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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: CEC equalization... by scooter on 2009-09-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: CEC TL0-X: by no means an in-depth review in Didital Things  17 Replies 
Mr. Lapmpizator is a character. From a technician's standpoint, he should get credit for tearing apart the CEC transport and sorting out the SPDIF trace. Loved the disguised motor, where the costume cost more than the crappy chinese motor (new $4, le...

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 #40: Behringer Virtualizer by Romy the Cat on 2021-08-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 2+3 surround sound?? in Playback Listening  82 Replies 
The last couple days I have experimented with Behringer Virtualizer 3D FX2000 High-Performance 3D Multi-Engine Effects Processor. It is pro machine, very non expensive that allows doing the same as Yamaha field processors can do. I was hoping to u...

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 
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"]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 #8: The best DAC not a DAC? by RennieB on 2013-07-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DAC Recommendations in Didital Things  44 Replies 
perfectly able to understand you play a different ballpark but what if a good DAC is not such a thing. I orderd a Vicol shigaclone to be build in the Behringer Ultra Curve, with a spdif tube buffer to a Behringer Ultra match for upsamplingand a tub...

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 #10: Ultra box by scooter on 2013-07-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DAC Recommendations in Didital Things  44 Replies 
de charlus - I used a few of these Behringer boxes and the level of features is staggering. However, in my experience with the Ultra box, sound quality was significantly reduced in "bypass" mode, reduced further when employed as a DAC, and reduce...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: More mathematical approach by martinshorn on 2018-03-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Coral x-viii in Horn-Loaded Speakers  11 Replies 
Hi. Well the behringer belongs probably to the most famous and also to the worst quality wise. Sure the passive sound better...Id go with the learnings from the behringer and apply it in a clean xover, either active or passive or even digital - but n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #40: Behringer Virtualizer by Romy the Cat on 2021-08-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 2+3 surround sound?? in Playback Listening  82 Replies 
The last couple days I have experimented with Behringer Virtualizer 3D FX2000 High-Performance 3D Multi-Engine Effects Processor. It is pro machine, very non expensive that allows doing the same as Yamaha field processors can do. I was hoping to u...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #120: Bypassing the DEQs DAC... by scooter 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 
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 #34: Very small minority of the folks… by Romy the Cat on 2010-11-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
[quote user="scooter"] I don't know about the SMS but a few people have tried to clean up the Behringer DCX. I pulled all digital correction out of my system before investigating further but found some interesting mods to the output stage during inve...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Sadurni & Digital EQ by scooter on 2015-03-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A new kid in the block: Sadurni Acoustics in Horn-Loaded Speakers  21 Replies 
Just for the record, Sadurni uses a Behringer DCX2496 for the low fq. I might speculate the DCX solves more problems in low fq than it causes, but don't know as I have not compared it side-to-side to other solutions. I've found the DCX is not an acc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Digital crossover by zanon on 2009-12-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Monitors: Wishful thinking in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
Behringer has a 3 channel digital crossover just like what you want.Don't remember the model, but it's on their site....

