Good Afternoon everyone. I am looking at getting the Mini Dsp Hd unit to help me with my crossover building and hear what it will sound like? I don't want to spend all this time guessing and buying parts for the 2 way speakers to sound like crap. I have the amps and the pre amps and the cores and drivers and microphone. All I need now is the mini dsp hd. I will be using the Dayton omni Mic v2. which was a gift to me. I was wondering if its worth it $205.00 dollars for the Hd or the reg. Mini Dsp.I do have a dayton audio that goes from my computer dsp to RCA Right and Left plug in.. I have everything but, this unit. I also have a corner spot that has all the acoustic padding to make it dead quite. I wanted to use it to redo my dads two way speakers? I just really don't want to spend any more money then I have to. So what do you guys think? Jeff
Can you think of anything else that can do the job, have the flexibility, allow multiple trials, and work with different driver combinations, for anywhere close to that price? Just think of it as a tool for your toolbox and go for it.
Hi Jeff,
I would not recommend miniDSP 2x4 (without HD) for a serious Speakersystem, but miniDSP 2x4 HD is really worth its price, the usability is easy and S/W features are sufficient, it has a really good reputation for its sound quality. If you know what you're doing, i.e. can do acoustic measurements, interpret well for filter implementation and so on..., success should be achieved easily and quickly.
Greetings,
Winfried
I would not recommend miniDSP 2x4 (without HD) for a serious Speakersystem, but miniDSP 2x4 HD is really worth its price, the usability is easy and S/W features are sufficient, it has a really good reputation for its sound quality. If you know what you're doing, i.e. can do acoustic measurements, interpret well for filter implementation and so on..., success should be achieved easily and quickly.
Greetings,
Winfried
Can you share some reasons why you wouldn't recommend the old 2x4? I know of only one reason: its output amplitude may be insufficient for some downstream amps. That will only affect some applications, of course.
Thanks everyone for your helpful advice for the mini dsp hd. I have made up my mind and I will be getting one in a few weeks and I will go from there. Thanks again for all your help. Gods Blessings. Jeff
What is it that made you think it would have sounded like crap if you were to build a passive crossover for your dad's speakers? Can you name you dad's speakers?
XSim and programs like that were specifically designed so that anyone would not have to waste time and money on some redundant parts but one has to know a few things on how to set up measurement gear. White paper was written particularly to help in this matter.
In regard to dsp xo's, I can produce a whole bunch of passive parts for a permanent stash to be used for any 2 way speakers for 4x less expense than one minidsp hd.
@ tcpip
Well, the 2x4 is kind of "off-topic", that's why I did not elaborate on details of the limitations (which actually may be acceptable for the low price, though):
- as you mentioned the output signal range may be too low for the power amps
- the very simple SMPS "broadcasts" into the 2x4 box
- when a PC is USB connected while listening to music, the USB signals are audible in the output signal, only disconnecting USB brings better "silence"
- the overall DAC sound quality per se is significantly lower than that of the HD
Regards,
Winfried