For about 1k USD you can buy this very promising all in one solution:
RPM 26z Programmable Multiprocessor
Have anyone of you test this RPM26z from Rane and can give us a feedback? This seems like the best kept secret for me and I'm wondering why nobody say a word about it yet. I put this here because such an equipment is essential for a multi-way system, like the good old DCX2496. And, being a Rane, quarantes good quality and no need for expensive mods etc.
RPM 26z Programmable Multiprocessor
Have anyone of you test this RPM26z from Rane and can give us a feedback? This seems like the best kept secret for me and I'm wondering why nobody say a word about it yet. I put this here because such an equipment is essential for a multi-way system, like the good old DCX2496. And, being a Rane, quarantes good quality and no need for expensive mods etc.
Looks great. Even has digital inputs. Like the Ethernet connection, too.
But 3-4X the price of the DCX.
But 3-4X the price of the DCX.
3 to 4 times the price, less flexibility in terms of setup, and no control from the front of the unit... Yeah, i think behringer is the winner here. There are some better parts to the unit, but not $900-1200 better. lol.
I've been lusting after a DEQX for a long time, but cannot justify the $4k expense.
For 1/4 the price, this looks like a good option, though it is limited to 48 khz sampling (which is probably good enough) though I would like to have the deqx's 96 khz.
What I'm not certain about is whether this unit uses IIR or FIR filters. I want the FIR for the higher slope, and I also must have flat phase response (call me crazy) which IIR based devices cannot do.
Anyone know what kind of filters this has?
For 1/4 the price, this looks like a good option, though it is limited to 48 khz sampling (which is probably good enough) though I would like to have the deqx's 96 khz.
What I'm not certain about is whether this unit uses IIR or FIR filters. I want the FIR for the higher slope, and I also must have flat phase response (call me crazy) which IIR based devices cannot do.
Anyone know what kind of filters this has?
And it seems limited to 48KHz internal rate, FWIW.
Oops, posted at the same time. It will down sample from 96K
Oops, posted at the same time. It will down sample from 96K
Please read these from specifications;
Output Trim range +16 to -30 (plus mute & polarity invert) dB ½ dB steps; gain above unity is digital, attenuation below unity is analog
So, bye bye to all those active/pasive output mods of hundreds of $$$ for the crappy DCX!
So one wonders what it is using for analog volume control. VCAs or DCAs? Not a great choice for Hi-Fi. But maybe it's a better circuit.
Yeah, both alternatives look nice, but one thing that definitely scratches them from my to-buy list; no XLR outputs!
If the asking price is so much more than the DCX I expect easy to use connections and not having to fiddle with seperate wires.
If the asking price is so much more than the DCX I expect easy to use connections and not having to fiddle with seperate wires.
For me euroblock connectors fit better. I'm expecting to use this equipment into a permanent installation, in a rack. Set it and forget it, no intention to move it.
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So, you title a thread called 'dcx, deq and deqx killer', then turn around and ask if anyone has heard it?
By definition it cannot be a killer from your perspective can it.
Second, do you have any idea of what the deqx does??? I had a glance at this product, nothing similar at all (tho it is admittedly more in keeping with dcx etc).
Leave the deqx out of this, perhaps rethink the title of the thread, and you may have a point...tho even from the dcx users a few points are being raised.
maybe you simply have an anti behringer bent? (not saying that is right or wrong, but it seems to get to the bottom of your posting)
Well to be fair the DCX has its problems. I have not used a DEQX that I remember, so don't know. Have used other Rane gear and found it quite good.
But the DCX sells well in the DIY community because of its low price, extreme flexibility and relative ease of modification. It's a combo that's hard to beat. The RPM does look great because of its more powerful DSP. The DCX is getting a bit dated in that area.
But the DCX sells well in the DIY community because of its low price, extreme flexibility and relative ease of modification. It's a combo that's hard to beat. The RPM does look great because of its more powerful DSP. The DCX is getting a bit dated in that area.
Maybe you should try this one RPM 88 Programmable Multiprocessor at about 2k USD.
I've installed DragNet software and play with it for half an hour, very interesting stuff: analog gain block at input and/or output, etc. Very, very promising...
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possibly pano, but this item has *nothing* to do with the deqx. If it is viewed as a dcx on steroids, fine. Well, it has nothing to do with the deqx from what I could see, maybe I missed something.
Still, I did find it odd that the OP labeled it one way, yet had never heard the product and was asking US for our opinions.
Still, I did find it odd that the OP labeled it one way, yet had never heard the product and was asking US for our opinions.
Please don't take it too hard. You are right about DEQX, is something else indeed, but let DCX to have a real contender. I will change the title if I can.
I am using both DCX and DEQ and know very well its pluses and minuses. If we count the 270 euro of a basic DCX unit and another 350 euro for an "active output mod" will get about the same price as a Rane RPM26z. But the last seems to be a well engineered product from A to Z, not a perpetual wanna be as the case with Behringer.
In fact I have to pay my respect for DCX for what it was all those last 10 years, but maybe it's time to go on and put a new product on the market.
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Well the great thing about the DCX is the digital section - and the price. The rest isn't all that great.
I would love to see Behringer update the DCX for around the same price. There is so much good, cheap DSP and memory out there these days that an update seems like a given. The RPM seems well stocked with modern filters and very flexible.
I would love to see Behringer update the DCX for around the same price. There is so much good, cheap DSP and memory out there these days that an update seems like a given. The RPM seems well stocked with modern filters and very flexible.
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