Opinions on TacT RCS Room Correction System


Need opions on the TacT RCS : Is this an easy unit to use or do you need to be a rocket scientist to figure it out?
Any thought on its sound or on how much it improves your system. I am considering it as an pre-amp and a correction device. Is it as good as it was rated in "Stereophile" ?
Thanks!!
rsa

Showing 2 responses by rodman99999

I've been using a TacT RCS 2.2Xaaa for the past six years. My present listening room(a result of an expensive divorce) is an acoustic nightmare. My systems have been actively bi-amped(SS on bottom) since 1980, and(until this room) always provided fast, extended and accurate bass. I've found the TacT an indispensable tool for taming the low freq anomalies my present acoustic presents. They also correct any channel or time domain imbalances that may exist in your system/room interface(vastly improved imaging). Of course: the better your system is set up(without the TacT), the less the TacT has to correct. Mine has to be used with a computer, and that does take some computer literacy. The newer models are much easier to manipulate, unless you're somewhat technically challenged(which some have trouble admitting). HOWEVER- There is no problem that you can encounter, that Boz(TacT's owner/designer) will not gladly walk you through on the phone(excellent accessibilty and very patient customer support). The only flaw that I found in the presentation of the TacT system was that of dynamics. TacT units become an entirely new breed of music reproducer when their power supplies are modded. If you don't feel comfortable modding your own(high speed epitaxial diodes, either Black Gate or Sanyo OS-CON caps, etc); the first thing to obtain, after the RCS, is an Aberdeen power supply and IEC module. You WILL be delighted with the illusion of 'LIVE' that the mods provide, especially if you actually get to listen to live music much. (http://www.aberdeencomponents.com/TacTUpgrades.htm)
Still own, and still lovin' mine! Can't imagine going back to life without one. Like I said, the Aberdeen mods make the unit a totally different instrument, if you are not into modded things yourself. Tubed amps and sources also add much in the way of musical realism. This from one that eschewed all things digital, and was a diehard straight-wire-with-gain freak, for decades. Happy listening, and(as always)- to each his own!