Alexander Pedals Quadrant Audio Mirror vs Boss SDE-3

The Alexander Pedals Quadrant Audio Mirror and the Boss SDE-3 are both pedals sharing smooth, ambient, pristine. The Alexander Pedals Quadrant Audio Mirror leans dark. The Boss SDE-3 leans modulated. Current prices: $199.99 vs $185.48.

Similarity
citedBlended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.

43% — somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Ambient
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • smooth
  • ambient
  • pristine
Citation fame
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Price

$199.99via Reverb

$185.48via Reverb

Description

The Alexander Pedals Quadrant (also marketed as Quadrant Audio Mirror) is a four-mode NEO Series digital delay pedal with an analog dry signal path ensuring no coloration of the dry signal regardless of mode. Four delay engines — MAG (warm tape-style repeats with progressive top and bottom rolloff), BBD (warm bucket-brigade character closely emulating the Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man), DIG (clean bright early-digital clarity), and LOFI (deliberately degraded lo-fi repeat textures) — cover the classic delay spectrum. Features expression pedal morphing between two complete preset settings and MIDI with firmware updates via USB.

The Boss SDE-3 Dual Digital Delay is a compact pedal capturing the warm digital tones, rich modulation, and smooth low-pass filter character of the original Roland SDE-3000 rack delay in a pedalboard format. Features two parallel delay lines for complex dual-delay textures with independent time and modulation control per line. Delay time up to 800ms per line. Reviewed by Guitar World. Suited to ambient, post-rock, and studio players seeking the specific warmth and modulation of vintage SDE-3000 digital delay.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Electronic
  • Experimental
  • Country
  • Blues
  • Post-Rock
Tonal lean
  • dark
  • modulated
Good for
citedOccasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.
  • Live
  • Studio
  • Worship
  • Live
  • Studio
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