Behringer DEQ2496 as EQ Only?

Thanks for reading but problem solved!

I am using not only a PC but also a Mac and the Zodiac was set to the USB input (Mac) not the Optical input (PC and HDTV) so did not at first realize I was listening to music from the other computer and bypassing the Berhinger entirely.

As I keep better music files on the Mac, perhaps I should just add it to the optical switcher (assuming it also has an optical out?) but in the meantime assumed the USB out to USB in on the Zodiac was a higher quality connection....

So nonetheless, appreciate any thoughts / advice / suggestion on this configuration and device.

Cheers,

Cwlondon, what is your experience around the overall resolution with and without the DEQX ?

Arj,

DEQ2496 not DEQX....but generally (and as a neurotic audiophile since the late '70s who still owns ARC and Levinson components, amoung others...) I have had good experiences with Behringer.

I use it more casually for desktop, computer and television listening, but have had several Behringer components - many of which I have left on 24/7 quite literally for years at a time including power outages and they all still work fine.

The highest resolution and high frequency transparency are not as important to me as midrange, coherence and imaging but for the applications I pursue, the DEQ2496 sounds perfectly good, clear and transparent.

Others on Audiogon are also fans - the device has a bit of a cult following for being a bargain basement device and suprisingly clean in the signal chain.

I might not use Behringer in any state of the art main system but otherwise good fun and a good deal.

sorry I meant the DEQ2496.I did use it as an EQ only but had to use Optical cables into and out to connect my transport to the DAC. to me the resolution really dropped and preferred direct in without EQ .

But then getting the EQ right on a 2496 is not very user friendly so maybe did it wrong !