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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">They’re quite popular with a lot of our DIY customers who generally report similar/same performance as the original Excilitas.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Synth-diy <synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Matthias Herrmann<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 8, 2019 1:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> synth-diy@synth-diy.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [sdiy] Xvive Vactrols?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Two years ago I received a few samples from XVive. They look like copies from the Perkins-Elmer Vactrols (thus the part name?), however, they claim to have them
ROHS compatible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">These are the ones you could buy at THONK/UK.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I used the VTL5C3/2 as a substitute for the Perkins-Elmer and could not hear any difference. I did no measurements though.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">XVive is a Chinese company which also does Guitar Pedals. They have some reissues of BBDs as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Matthias<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> Synth-diy [<a href="mailto:synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org">mailto:synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Barry Klein<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 08, 2019 6:22 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:synth-diy@synth-diy.org">sy<span lang="DE">nth-diy@synth-diy.org</span></a></span><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [sdiy] Xvive Vactrols?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Hi all, Happy New Year!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">I just noticed some Vactrols on ebay branded Xvive.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">What’s the story on these? Are they new parts, new manufacturer?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">How does the VTL5C4 look? Years ago they had to be somehow matched for phaser circuits but I don’t remember what the match parameters were. Anyone?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Barry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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