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Best Mini Comp for the buck???

Hey y'all,
I've been searching for a replacement mini-comp for my board, I've been rocking with the Xotic Sp Comp for a couple of years now, it's done its work and I haven’t that many issues with it per se. But I'm still not set in stone in my decision, I chose the xotic sp at the time since it seemed better than the other options, but is there any that I may need to revisit? I've been thinking of trying some out, but I also want to know y'all's experiences. I'm in the market for mini comp, since that's all the space I have on my board, also I'm not a fan of too many knobs myself.
Thanks.
Spectra comp
 
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I can't really recommend the Spectracomp unless you really like the default setting. It's a good compressor, but for all the versatility they've built into it, it's hard to get it all working. I've been very frustrated with the software, and beaming presets to the pedal just doesn't work reliably. That aspect wouldn't be an issue except that mine reverts to factory settings every time it loses power. It's still on my board in lieu of something better, but I did try for a solid month messing with firmware updates and whatnot to get the preset I wanted and it just wasn't worth the hassle. So my advice to you, OP, is that if you are not one to bother messing with technology to avoid the Spectracomp.
 

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