CIOKS DC7 Pedal Power Supply, Limited Edition Red (Gear Hero HQ Exclusive)

My pedalboard was getting noisy with my old power supply. And I needed an upgrade. The DC7 looked perfect on paper, but was it worth the money? I debated long and hard and talked myself into ordering. In hindsight, there should not have been a debate. Its perfect. I have clean and noiseless power for all of my pedals, even in this old house. A lot of supplies could probably provide the same. But I really like the size. This is thin enough to fit under my Pedal Train Metro with room to spare. It came with a template and screws so it is solidly mounted under there. I also like the power gauge that tells me I have room to spare in the power availability (and if I need to down the line, this can be expanded with a DC4, I believe). The cables that came with it had everything I needed. But I do expect Ill need to pick up more cables as I add pedals. They appear cheap enough, so its not really a concern. In the end, Im quite happy. All of my pedals are quiet now. But this actually made my overdrive pedal sound better (maybe it was underpowered before). I would highly recommend the DC7. And I would definitely buy this again... Without the debate next time.

A few things I love about this. It supplies a lot of current to each outlet - enough that you could have seven power-hungry digital pedals if you wanted. You can switch the voltage of every outlet to whatever you need. It comes with a daisy chain cable, so you can power up to 9 pedals with it. It is very low profile, and can be attached easily to the bottom of a Pedaltrain board with a special clamp that they sell separately for about 25 bucks. Im not buying any other kind of supply these days.

Its sturdy. I think its the best in the market right now so i bought it.

RCA to Barrel connector proprietary wires. The barrel connector is smaller than others and doesn’t work on all pedal connections. All of the barrel connectors are right angle. Can’t connect to my Bass wah pedal. I wish I had gone with the Strymon instead. Power isolation is good. Nice form factor and easy dip switch voltage configuration.

I originally was using a Donner power supply, but one day my BOSS pedal that was plugged into it. Stopped working? I couldn’t figure out what happened? I tried to fix the pedal, but no matter what I did, it just wouldn’t work anymore. After doing research. I found out the Donner power supply does not offer isolated power. It’s basically a daisy chain, so I figured somehow the power supply fried my pedal. I didn’t want to risk damage to any other pedal, that’s when I researched other better pedal power supplies. After a lot of research I went with the Cioks. Just for a laugh I decided to plug my broken BOSS pedal, and to my shock it worked again! It was like the Cioks gave it the jolt it needed. I also noticed all my other pedals seem to sound stronger like they too are getting more power. I’m am very happy with Cioks. I know it cost a lot, but as they say buy once, cry once. Save your pedals and yourself some headaches, and buy the Cioks. You won’t regret it.

Solid as a rock. Zero noise. No ground loops. The 24V-2A output can run a 50W pedal-board power amp. There is no better choice if youre serious about making a pedal board for gigging regularly.

This is hands down the best power supply on the market. And if you buy the Cioks grip you dont even have to drill holes in your pedalboard. Fits under the pedaltrain metro 24, 20 and 16 perfectly. If you need power options that are not included Cioks has different flex cables for any situation. Not all are included though.

Versatile

I have the T-Rex chameleon and it is very noisy compared to CIOKS DC7, CIOKS DC7 is thinner lighter and overall feels better quality than the T-Rex. The package includes many cables with different lenghts and it is very handy.

Great Power Supply, Excellent Service