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trumped again!
(Dang! you guys are fast today)

i hate to sound so "me too" about it, but i just couldn't agree more
with Chris' very well articulated recommendation. 
BorgII + Boogie > [sum of it's parts]
and , like Chris, i'd start with the BorgII because it's a more
versatile design.

 But 

  if you're a fan of the East-Coast paradigm, the Boogie is a very
precise filter with rock steady CV response and this really shows when
applied to low frequencies. 
  i think the Blacet designs are very 'bright' with a lot of top end
so a Boogie might complement them well.

  but don't deprive yourself of the Borg experience because of some
conceptual construal of bandwidth specs. ...sooner or later .... get
'em both.

best,
-doc




--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Sawyer"
<paradigmshiftbeats@...> wrote:
>
> Well, before picking one I'll attempt to convince you to buy them
together! I use the Boogie and Borg 2 in combination all the time. I
love the sound of the Borg 2 highpass and will often use this in
series with the Boogie lowpass, which is especially lovely using the
6db+24db outputs. I personally think Boogie as VCF -> Borg 2 as VCA /
Low pass gate is the "essential" Wiard subtractive patch.
> 
> That said, if I had to pick one I would pick the Borg 2, because I
find it more flexible in application and more representative of the
Wiard's unique character. The fully sweepable mode response allows you
to find some sweet timbres that lie between the extremes of lowpass
and highpass, and using the aux out you can definitely capture that
"MS-20" grit. Whereas most filters to my ears are not particularly
pleasant at the edge of self-oscillation, the Borg 2 sounds very
musical even there. In my use, the transition is smoother than on the
original 300-series Borg, whose resonance can wail in a hurry!
Finally, the Borg 2 is very effective as a VCA.
> 
> Best wishes with your decision - either way I'm confident you will
not be disappointed!
> 
> Chris Sawyer
>