Boss CE-5 vs CH-1? (both analog)

Bucksears

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Can anyone chime in on the (analog versions of the) Boss CE-5 vs CH-1?
I've got a PCB worked out for the main board of the CE-5, but also working on a CH-1. I will almost certainly do the depth mod on the CE-5.
Just curious if one is a richer/fuller chorusing over the other?

It's always puzzled me why they keep them both in the lineup; usually one will succeed the other after a decommision, but these (even in digital form) have both been around for a while.
 
Now, I've had this conversation with people. I think the CE-5 is made with bass in mind because of the expanded EQ section. The circuit itself is the same. Same LFO, same filters in pre/de emphasis. The only real difference is the EQ section. The buffers were changed from opamp to transistor to free up the opamps for the new EQ section. I've made a CE-5 sound like a CH-1 but can't do it the other way around. I prefer the simplicity of the CH-1. My thought was at one point to make a separate audio boards and LFO board and stack them and have the LFO board be used with whichever version of the pedal you wanted to make.
 
Now, I've had this conversation with people. I think the CE-5 is made with bass in mind because of the expanded EQ section. The circuit itself is the same. Same LFO, same filters in pre/de emphasis. The only real difference is the EQ section. The buffers were changed from opamp to transistor to free up the opamps for the new EQ section. I've made a CE-5 sound like a CH-1 but can't do it the other way around. I prefer the simplicity of the CH-1. My thought was at one point to make a separate audio boards and LFO board and stack them and have the LFO board be used with whichever version of the pedal you wanted to make.
I'm fine with added complexity (the CE-5 is just one more knob than the CH-1). I'll have to compare the schematics a little more - I'm after whichever one is more 'lush'.
 
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