clay-man Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 So I was away playing my Variax with batteries because I forgot the plug for my foot switch, and I've noticed that the Variax is quieter in terms of stuff like changing models and transferring models from workbench. I don't know if that's normal but it's always been like that since I've had the guitar. My question is, does a VDI POD sound quieter than a foot switch power supply? I notice the power supply itself is noisy when you move the cable while it's on as well, and even the cable doesn't make noise when I'm using batteries. Can anyone weigh in on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I think VDI and batteries are about the same. Footswitch power supply is a potential ground loop maker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay-man Posted June 14, 2014 Author Share Posted June 14, 2014 I think VDI and batteries are about the same. Footswitch power supply is a potential ground loop maker. Thanks. I was hoping a VDI would be more secure since it uses a more professional way to transfer the power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Since the VDI is powered by the Pod itself I think it is a better way to power the Variax. Also, the VDI is a digital interface which is also a less noisy way to send the guitar signal to the Pod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay-man Posted June 15, 2014 Author Share Posted June 15, 2014 Since the VDI is powered by the Pod itself I think it is a better way to power the Variax. Also, the VDI is a digital interface which is also a less noisy way to send the guitar signal to the Pod. The power unit is noisy even when not connected to the guitar. By noisy I don't mean constant noise, but I mean popping when moving the cable in the jack, or buzzing when it's unplugged. This doesn't happen without the power supply and just batteries. I'm hoping if power from batteries can result in no buzz or popping when changing pickups/models then a VDI would be clean enough to do it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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