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The FX8 "features an extremely high quality signal path to deliver ultra-low noise and pristine sound quality" (taken from the Fractal Audio website).
I had the FX8 and I found the effects quality to be pretty damn good and it really did have true bypass.
I felt it sounded better than the XL+ when I compared each effect side by side with the same settings but I decided to stay with my XL+ since the difference in sound quality was not a major difference especially when playing with the band and I prefer racking all my gear and only having one cable on the ground (the midi cable from the MFC-101 to the XL+).
It was also easy to control/mix the volume from the front of the XL+.
I am also using an external preamp but I like that I have the option of using an internal one in the XL+ (blending or separate).
I have an AXE FX III but I am not able to compare the FX8 to the III since I had sold it so I thought that I should ask here since some of you might have both and you taken the time to compare the "true bypass" of the FM3 with an FX8.
Also, I am assuming the III and the FM3 have the same sound quality for the effects as well.
I was thinking of selling my extra III and XL+/MFC-101 and getting an FM3/FC6 since the FM3 can be the effects for my external preamp plus I would have an optional internal preamp.
I would run just one midi cable to the FM3 sitting on top of my two space rack case (with external preamp and power amp).
Also, I realize the effects will be different between the FX8 and FM3 but it is the "true bypass" of the FM3 that I am curious about here (the FX8 had a pristine sound quality).
I am hoping for feedback based upon actually comparing them and not just from memory.
Thanks ahead of time for any feedback based upon personal experience!!
I had the FX8 and I found the effects quality to be pretty damn good and it really did have true bypass.
I felt it sounded better than the XL+ when I compared each effect side by side with the same settings but I decided to stay with my XL+ since the difference in sound quality was not a major difference especially when playing with the band and I prefer racking all my gear and only having one cable on the ground (the midi cable from the MFC-101 to the XL+).
It was also easy to control/mix the volume from the front of the XL+.
I am also using an external preamp but I like that I have the option of using an internal one in the XL+ (blending or separate).
I have an AXE FX III but I am not able to compare the FX8 to the III since I had sold it so I thought that I should ask here since some of you might have both and you taken the time to compare the "true bypass" of the FM3 with an FX8.
Also, I am assuming the III and the FM3 have the same sound quality for the effects as well.
I was thinking of selling my extra III and XL+/MFC-101 and getting an FM3/FC6 since the FM3 can be the effects for my external preamp plus I would have an optional internal preamp.
I would run just one midi cable to the FM3 sitting on top of my two space rack case (with external preamp and power amp).
Also, I realize the effects will be different between the FX8 and FM3 but it is the "true bypass" of the FM3 that I am curious about here (the FX8 had a pristine sound quality).
I am hoping for feedback based upon actually comparing them and not just from memory.
Thanks ahead of time for any feedback based upon personal experience!!