EliasFriedl
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Yeah I hope they fixed it. I don’t want to have USB trouble at that price point. I guess if I don’t hear anything about it I‘ll go for the fm9 when I have the money.
Fractal fm3/fm9 or Neural DSP Quadcortex
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MatrixClaw
Whoaaa No Way!!!
This is because Fractal doesn't want to ship to Europe, for some reason. Years ago, I used to work with a friend in Russia who was the only Fractal dealer in Europe. Fractal would ship orders to me in the US, I'd slap a USPS label on it and ship it to him. Why? Fractal refused to ship internationally, or at least refused to do it for any sort of rate that was even remotely sane. It cost like $60 a piece to ship those things to his shop in Saint Petersburg and it took me like 10 minutes of work to open it up make sure everything was good and then fill out a customs form and take it to the post office. Absolutely insane the logistics of it all, just because they didn't want to do it. I can only imagine how many units G66 has to buy at once for them to agree to ship them and clearly the markup is still crazy on them.
No guarantee any usb wont have issues though. If the fm3 mk2 meets requirements, buy that one.
You have no idea how much stuff I've missed due to americans thinking shipping outside the US is the equivalent of taking the One Ring to Mordor.
Jon Pearson
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Ocean big. Ocean scary.
MatrixClaw
Whoaaa No Way!!!
Oh, I believe it. I didn't have to work throughout college because of Americans being afraid to ship outside the US
Shask
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Too much work cause we would have to learn how to measure in Kg and shit....Oh, I believe it. I didn't have to work throughout college because of Americans being afraid to ship outside the US
Deadpool_25
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On the QC power supply issue: can the Ciocks Crux run it? I was thinking yes, but can't remember for sure.
MatrixClaw
Whoaaa No Way!!!
Yes. Thought about buying one just cause it'd work with my Crux I use for my HX Stomp, but
The Crux literally exists because of the QC PSU complaints, so yes.
It's handy as well if you have something like the Victory V4 preamps which need 2A to operate safely.
Deadpool_25
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Ah cool. I have a Crux laying around for future use. So obviously I should get a QC to go with it, right??
Jon Pearson
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Like these guitar cases that I don't have a guitar for!
The Thing Upstairs
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I have an AF3, owned a QC for close to 6 months. I kept the AF3 and now own a FM3 as well.
Power supply, noise, buttons too close together, less flexible routing, DSP limits and lack of updates are a few of the reasons I remember for selling it. It sounded great but I preferred the AF3 once I was out of the honeymoon period.
The FM3 is a more sturdy unit and feels a lot more robust. The switches are distanced more sensibly and with press once, press twice and press and hold are more than enough. I would far rather have that than the close together switches of the QC.
Power supply, noise, buttons too close together, less flexible routing, DSP limits and lack of updates are a few of the reasons I remember for selling it. It sounded great but I preferred the AF3 once I was out of the honeymoon period.
The FM3 is a more sturdy unit and feels a lot more robust. The switches are distanced more sensibly and with press once, press twice and press and hold are more than enough. I would far rather have that than the close together switches of the QC.
