Hello
I have a 4 way active analog system that has been around since before DSP was readily available or affordable. I use 3 Crown PS-200 on the woofers, mid's and compression driver/waveguide and a PS-400 for the subwoofers. So aside from the power difference they are all identical.
I have thought about switching but it's easier to build the gain structure and optimize s/n using common amps so they have remained in place. Driver sensitivities alone can be an issue and I have passive attenuation and frequency compensation on the compression driver/wave guide combo to help balance out the driver sensitivities.
I agree partly. Bi-amping is certainly beneficial and I have had several systems that way. The reason I went to fully active was because of the improvement's I heard from bi-amping. I am a gear head for sure but it's all about the music not a distraction from it. YMMV
The last pair of speaker I built were a simple 2 way passive set-up that has the same bandwidth as the full up active in a much simpler and user friendly package. I enjoy both on their own merits.
WRT DSP I have not made the leap and still build analog active and passive systems. One of these day's I will give it a shot.
Rob 🙂
I would very much like to try it too. I think part of my issue is I have tried Denon’s sound shaping thing in my receiver and it makes everything sound phasey and a lot like a bad psychedelic record from the 60’s, I really hope it has gotten better! That discouraged me on the whole digital sound enhancement thing. I actually thought about going back to pure stereo but I like surround in movies.
From an engineering standpoint I think crossovers are well understood and should be easily implemented, I’m waiting for the tech to settle down a bit and I’m shopping for amplifiers. Also, I’m sure there is some really good software out there I just haven’t tried it yet. I would like to run everything off of a computer, but I think copy protection gets in the way on a Mac. I would love to have a linux box to run everything through, I’ve had it with Mac and Windows. Maybe I’ll start a thread on that?
This thread is very informative and I’m learning a lot.
From an engineering standpoint I think crossovers are well understood and should be easily implemented, I’m waiting for the tech to settle down a bit and I’m shopping for amplifiers. Also, I’m sure there is some really good software out there I just haven’t tried it yet. I would like to run everything off of a computer, but I think copy protection gets in the way on a Mac. I would love to have a linux box to run everything through, I’ve had it with Mac and Windows. Maybe I’ll start a thread on that?
This thread is very informative and I’m learning a lot.
The Danville Nexus is a great unit that performs many functions: DAC, DSP, and crossover. Pair it with Purifi Eigentakt amps, and you’ve got a winning combination, in my opinion.
These amps are so compact that you might find they’re not much more complicated to set up and don’t require many wires or cables.
These amps are so compact that you might find they’re not much more complicated to set up and don’t require many wires or cables.
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Holy HiFi, Bruce! I'm hoping my cat and will love when I DSP my speakers. The latest DSPNexus might be hard to beat.