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MXR Iso-Brick

#121
smeet said:
In the interest of accuracy, from the Voodoo Labs website:


It was their claim to fame for years, so I believe they do a good job. Does the MXR do as well or better? I guess we'll find out.

For me, a wall wart is another possible point of failure - it can come unplugged, the cables tend to be easily broken, etc.
It's not quite a deal-breaker, but it's a big negative (again, for me).

The PP2+ has proven itself many times over as far as reliability and sturdiness. I just bought one used before I heard of the MXR, but anyway it has everything I need for now, so I'll wait and see what happens over the next couple of years before I jump onto something new. I'm guessing Voodoo Labs will come out with something to compete with the Iso Brick, or lower their prices or something like that.
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I view it as if something is not broken, don't fix it. Everyone I know is either using Iso 5 or Power Pedal 2 including myself and they are built like a tank. I decided to go with an Iso 5 instead of the MXR Iso Brick. The wall wart and lack of tour testing was a deal breaker for me. Maybe in 3-5 years when I need a new one.
 
#122
Appears to be in stock at Prymaxe and they are running a 20% off sale right now.
 
#133
It powers everything I need it to, it's a tough fit under my board but I made it work, and my noise isn't worse. There isn't much more to say.
 
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Rocksolid said:
Awesome. Looking forward to your report!
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I held on, dude, I held on :).

It's shape is "fatter" than the traditionnal Dunlop brick and other powersources I've looked at, such as the new GSpots and the Voodoo Labs. For some boards, could be seen as a more difficult fit.

That being said, the thing that attracted me to this unit it the outlet configuration. IMO, that offers a lot of flexibility: you can see it as a 8x9v+2x18v, but things get interesting when you factor in the 2 variable voltage outlets: it allows you to add pedals with other-than-9v-and-18v requirements, you can also go for the dying battery sound and, if I read the manual correctly, you can combine outlets to power a pedal, making it (I presume) possible to power a 24v by using the 2 variable outlets set at 12v. I don't see how it can be done with the supplied cables, so I presume you have to buy some kind of Y cable. BUT BEFORE DOING THAT, I would check with MXR customer service, just to make sure I do it properly, as to not fry a pedal or harm the IsoBrick.

The wall-wart is hefty, as mentionned previously, but not a big deal to me. The one question mark I have is about the connexion between the board and the wall-wart: at first glance/feel, that connexion doesn't appear as strong as I would've liked. I've never had an MXR unit crap out on me, so I'm going to put faith in the MXR Quality Control.

Other than that, it powers stuff as it should, its connexion cables seem well-made, have decent lenght and can be used with all outlets, there's also the nice little blue leds to see if all's connected and working well and, most important to me, I don't get anymore noises from my 60B. My previous powersource was Godlyke Powerall, which worked perfectly, but the 60B is notorious for being allergic to (most) daisychains and mine definitely was.

Next step for me: figure out a way to get it under my small Gator Board.

Cheers to y'all.
 
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#140
Bassmike62 said:
I held on, dude, I held on :).

It's shape is "fatter" than the traditionnal Dunlop brick and other powersources I've looked at, such as the new GSpots and the Voodoo Labs. For some boards, could be seen as a more difficult fit.

That being said, the thing that attracted me to this unit it the outlet configuration. IMO, that offers a lot of flexibility: you can see it as a 8x9v+2x18v, but things get interesting when you factor in the 2 variable voltage outlets: it allows you to add pedals with other-than-9v-and-18v requirements, you can also go for the dying battery sound and, if I read the manual correctly, you can combine outlets to power a pedal, making it (I presume) possible to power a 24v by using the 2 variable outlets set at 12v. I don't see how it can be done with the supplied cables, so I presume you have to buy some kind of Y cable. BUT BEFORE DOING THAT, I would check with MXR customer service, just to make sure I do it properly, as to not fry a pedal or harm the IsoBrick.

The wall-wart is hefty, as mentionned previously, but not a big deal to me. The one question mark I have is about the connexion between the board and the wall-wart: at first glance/feel, that connexion doesn't appear as strong as I would've liked. I've never had an MXR unit crap out on me, so I'm going to put faith in the MXR Quality Control.

Other than that, it powers stuff as it should, its connexion cables seem well-made, have decent lenght and can be used with all outlets, there's also the nice little blue leds to see if all's connected and working well and, most important to me, I don't get anymore noises from my 60B. My previous powersource was Godlyke Powerall, which worked perfectly, but the 60B is notorious for being allergic to (most) daisychains and mine definitely was.

Next step for me: figure out a way to get it under my small Gator Board.

Cheers to y'all.
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So youre saying that your 60b is dead quite off the MXR??!! Also, you wouldnt be running a DG B7K by chance would you?? The B7K and Submarine are my loudest pedals on my board. Well, the JTDT isnt all that quiet either, but thats a fuzz pedal and I can live with it. But I would love to get my B7K dead quiet. It would cut mostly all the noise from my board.
 
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