Behringer ECM8000 versus DBX RTA-M

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Behringer ECM8000 versus DBX RTA-M

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Can the Behringer ECM8000 measurement mic be used with a DRPA+ instead of the DBX RTA-M measurement mic? i.e. Same voltage (i.e. just phantom power), similar linearity, etc.? There’s a £70 saving in the UK on the Behringer over the DBX mic, which represents an overall 15% saving when kitting up with a DRPA+ to do RTA.
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Charles Jenkinson wrote:Can the Behringer ECM8000 measurement mic be used with a DRPA+ instead of the DBX RTA-M measurement mic? i.e. Same voltage (i.e. just phantom power), similar linearity, etc.? There’s a £70 saving in the UK on the Behringer over the DBX mic, which represents an overall 15% saving when kitting up with a DRPA+ to do RTA.

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Yes, that is the measurement mic that I use with my DRPA+
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Well, I've been blessed! I was checking pricing last Thursday evening (again!), and digital village had 'alternative products' at the bottom of the screen. I couldn't believe my eyes - a drpa+ with FREE rta-m!, ...and yes, it was priced as the equivalent of free. The drpa+ was also the cheapest UK price I had seen. I discussed with my wife, ...and here they are on the kitchen table. I am one happy boy.
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Charles Jenkinson wrote:Well, I've been blessed! I was checking pricing last Thursday evening (again!), and digital village had 'alternative products' at the bottom of the screen. I couldn't believe my eyes - a drpa+ with FREE rta-m!, ...and yes, it was priced as the equivalent of free. The drpa+ was also the cheapest UK price I had seen. I discussed with my wife, ...and here they are on the kitchen table. I am one happy boy.

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Congrats Charles! :clap:
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Excelent Charles,
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Now that you have this, i HIGHLY recommend (as in i'm forcing you :mrgreen: ) downloading REW software and run some graphs. Really revealing of what's really going on with your system.
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Ok. I'd be more than happy to do that in the fullness of time. Tell me, can you hear the the differences in system tuning you might make as a result of using REW compared with a drpa or deq rta? The DBX forum say only use auto-EQ results for frequency bands enclosed by 170 to 700 Hz; do the rest with ears. I dont know about most, but my ears are not golden.
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Charles Jenkinson wrote:Ok. I'd be more than happy to do that in the fullness of time. Tell me, can you hear the the differences in system tuning you might make as a result of using REW compared with a drpa or deq rta? The DBX forum say only use auto-EQ results for frequency bands enclosed by 170 to 700 Hz; do the rest with ears. I dont know about most, but my ears are not golden.
The biggest problem was always the sub. With rta, I couldn't really use the parametric eq which has solved the major problems I would encounter. So after measuring with sweeps I could see what was exactly going on and correct it accordingly. So to answer your question, yes I could hear the difference. But without sweeps, the auto rta does a damn good job.
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