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 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Suggested target curves and setup techniques for Pro Audio D... in Didital Things  9 Replies 
.... 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: Behringer's approach... by scooter on 2016-04-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: FM Acoustics: The most important component of a quality Audi... in Playback Listening  4 Replies 
[quote user="steverino"]I think this only works with grossly deficient recordings. I believe Levinson chose a historical recording as his example for the reviewer. But it allows the FM Acoustics listener to spend endless hours fiddling with the contr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Further experimentation by Bill on 2021-10-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
I have heard several Tannoy speakers in the past, but have never heard the quality of sound Romy has obtained with his brain child. I don't know whether it is the speakers alone or his setup which has allowed his system to enthrall so much more than ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Horns and digital crossovers. by Romy the Cat on 2005-03-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Horns and digital crossovers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  16 Replies 
This subject of digital crossovers became quite popular during last few years and many audio-people give up and go for a simplicity and painlessness of digital crossovering. There is an army of people out there who would swear by a complete transpare...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: The time delay correction that we are talking about is physical by rowuk on 2019-12-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: HELP on a Custom 3 Way Horn with Beyma TPL150 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  11 Replies 
A. Wahlsten,this speaker is very well suited for time aligning physically. The more "DSP corrections" that we add, the worse things get. In addition, DSP time alignment can only be useful for one seating position and distance from the speaker. It doe...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: No filters below 20Hz by Kcct82 on 2009-04-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The tapped horns: cons, pros and Sound in Horn-Loaded Speakers  57 Replies 
Hello Romy,I didn't use John Hasquin's tapped horn design, I modeled my own in hornresp for my TAD woofer. I knew I would only need it up to ~55Hz so I was happy to have it flat from 23Hz-70Hz. The lowest crossover point for Behringer DCX 2496 is 20H...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: DCX not DEQX by Jorge on 2011-12-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
My most humble apologies to DEQX and its users, what we tested was the Behringer DCX unit,  my mistake.I never used a DEQX and have no current opinion on its performance....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #202: Digital crossover…. Wanted. by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
I had a Behringer DCX2496 that used for nothing and I think it got broken. I do not want to by another one. What I looking for is some kind cheap, no more than $100 solution that would allow be to have 4 order filters  and crossover point up to 250hz...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Comfy crossing [Re: Prototyping crossovers.] by Ronnie on 2006-08-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Monitors: Wishful thinking in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
Very interesting read. I like comfy!Now for ultimate comfiness: would you recommend an actual unit for prototyping?...A digital crossover that works OK, with >=2 analog unbalanced inputs and outputs, 2*3 channels output, possible 6db slopes a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Thought process behind crossover estimating, testing and execution by scooter on 2010-09-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Multi-amping crossovering. in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
Very helpful primer. This might be a good place to elaborate a bit on approaching the task of crossover selection and testing for each driver, especially with respect to points, filter selection, steepness and other parameters one should consider. Fr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Verification of cheap RTA & thoughts on room size by jessie.dazzle on 2010-06-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Learning to interpret RTA in Audio Discussions  10 Replies 
Absolutely flat response will usually sound as you've described it; listen to your ears. If you are hearing the opening bass line of "So What" via the sub, you must be running the sub pretty high in frequency to compensate for lack of mid-bass. From ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: Some D-ideas for the barn. by Romy the Cat on 2007-02-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Barn Conversion - James' Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  28 Replies 
[quote user="op.9"]the horns come out of a rakk dac with lundahl LL1674 passive outputs the midbass use a behringer DEQ2496 (26cm delay) modified with passive outputs.[/quote]James, if you use this DEQ2496 then you might find this thread worth attent...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #33: DCX output stage mods by scooter on 2010-11-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
I don't know about the SMS but a few people have tried to clean up the Behringer DCX. I pulled all digital correction out of my system before investigating further but found some interesting mods to the output stage during investigation last year...

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 #3: Re: Horns and digital crossovers. by cv on 2005-03-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Horns and digital crossovers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  16 Replies 
Nice posts Romy and Jan, agree almost 100%. I've heard the Behringer in an originally crummy system and it butchered things completely. The input levels were low, which as you point out, won't have helped at all.On a vaguely related note: I dunno if ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: On using Pro Audio Digital Crossovers (PADXO) in domestic HiFi setting... by Thorsten on 2005-03-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Horns and digital crossovers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  16 Replies 
Hi,[quote user="Romy the Cat"]This subject of digital crossovers became quite popular during last few years and many audio-people give up and go for a simplicity and painlessness of digital crossovering.[/quote]Well, digital X-Overs would appear to o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: TAD 1201 by malinowski on 2008-01-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midrange driver suggestions in Horn-Loaded Speakers  34 Replies 
Hi Greg,linkSearch the site and you'll find that Ulf has created a upper bass horn using the aforementioned TAD 1201's.I also own a pair still in boxes waiting for the weather to warm up enough for me to start some enclosures and horns for.My origina...
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