Paradis Loop Delay vs. Echoplex

[Michael Peters <100041.247@CompuServe.COM>]

hi Matthias,

A friend of mine has managed to dig up a couple of Echoplexes - they're 
very
hard to find here in Germany (the supply has stopped because they don't 
have one
of these "CE" stamps on them which are required in the European union).

I can't afford to buy one at the moment but I have one here to test for a 
couple
of days. I played with it for an hour or two and at first glance, there 
are few
Echoplex features which weren't in the old Paradis Loop Delay - the great
reverse effect, of course, and the multiple loops are new. Probably also a
number of MIDI and sync improvements which I don't need as long as I use 
it for
real-time improvisation loops.

What do you think are the most important differences between the two boxes?

I own two Paradis Loop Delays now and I'm quite happy with them. Should I 
bother
trying to sell them (which won't be easy, and I won't get a lot of money 
for
them because nobody knows them) and buy an Echoplex instead? I'm not sure 
if
reverse and multiple loops are reason enough.

Also, I noticed that sometimes the reverse effect introduced clicks, but 
I'm not
sure when. I seem to remember that this was mentioned on the list earlier 
but I
don't remember what the answer was.

Michael Peters   
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