The double digital conversion would bug the crap outta me. How are the reviews of using the DBX as a DAC? I’d think the OKTO would be the better of the two, but that’s just an uninformed guess. One thing I’d do is take the DBX out of the system and integrate the subs the old fashioned way and see what you get. This would take some work obviously, but the prospect of getting a digital crossover out of the signal chain would be well worth it IMHO. FWIW.
One DAC to Rule it All
Sorry for the "click-bait" headline. The digital side of my system is an Auralic G1 sending to an OKTO DAC8 Stereo. I like the sound a lot, but I also use a DBX Venu360 digital crossover system to split the signal to my mains and subs. The DBX gets an analog signal from my preamp (Benchmark HP4), but to do its function the DBX unit converts to digital, then back to analog at 96Khz. My question is, since the DBX unit has the capability to receive a digital signal (AES/EBU), would it be better to use just one DAC (DBX) to do it all, or stick with the double converting and keep the OKTO in the system?