Still a bit torn between collider and Ventris 
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Appreciate all the input!
I had heard about the noise on Rooms, but I can never pick it up in YouTube vids or audio clips. That might bother me. I donāt need super clean, as I make tunes on the lower fi side of the spectrum, but if itās just some aspect of the pedal thatās poorly designed, it would annoy me at the price of Rooms.
I did circle around the Ventris a bit, but none of its verbs really hit me like the BAM. I think itās a great pedal, but I have the UA Golden to handle all standard duties.
Maybe my coin flip involves a double-sided BAM coin!?
That box is awesome. If it was $399, I would not even question it.
Wouldnāt call Ventris standard though. Thereās so much you can tweak to maken it your own. But I certainly do get why you like the BAM. Itās a dark reverb with analog filters etc. That does help with its unique sound, and thereās really nothing that compares on that front. Pretty certain Ventris will be able to mimic it close enough though. Letās see 
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The Ventris is fabulous with its Dual Reverb. I can say the same about the BAM and the CXM 1978.
Edit : and the Space
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I may have to circle back to see if the Ventris can get dark and dense and bloom-y.
Itās certainly a nice piece of gear. Maybe I need to dig for more examples.
Turn the Treble down and use both Reverbs.
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I think thereās more in common between Bam and Golden Reverberator than Rooms and Golden Reverberator, so Iād probably go for the latter combo, but thatās easy to say when I havenāt tried Rooms but came close to buying several times.
My Bam unit clips easily, fwiwā¦
Went and watched/listened to the handful of options again. To my ears, nothing beats the Golden Rev and the BAM for pure sound and vibe.
The Rooms is really close in the mojo category, but noise floor keeps me from jumping. I have not ever heard this issue in videos/clips at all, so I can only go by what a handful of people have stated about their experiences. Most users donāt seem to mention it. Wonder if itās just not there in every scenario or many just donāt pay enough attention.
Ventris is very nice. Itās just not warm enough for me though. EQ wonāt solve it. It has an edge that is always present. I have never heard it come close to the BAM in its tone/vibe. I tried to talk myself into it because itās a very practical and widely useful bit of gear.
Seems Iām still stuck at testing whether I can handle the noise floor of the Rooms, or overspending on what sounds like my favorite reverb of any available new gear on the market.
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I own OTO BAM, Empress reverb (also very nice), strymon nightsky, cba mood
all very nice pedals and very different.
Anyone here also consider the CXM 1978?
what I kinda miss in the OTO Bam is the ability to EQ the reverb tail (there are some filters, but thats it)
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How does the BAM compare to NI Raum?
Or Novation Peak reverb?
Interesting video! thanks for sharing!
But I cannot understand how could be shown a reverb stereo pedal without any test of its stereo sideā¦
Well, guitar reverb pedals are usually mono and they provide good kind of space and they are great for mixing with more instruments and recordings, but the space, as we feel it, is stereo.
Can the Bam be emulated with impulse response? Or has anyone a tip how to get a similar sounding vst?
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You can take an impulse response from anything (for what that is worth.)
In a similar vein, Valhalla VintageVerb: Vintage Reverb Plugin | Valhalla DSP Plugin is excellent.
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A lot of the BAM algorithms were based on or inspired by vintage units. Look up those units and you can probably find the impulse responses.
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IRs are used to reproduce real spaces (eg your bathroom) or specific modeled reverb settings. If youāre interested in changing those settings more dynamically, then youāre better off with a modeled vintage reverb such as the Valhalla or the UAD Lexicon plug-ins mentioned in this post.
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I bought the Audiothingies fog-convolver , it has some of the OTO responses included. I really like it after some hours experimenting with it. It has a lot of sound design capabilitys - really a good creative effect.
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Sounds like a lot of people in this thread should really just bite the bullet and get a Quadraverb!
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Thereās a bit of legacy in the BAM via the Spin FV-1 FV-1 ā The Halls of Valhalla
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I have BAM and BOUM the worst thing about them is they have no power switch/button.
I sadly hardly use them now, however because they are patched into my studio they are constantly switched on. The reason I donāt use them is because I prefer Quadraverb to BAM it sounds far better and both are too cryptic so the less you use them the less likely you are to use them.
PS Quadraverb has a power button.
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The magnet decals that are floating around make a big difference to the usability of the BIM & BAM - highly recommended!
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