BBE Sonic Maximizer


Hello members.

I'm new here, and this is my first post.

I'm intimidated to even ask this question, due to the anticipated response.

Basically I have a mid/low-end system.

I'm running a pair of KT-88 /12ax7 mono-blocks, with either Ohm Walsh speakers, or vintage epicure speakers.

Recently a friend of mine brought over a BBE Sonic maximiser, and asked me to try it out. I think it sounded great. I just bought one for myself. I'm really enjoying this little processor.

Has anyone else here tried one of these out? If so, was it a positive or negative experience for you?

I recently read a review, that it’s like taking the blanket off your speakers, I agree with this statement.

At first I was wondering if it just brightened things up, but I don’t think that’s the case. My soundstage seemed to be un-touched.

Is my perceived success with this item due to the fact that I'm under-powering my ohms with my low powered mono's, or am I on to something?
klama2006
I too have a bbe. Mine was the first design for home audio. I just bought the 480i to upgrade to their newest chip design. I dont have it yet , but looking foward to the experience. I would not have an audio system ( within a normal budget) with out one! I have tube amps, bbe, lascalla. Not a bad start. I like this setup soooooooooooo much i may NEVER change! Keep up the bbe drum. It will change lives. :)
Has anyone used a newer BBE Sound Maximizer in a 2 channel stereo system?

I was looking at this specific model.

BBE Sound BBE882i - Dual Mono Sonic Maximizer with Balanced XLR I/O Connectors

I found that as I have improved my stereo equipment certain CDs I have just don't sound as good. I believe it to be due to how the CD is recorded.

Now none of my equpiment has XLR inputs or outputs (just conventional RCA inputs/outputs) so I was going to use XLR adapters. Would this be an issue the BBE Sound Maximizer?

Thanks in advance.
Go to this link, and see what I have in my signal path:
theaudioatticvinylsundays.com/about

My system is not unsophisticated. These things work...when used judiciously, on recordings that were badly engineered. Overdo the settings, these things go seriously out of wack pretty quickly. They have a bypass switch, so you can cut them out of the signal path quickly.

I have two BBE282ri sonic maximizers, so that I can tweak the channels separately.