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 DEQX conversion it is certainly undetectable compared to image smearing, timing or phase anomalies and other negative aspects of a traditional setup which have been removed. The difference is very noticeable and wholly positive.

Just noticed miniDSP has a line of streamers, Dirac EQ and DAC's for ~ 900 to $1,500.
Absolutely worth considering.

Reluctantly I traded in my DEQX Premate towards a Ayre KX-5 Twenty. And.. I couldn’t be happier. Even with all the available adjustments that the DEQX is capable of, the Ayre Preamp is just way better in sound quality.

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And that, my friend, is why I think the miniDSP units are on the cutting edge.

Purely digital EQ, lets you use the best DAC and analog components you have.

It’s easy enough to use an external DAC and/or an external A/D Converter with a DEQX, while still taking full advantage of DEQX’s very extensive and in some ways unique DSP capabilities. Although most DEQX users who have posted here (including me, with my HDP-5) have been satisfied with the internal DAC and A/D.

Regards,
-- Al