Behringer DEQ2496 - worth using in hi-end system?

Bravo Tvad, Eldartford and Warrenh

Could not agree more. I actually use the PEQ from the Behringer (feedback destroyer pro) . It works great. It is even cheaper! I manually set this up and just use it for ultra LF frequency adjustments but there is software that can allow this to be controlled automatically using a PC, mike and a MIDI controller.

Room correction and speaker quality has such a HUGE impact to what I hear that I am not ashamed to say that I am quite satisfied with the non-audiophile DAC's in my Sony mega-changer CD players. (Yes, I know, many audiophiles may laugh that I have professional studio speakers but CD sources that you can probably find in Sears. However, my chained mega changers and software controllers allow me to browse, select and cue music from an electronic menu and, after, all, for me it is about LISTENING to music and not fiddling around with 100's of CD cases to feed a single CD transport!!!)

Who gives a damn about refinement; Blu-Tak and a this PEQ are probably some of my best value for money audio improvments!

If it sounds better and you enjoy the music ...that is what counts!

Good on Tvad, Eldartford and Warrenh for daring to speak out frankly and claim that a cheap PEQ can make significant improvements to mega-dollar systems!

See my long-running thread, How does one get off the merry-go-round?

How is it as a DAC? Does it simultaneously output from both its analog and digital outputs?

By that I mean: I have Denon universal player as my CD transport (with a Dac-AH doing the redbook decoding). I use the Denon's DACs for DVDa and SACD decoding.

I would be hoping to go from the digital out on my universal player to the Behringer. I'd like to keep using the Dac-Ah for Redbook, but if the Behringer is a good DAC, I'd like to use it for LPCM stuff. But, I can only do that if it outputs from both the analog and digital outputs at the same time (so I could choose between them based on whether I was playing a cd or DVDa disc).

The Behringer would have an added bonus for me as a musician (using it as it was intended, as a mastering tool).

Hudsonhawk...Yes. The DEQ2496 can walk and chew gum.