EQ / Dsp... Who’s using them?

Every time I have tried EQ /or DSP I could certainly dial in superb frequency response, but the music lost its soul. The DSpeaker products specifically.

EQ must be used with a light touch, not an absolute touch. 

but the music lost its soul. The DSpeaker products specifically.

The 8033 an early bass DSP does not exhibit the "lost its soul"
sound like some of the other dspeaker products.

Like erik stated do your room treatments first then what’s left
in the DSP realm.

I've been using a DSPeaker Antimode 2.0 for several months.  It really made a positive difference taming the bass coming from a pair of B&W Matrix 801 S2s in a 15' x 15' (bad, I know) square room.  

Did a correction up to around 300Hz.

Tried the DSPeaker in my office setup: Harbeth SHL5+40s and four subwoofers.

Tried several different correction ranges.

What I learned from the office setup is that although there was a noticeable improvement in bass control, the DSPeaker actually was making up for my poor placement of two of the subwoofers.

After an afternoon moving around the subs (two of them are mounted up high about a foot away from the ceiling), I noticed less of a correction offered up by the DSPeaker.
A/B testing still showed a difference if I listen closely but I am challenging myself to achieve as flat a curve as I can with some more subwoofer placement adjustments.

I also just tried the DSPeaker with a pair of old 15 ohm Rogers LS3/5As from the '70s.  No subs.  Not much difference with these in A/B testing.  Probably because they don't (can't) produce low bass frequencies with enough power to sound boomy in the first place.

But good luck in your search!  Definitely was (and still is) worth it for me!

I been using Behringer xxx2496 for 15 plus years now. If you get one all tricked out they are good from the bottom to the top as an active XO. I use it stone stock for bass management. It has everything. RTA (on the fly correction) PEQ, GEQ, digital room correction remote control, and daisy chain via RJ45. I don't use 1/10 the STUFF it has.. The last one I picked up was 275.00.  I've never had one fail either.. Get a Behringer mic and they work like peas and carrots..

I've seen them split (the way I use it) 300hz down is the 2496 and 300hz up is a passive system or as an active EQ via tape loop (processor) or between a single component. Works very well in a FULL blown way or on a select piece of equipment (EX: SACD to 2496 to RtR and record)

VBDA, DBA, Swarm, columns and combinations with a Behringer, sure makes it easy... 300 hz and down, BUT you can monitor and see your corrections via REAL TIME.. Move a chair, see a change, move a panel see a change..  Makes it too easy.. I still use preset tone control moving from CDs to Streaming to Vinyl to TV with Stereo. My wife will grab and adjust the tone control.. LOL Windows rattling in the other side of the house..

Like ozzy said it can rob a systems "SOUL", but used the way I use it.. with some room treatment, usually heavy curtains, just magic with MB columns, planar monitors, and option of OB servo subs or VDBA/DSP.

Not like it use to be BOOMIN' friggin' bass