better with the "Shape" toggle "up" when with the Proton, and better with it "down" when with the WL. I had both on the gig last night, and to be honest, I differed to my Proton shortly into the night, because I have a lot more experience with it, and I know what to expect from it. Then I just kept my expression pedal plugged into the WL and looked for an opportunity (or five) to get ill, ala the Spencer/Paul Turner video. I can't wait until I have that, and the pedal in general, really under my belt.

Anywho, my pedalboard is starting to look like I have some sort of man-crush on Spencer. And maybe I do (I don't), but as long as he continues to put out awesome pedals, I'll keep buying them. Octabvre will most certainly be next.

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TAFM > SubT > You're Doom in the Wonderlove loop, which by the way, is really cool.

Also, The LBB works like a charm. I use it a lot when I'm palm muting (which I do a fair amount), but also when I need just a little extra. Really happy with it.
 
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Spencer! said:
No updated Enabler coming. It was just too expensive and time-consuming to build at the quantities I was doing. I may do a preamp/DI sans headphone amp in the future, but if you want the features of an Enabler I'd talk to one of my dealers that still has them.
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Hello Spencer,

A moment ago, after sitting down for the first time with my new Enabler, playing a very nice bass guitar through it into headphones, I concluded that it was a 'best of modern analog audio' device. To my ears, The Enabler sounds fantastic: warm, clear, harmonically rich, at once neutral and alive.

I gave my Enabler a 9v 500mA power supply, and had it drive some old Sennheiser HD595 open air phones. You weren't kidding about the headphone amp. It is loud and clear! Never harsh. As I raised the master volume, the audio simply got louder and clearer. There was no voice but my bass's voice, apparently free from any artifacts of amplification.

Among similar solid state devices I've used, the Millennia Media TD-1 comes to mind as a near equivalent sonically, for the core feature set. I think that the TD-1 bests The Enabler for headroom and fidelity. But does it sound 5 or 6 times as good? Because that's how much more the TD-1 costs. I think that few people could hear the difference in most settings. If true, then normalizing for price, in its audio quality and utility (for only the core features), The Enabler is at least the equal of the TD-1.

FWIW, I'm pretty old and I've been into it for a long time. I haven't heard it all, but I've heard a lot. You are doing excellent work, Sir. I know that you won't make what you cannot sell. But please consider building a batch of The Enabler periodically. Discerning players and recordists will thank you.

All the Best,

Snaxster
 
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