diminishing returns - what point ?

[jol50]

I was on a board talking SQ and a guy said next time he will get something like this, it was cheaper: http://www.behringer.com/DEQ2496/index.cfm

To me it is not worth going that far in a car, I don't spend that much time there anymore. The better my system sounds the more crude the source sounds...and that aggravates me. So I keep messing with it, but make more lateral moves rather than just better in my current car. My latest is to find a light weight sub setup.

[vasyachkin]

Originally posted by jol50
I was on a board talking SQ and a guy said next time he will get something like this, it was cheaper: http://www.behringer.com/DEQ2496/index.cfm

To me it is not worth going that far in a car, I don't spend that much time there anymore. The better my system sounds the more crude the source sounds...and that aggravates me. So I keep messing with it, but make more lateral moves rather than just better in my current car. My latest is to find a light weight sub setup.

yep, im using two of them

http://www.box.net/shared/static/rzqc45n480.jpg

Originally posted by MartyM
"at home i am using gear that communicates over industry standard S/PDIF or AES/EBU links and thats the only way i would do it in the car "

Yes, that's exactly what it is. Actually the Alpine unit does all processing in the digital domain for media and uses non-proprietary connections with exception of the volume control. That's more of a convenience if you have an Ai-Net head unit.

Actually my XM radio is analog due to it's design so that does use the ADC. But there have been ways around that too...

But any TOSLINK source will work, and volume/DSP/Time correction/Crossovers/DD decoding/PCM controls are done via the control unit.

Sounds so NIIIICE and noise free! Clarity & S/N are sweeet!

how about some links ? you sparked my interest