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Projects => General Questions => Topic started by: fman7 on April 24, 2014, 06:45:48 AM

Title: Which Delay? (Zero Point vs Dirtbag)
Post by: fman7 on April 24, 2014, 06:45:48 AM
Hey,

Looking to build a Delay in the next round of projects, just curious what the differences are between the Zero Point family one's and say the Dirtbag?

thanks

Frank
Title: Re: Which Delay? (Zero Point vs Dirtbag)
Post by: GermanCdn on April 24, 2014, 07:15:07 AM
The ZP series are Pt2399 based.  Advantages - inexpensive parts, easy to build and fire up, sound good, variety of options, very noob friendly.  Disadvantages - noisier than analog, PT2399 chips can vary in performance.

Dirtbag is analog, MN3005.  Advantages - sounds "better" than 2399 circuits, less noise, vintage feel.  Disadvantages - hard to find, expensive parts, requires a fair degree of ability to dial them in properly, not noob friendly.

To sum it up in short, you could buy all the parts for a zero point pcb for the same price as one good MN3005 chip.