Sound Processing/Parametric EQ's

[Buckeyefan 1]

How does this compare to the latest offerings from Behringer as far as sound processing goes? (It's a little pricey, but is it the best technology - no holds barred?) I am very interested in purchasing a new sound processor, and interested in whats available.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=203699&is=REG

And as far as equilazation for our subwoofers, how about this offering?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?A=details&kw=RAPE17&is=REG&Q=&O=productlist&sku=95563

 

[WmAx]

How does this compare to the latest offerings from Behringer as far as sound processing goes? (It's a little pricey, but is it the best technology - no holds barred?) I am very interested in purchasing a new sound processor, and interested in whats available.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=203699&is=REG

And as far as equilazation for our subwoofers, how about this offering?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?A=details&kw=RAPE17&is=REG&Q=&O=productlist&sku=95563

The Rane units you reference are inferior to the offerings from Behringer in both features and functionality. As for the first unit having three channels, the DCX2496 from Behringer has 3 input channels and 6 output channels. You can assign/configure any input to any ouput. It also has more powerful eq system, the addition of dynamic compressors and the ability to also be used as a crossover system. It also has an easy to use GUI that you can link to your computer and do everything with a mouse click or two. In addition, DCX units can be daisy-chained in series using ethernet cable to essentially be an expandable system. All this for $250 USD each, compared to the $800 + for that HT E.Q. from Rane. If you wanted to spend about $800, you could chain 3 DCX units and have 9 inputs and 18 outputs, having the ability to actively crossover(if you have enough amplifiers and the ability and desire to remove the passive xovers, measure and use active ones)/e.q. every speaker/channel in a complete surround system.

-Chris

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

The Rane units you reference are inferior to the offerings from Behringer in both features and functionality. As for the first unit having three channels, the DCX2496 from Behringer has 3 input channels and 6 output channels. You can assign/configure any input to any ouput. It also has more powerful eq system, the addition of dynamic compressors and the ability to also be used as a crossover system. It also has an easy to use GUI that you can link to your computer and do everything with a mouse click or two. In addition, DCX units can be daisy-chained in series using ethernet cable to essentially be an expandable system. All this for $250 USD each, compared to the $800 + for that HT E.Q. from Rane. If you wanted to spend about $800, you could chain 3 DCX units and have 9 inputs and 18 outputs, having the ability to actively crossover(if you have enough amplifiers and the ability and desire to remove the passive xovers, measure and use active ones)/e.q. every speaker/channel in a complete surround system.

-Chris

Great info. Thanks for the input. Hope a lot of members here take advantage of the Behringer hardware. I know I will. Any recommendations on where to purchase them?

 

[WmAx]

Great info. Thanks for the input. Hope a lot of members here take advantage of the Behringer hardware. I know I will. Any recommendations on where to purchase them?

Since it costs the same basicly everywhere, just use the seller that has the best reseller ratings. I personally use zzounds.com, music123.com and musiciansfriend.com for pro gear purchases. I presume you are aware of the need to use XLR-->RCA adapters(or make up some custom patch cords) and the possible need to use potentiometers on the outputs of the pro gear?

-Chris

 

[djoxygen]

In my studio, live sound, club, and DJ experience over the years, Rane gear is much better built and better sounding than Behringer. Behringer definitely has the feature list to its advantage, and in light-duty home theater use, build quality may not make much difference, but Ranes have tons of headroom, switches and pots that don't get dirty, higher quality capacitors, cleaner signal paths, etc...

Many people have been very happy with Behringer gear over the years, but there are good reasons for the extra money Rane asks for their products.

 

[WmAx]

In my studio, live sound, club, and DJ experience over the years, Rane gear is much better built and better sounding than Behringer. Behringer definitely has the feature list to its advantage, and in light-duty home theater use, build quality may not make much difference, but Ranes have tons of headroom, switches and pots that don't get dirty, higher quality capacitors, cleaner signal paths, etc...

Since I don't know the specific Behringer products to which you refer, I can't comment on them. Behringer does have an established distant history of making questionable products that may have produced audible noise levels or used inferior construction and/or components that might have a high probability of physical failure. But that was the past, and they have since dedicated to their own factory in China(as opposed to outsourcing) in order to have high QC, and have increased the quality of their products. The products I recommend, I am familiar with, and they are of very high quality. I would not dare recommend a product that was not of high quality. The DCX and DEQ devices I recommend use very high qualty components that are standard in hi-quality studio recording equipment. No noise or distortion will be present anywhere near an audible threshold if they are used properly. If you claim audible differences in the specific products that I refer to in this thread, then I would suspect such evaluation(s) were made under subjective conditions, and thus not reliable, or examples of defective or misused equipmnent. In fact, the new generation of Behringer gear, starting from about 3 years ago, has become very popular with audiophiles, as can be verified with a search on Audio Asylum. If audible noises and/or distortions existed in this equipment, I would find it highly unlikey that it would find it's way into so many serious audio systems.

-Chris

 

[anamorphic96]

I think I heard Velodyne is coming out with the parametric EQ thats in the DD series and putting it into a componet for use with any subwoofer. Retail is supposed to be 499.