drewan77
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| Is DEQX a game changer? Yes, I have been listening to vinyl since the 70s & the clarity/transparency of my system these days is outstanding, quite far removed from what was there before. Vinyl replay is simply outstanding.If there is any form of artefact caused by DE... | |
| Speaker Imaging - Do you hear a line, or do you hear an arc?? Interesting topic & something I once played around with quite extensively. Oftentimes what we hear is an amalgam of various separately tracked & mixed instruments/voices, not necessarily recorded in the same acoustic space - so the soundst... | |
| Why HiFi manufacturers don't make active crossovers anymore? Not true I’m afraid - it will be impossible for any passive crossover or indeed driver to be absolutely time and phase coherent across every frequency. Some of the high end digital algorithms do achieve that.I have experience of ’correcting’ Shahi... | |
| Why HiFi manufacturers don't make active crossovers anymore? Similar to member chosenplay earlier in this thread, I am also using DEQX & Open Baffle speakers ’though in my case two processors. (HDP-5 - 3-way OBs as master & HDP-3 slave with two subs).I am 62 y old, a vinyl listener since mid 70s &am... | |
| Music lover or audiophile? Simple answer from me -Early 70s -> Music listener only.End 70s to 2012 -> Equipment buyer/swapper.2012 -> DSP & room correction. (*see "Is DEQX a game changer" thread)2017 onward -> Music listene... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Good advice from Todd. I will also add, without meaning to be pushy or arrogant that I am an advanced user & have assisted a number of newcomers to get the best out of their DEQX units, answering questions by email, facetime or skype and revie... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? @steveo888 Yes I continue to use both analogue inputs to the HDP-5 via: turntable->RCA & external DAC*->XLR (*including analogue pass through for a second turntable & SACD player)The inbuilt DAC is extremely good but I have a prefere... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? @yyzsantabarbara - Firstly I must remind you that my & any other replies here are likely to be rather biased towards DEQX - you might get more balanced responses elsewhere!Having said that, the single feature that probably gives it an edge are... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Hi steveo888, I hope you're having a good ChristmasI have only added DACs as source components upstream of DEQX & this has no impact on calibration so that would be unnecessary. I have an external DAC with various digital inputs & also ana... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? No, the only increased gain I've set via the control panel is volume matching for two subs to main speakers on an HDP-3 slave processor.The master HDP-5 has no gain adjustment - most listening is within the 'blue' light range on the front display,... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? I agree with Alan, it gives the opportunity to place the subs in order to manage room nodes better than using just a pair of full range speakers. However (I'm not at home to check this at the moment), I'm pretty sure you could not add as much as 1... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Yes...P1 - configure as ’single amp with stereo subwoofers’ & use a (new) full range measurement & calibration without subs. Disable the subs in this configP3 - configure as ’single amp with stereo subwoofer’ & use the calibration you ... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Yes, I have an active setup with 3-way Open Baffle speakers on the HDP-5 (4 x 15" bass, 2 x 8" mids, 2 x Ribbon tweeters) & two Subs (2 x12", 2 x 10") on the slave HDP-3. All running as a 5-way stereo setup, 12 drivers in total - crossovers, t... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? After you add the mscaler/Dave, then measure the speakers & subs and use these impulse responses to set delay. DEQX will measure what it hears from the speakers, irrespective of what is in between it/them.Because I don't have details of your s... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Actually, you should have no issues if you use the PreMate to drive everything (once the mods are done).A delay on low frequencies via the Chord DAC will not be an issue - just measure the subs at the listening position separately to the other cha... |