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EQ / Dsp... Who’s using them?

I’ve just recently started playing with dsp and eq’s and am curious as to what eq’s and or dsp programs you guys are using.  I’ve got Sonarworks, which I like but it ties me to my laptop as the source which I’m not trying to do so I’m not using it.

 I wanted a Loki mini + but have been waiting for 2 months so went and bought a dbx 15 band eq. I’m liking the eq so much that I’m wondering if there is something better out there for a reasonable amount (manley’s massive passive looks awesome but is waaay out of my price range).

And last, is anyone out there using any dspeaker antimode products and if so, how are you using it, how do you like it and have you compared it to anything else?

Thanks!
b_limo
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DBX makes a pretty good product in both e.q.s and DSP units at pretty decent prices. The Klark-Teknik DN360 has been considered one of the best analog e.q.s for decades. I believe they are still in production but I don’t know for how much longer since most if not all DSP units can do the same job plus much more. There are quite a few used ones available currently on eBay. 

As for DSP, I like the XTA DP4 series but even used these are not cheap, so I would stick with DBX. 

The nice thing about all of these units is that they are all fully balanced units so if your rig is also balanced you could place any of these pieces next to your listening chair and operate them from your listening position. The DSP units can also be controlled remotely via laptop with an additional free software download.

https://www.klarkteknik.com/product.html?modelCode=P0AGV

https://audiocore.wpengine.com/products/4-series/

https://dbxpro.com/en/products/driverack-pa2



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sunshdw
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I use Anthem ARC and have been very happy
yyzsantabarbara
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I had my DSP professionally done. These links describe what and who did the work. The software used in my room was AudioLense though the other option was Accurate.

My DSP is executing in the digital realm inside of ROON Core. So that means my 2 analog sources do not use DSP. That is OK since 1 source is an FM tuner and the other is a SACD player that I use with headphones.

http://enjoythemusic.com/magazine/manufacture/0420/Understanding_Digital_Room_Correction_For_Audioph...

https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/ca-academy/acourate-digital-room-and-loudspeaker-correction-software-...


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m-db
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As a kid watching Howdy Doody, Buffalo Bob, and Superman close to an all vacuum tube RCA console, it appears my warm blanket electronic audio conditioning was all second harmonic.
  
While I always find the before and after signal processing demonstrations remarkable I find I simply can’t commit to digitizing my entire system, yet.

Below my subwoofers crossover region the output is completely remotely controlled by Velodyne Digital Drive Plus Room Optimization.
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b_limo OP
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Thanks Wolf_Garcia!  I’m planning on getting a loki mini plus once they available.

I kind of get what was said about the eq’s or dsp robbing the soul.  Hard to explain but for me, eq’s and dsp sound better but I lose some openess and transparency.

Anyhow, yes, I agree that acoustic treatments and speaker / listener placement need to be addressed first, which I’ve done but its fun to try to eq options and dsp as well.

I found that just by using the measurement part of Sonarworks really helped me figure out where to best place my speakers for the smoothest frequency response, exactly what was said earlier in this thread about sub placement.
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Anyhow, Thanks again @wolf_garcia  for your input about the loki.  I’ve known you for awhile now here and knew that you have a background in prosound so I value your input on that 👍
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