18V on Gravitation and Spirit Box?

[iamjackslackof]

Hi all,

I've been trying all my drive pedals at 18V recently, and so far it has always improved the sound. I'm about to build a couple new reverbs, the Gravitation and Spirit Box, and I'm curious if I can run them at 18V, providing I use proper caps, which I always do anyway. Does there tend to be any improvement, more headroom, etc with time-based or modulation pedals? I'm no sure I've seen it done with these types of pedals, so I thought I'd consult the brain trust lol.

Thanks!

EDIT: I have an already-built Sproing, can I run it at 18V too?

 

[Coda]

Doesn’t a Belton Beicknhave a power rating?…

 

[Robert]

The Belton bricks and PT2399 are all running on regulated 5V supplies.

I don't think you'll gain much by running the remaining circuitry above 9V since the core of the circuits won't benefit from any additional headroom.

 

[iamjackslackof]

The Belton bricks and PT2399 are all running on regulated 5V supplies.

I don't think you'll gain much by running the remaining circuitry above 9V since the core of the circuits won't benefit from any additional headroom.

Thanks @Robert. That's the kind of reply I was hoping for. I don't know enough to look at a circuit and determine if the extra voltage will help or matter, or in some cases hurt. I know most drives tend to be fine/sound better, but I hear less about other types of effects, which probably means there's generally no benefit or people would mention it.

I might just try it on my Sproing to see for myself, but I don't want to let the magic smoke out, would that be likely at 18V?