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Old 23rd February 2009   #28
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Originally Posted by PoorGlory View Post
I use my 166XL on toms a lot. It's sort of stiff sounding, so for rock toms it does the job fairly well. The gates on the 166XL are ok, I use them occasionally.

I actually like the 166XL better than the 1066.... the 1066 kills off a lot of high end. Thinking of having Jim mod mine...
All of the DBX 10** series is total ass! Stick to the three digit series stuff!
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