Well, my subs were originally Velodyne DD15', but over time both plate amps broke down and even the one I got repaired broke again. That was it for me, so I opened them up and ran the driver wire to some banana jacks that I installed on the plate amps. So they still look like DD15' (nice glossy black), but they are now passive.
One DAC to Rule it All
Sorry for the "click-bait" headline. The digital side of my system is an Auralic G1 sending to an OKTO DAC8 Stereo. I like the sound a lot, but I also use a DBX Venu360 digital crossover system to split the signal to my mains and subs. The DBX gets an analog signal from my preamp (Benchmark HP4), but to do its function the DBX unit converts to digital, then back to analog at 96Khz. My question is, since the DBX unit has the capability to receive a digital signal (AES/EBU), would it be better to use just one DAC (DBX) to do it all, or stick with the double converting and keep the OKTO in the system?
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Maybe I'm missing something, but if you go digital into your Driverack, where are you doing your Volume control? You'd have to do it digitally, before the Driverack. What are your choices of an all digital preamp? I have done this with a Lynx Hilo (just messing around).... as it does digital routing and attenuation, and has multiple digital Ins & Outs. It's a very cool studio tool, but sadly does not have remote control. I did not notice any compromise in performing digital volume control with a 24bit signal path.
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@mijostyn This is the first I’ve heard of DEQX. In your opinion, will the DEQX Pre4 outperform the MiniDSP Flex (I have considered that model with balanced analog connections)? -Ed |
@koestner I have a DEQX HDP-5 that I’m planning on selling. Let me know if you’re interested. Thanks! |
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