BBE Sonic Maximizer 362SW???

I picked up a 362 nr. I haven't had many chances to use it yet but like most users will tell you "once you turn it on you won't shut it off" or "it feels like pillows have been removed from in front of my speakers"

I actually really like mine it isn't a lot of change but just enough. oh yeah people will say that too

and some will say "I didn't notice much:C"

overall it's a great unit, as far as what order to put it in ask someone else I am still playing with mine. But I just run mine from an FX loop or you can even use it like a pedal.

 

The Sonic Maximizer is a sonic bandaid.

One reason that some rigs sound "crisper" or "more detailed" is because there is less phase shifting going on in the signal path. Every gain stage in an amp can cause some amount of phase shift (which introduces a time delay that varies by frequency). Graphic EQ circuits can be particularly bad in this regard. There are ways to reduce the problem by better circuit design but this costs money (duh).

The Sonic Maximizer tries to address this by realigning the signal in a ham fisted way. It splits the signal into low and high bands then delays one relative to the other so that both bands reach your ear at the same time.

The crappier your signal path is, the better it works. With a real good rig, it does nothing because there's nothing to "fix".

In your rack it would go between your preamp and your power amp.

 

I was under the impression that it would work best in the FX loop. Can you offer pro's and cons for post pre amp vs. in the FX loop?