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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Behringer DEQ by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Digital Equalization in Didital Things  3 Replies 
I played with this Behringer DEQ unit for a couple hours. What the magnificent machine would it be if all functionalities work! I mean they all work but they all make sound like shit, even this unit in hard-bypass sounds like shit and there is no oth...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #119: DEQ 2496 sound by drdna on 2009-02-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Funny I thought that that for MiniMe it would not be so critical but as soon I plugged the DEQ-2496 in MiniMe pass I have heard that depersonalized DEQ sound.[/quote]It is funny how some people seem to not hear this at all ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: My experience with the DEQ by scooter on 2009-01-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A sort of DPOLs in Melquiades Amplifier  8 Replies 
I experimented with a DEQ2496 on and off for about 6 months, and had a love-hate relationship with the unit. I eventually dumped the machine. The unit has a ton of features and in someways makes conceptual sense, in someways does not make practical...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #118: The Behringer DEQ-2496 and MiniMe by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-10 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Actually it turned out that LE5-2/2105 are much more complicated driver and to sound right it need way more complex crossover then juts a band-pass the I initially unused. I spend some time with it today but did not find a ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Behringer DEQ by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-14 
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I played with this Behringer DEQ unit for a couple hours. What the magnificent machine would it be if all functionalities work! I mean they all work but they all make sound like shit, even this unit in hard-bypass sounds like shit and there is no oth...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Thank you for giving me ideas on RTA by zanon on 2010-06-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Learning to interpret RTA in Audio Discussions  10 Replies 
Thank you all for your ideas and suggestions on RTA.Romy -- you are correct, measurements always need to be made in context of sonic experience and more importantly musical intention. For me, though, to begin the process, I need to unlearn much of wh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #119: DEQ 2496 sound by drdna on 2009-02-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Funny I thought that that for MiniMe it would not be so critical but as soon I plugged the DEQ-2496 in MiniMe pass I have heard that depersonalized DEQ sound.[/quote]It is funny how some people seem to not hear this at all ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #118: The Behringer DEQ-2496 and MiniMe by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-10 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Actually it turned out that LE5-2/2105 are much more complicated driver and to sound right it need way more complex crossover then juts a band-pass the I initially unused. I spend some time with it today but did not find a ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: My experience with the DEQ by scooter on 2009-01-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A sort of DPOLs in Melquiades Amplifier  8 Replies 
I experimented with a DEQ2496 on and off for about 6 months, and had a love-hate relationship with the unit. I eventually dumped the machine. The unit has a ton of features and in someways makes conceptual sense, in someways does not make practical...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Edgarhorn, EQ, Soundstage by drdna on 2011-12-29 
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[quote user="slack key"]I am interested to find out more information about how DEQX will help solve my issues with getting better soundstage, imaging and depth with the Edgarhorn Titans.[/quote]Marc, finally I have something to say. I also have the E...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #367: T-I-M-E (having your cake and...) by Paul S on 2010-10-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
Oh yeah, I ALMOST forgot about TIME!Think of frosting a cake and putting "swirls" in the frosting...Now, try listening to the swirls while you eat that cake!I ALMOST hate to admit it, but in some ways digital X/O actually "makes more sense", especial...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: In The End, is it DSP? by Paul S on 2012-08-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio Sonar Acoustic Levelling (radical new approach for roo... in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
Andrew, this seems like a classic case where the "inversion" processor would be - essentially- DEQ/DSP.  I realize that most people do not worry about DSP, but in my own experience to date it simply kills the sound, no matter the other gains from a f...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: only digital in by op.9 on 2007-02-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Barn Conversion - James' Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  28 Replies 
Thanks Romy, very interesting thread.I've never tried the analogue inputs for the DEQ2496. If I want analogue in (which is rarely) I use a mytek a/d which sounds quite nice (but oneday when I get the time I'm going to modify it with i/p transformers ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #121: A new set of directions with MiniMe by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-12 
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I did not have a lot of time to ply with my new DEQ options. From what I have seen it turned out to much worst then I remember it.  This think make soul-dead sound and I do not think that it shell be used for any purpose. I still have some thoug...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #120: Bypassing the DEQs DAC... by scooter on 2009-02-11 
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No question the Behringer has a ton of functionality, especially at under $300. The simple RTA is useful on the fly. I think and hope this tool will help with the MiniMe development. I always wondered why the DEQ sounded so veiled but suspected ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Digital Equalization by drdna on 2009-02-11 
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I think this subject should be collected in its own thread. It is interesting that both Romy and I have just got the Behringer DEQ 2496 to try in our systems, so hopefully there will be some data to report here. It was previously said that the DE...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Band-Specific Info by Paul S on 2010-06-11 
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Zanon, I do not mean DEQ, but that is one way to do it.  D[SET] is another way; and it can be done in real time, by a couple of means.If you actually settle on the mid-field monitor approach, you will want that sort of speakers installed before you g...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Yes, RTA is a tool, but how to use it? by zanon on 2010-06-14 
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Paul S:DSET is a very high power solution to a question that I only have a very primitive understanding of. It is not right for me at this time.I would prefer if the model etc. of my speakers not be involved in this discussion. I know I am committing...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Application by Paul S on 2013-11-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The African compression electromagnet drivers? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  42 Replies 
Kerry, from what you have said so far, I am not surprised that you have gone whole-hog digital. I see that yours is an HT system. The first thing anyone here would say is, physically time-align your HF, although I suppose you "could" do that with DEQ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #180: DSET for Titan by drdna on 2009-02-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"][quote user="drdna"] You are correct, though I believe the subwoofer covers only below 35 hz. [/quote] So???[/quote]So, my thought was that below 35 hz, there are many ways of thinking about amplification. Some might say S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Suggested target curves and setup techniques for Pro Audio Digital Equ... by Thorsten on 2005-03-23 
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.... in home systems for Room correction and general system EQFolks,This is from my own Yahoo group, but may be of interest here....Since writing this I have in fact changed my speakers to dipoles and do not currently use a PADEQ (it will return thou...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Re: It is more like an audio realism. by Thorsten on 2005-03-24 
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Hi,[quote user="Romy the Cat"] I mean that EQ is a fine “tactical solution” but it a very bad strategic direction. [/quote] I guess the question of the strategic value is dependent on the strategy.[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Look, there ar...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: THE Show, 2016 by Paul S on 2016-06-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: THE Show, 2016 in Audio News  0 Replies 
Gluttons for punishment, Mark and I went to the Newport Beach audio thing-ee again this year. Generally, I was most struck by how much lower audio expectations seemed to be, even lower than last year. It seemed like it’s sunk to the poin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Valve Technology Timeline by Romy the Cat on 2006-06-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Valve Technology Timeline in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
The Valve Technology Milestone Timeline Courtesy to the National Valve Museum 1640 The first vacuum. Otto von Guericke's air pump 1643 The barometer first demonstrated by Evangelista Torricelli 1654 Magdeberg Hemispheres a d...
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