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Behringer DEQ2496 - worth using in hi-end system?

I am considering trying it in a digital chain. I want to correct for room and any system internal dependencies. I am tired of using cables as tone controls, there has to be something better to make those minimal changes.

I am looking for opinions and short system desriptions.
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drubin
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If I'm not mistaken, it's a digital EQ, so putting in the tape loop means it will have to perform AD and DA conversion. Placing it between transport and DAC avoids those extra conversions.
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drubin
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I understand. If the Denon has a digital out, you might want to try that at some point, just to see if it makes a difference.
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eldartford
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Hey guys...don't waste a lot of energy avoiding use of the DEQ2496 A/D and D/A. They are good 24 bit devices, and if you keep the signal level up they will handle your 16 bit CD signal very well. One reasonable application of the DEQ2496 is as an "outboard DAC" (using its digital input) which just happens to also do room correction. However, this would limit use of the DEQ2496 to the CDP.
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