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    any advantage to 18v vs 9v?

    I have a Silver Lake and a Dark Sun pedal on my board - both of them take 9v-18v. They certainly work and sound great on 9v. Just curious if there is anything to be gained by running them on 18v regulated supplies vs just standard 9v.
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    Re: any advantage to 18v vs 9v?

    Some pedals are designed to gain extra headroom or a deeper effect with 18 volts. If your pedal supports it, it's worth trying it out.
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      Re: any advantage to 18v vs 9v?

      I'd say it is worth trying, but I was always satisfied with the 9v operation, so I never bothered with a higher voltage.
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        Re: any advantage to 18v vs 9v?

        the only time i worry about higher than 9v is for headroom issues which i havent had with the dark sun

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          Re: any advantage to 18v vs 9v?

          Originally posted by jeremy View Post
          the only time i worry about higher than 9v is for headroom issues which i havent had with the dark sun
          That's kind of what I was thinking. I run OD and most other pedals (all 9v) before the dark sun but I try to keep them close to unity gain and then run my gobs of boost (Klone) after the echo and reverb so I really don't think I'm going to need more headroom on the Dark Sun and Silver Lake.

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