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Rich4349
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DF-55

#1 Post by Rich4349 »

Overkill, or dream come true? Yes, I know the price is a deal-killer.

http://www.accuphase.com/model/df-55.html
2 DR250s, 2 27" Lab15 T-60s, 2 30" Neo Titan 39s, 1 Autotuba...and looking for more!

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Rich4349 wrote:Overkill, or dream come true? Yes, I know the price is a deal-killer.

http://www.accuphase.com/model/df-55.html
Pretty fancy name for a crossover.....

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Bruce Weldy wrote:
Rich4349 wrote:Overkill, or dream come true? Yes, I know the price is a deal-killer.

http://www.accuphase.com/model/df-55.html
Pretty fancy name for a crossover.....
I don't see a price for it, anywhere. But, 96db/octave filters! :shock:

4-way, in a home setting, is just silly, IMHO. So is using delay. A 40' room has a sound travel time, @ 70°F, of slightly over 36ms. I don't care how good you think your ears are, but the time differences between 30Hz and 20kHz are so minuscule, they are scarcely measurable, let alone detectable by a humans' hearing.
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DJPhatman wrote: I don't see a price for it, anywhere..
I found a used listing at $6800 and it said retail was $12k.

You can buy lots of driveracks for that....

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I wasn't planning on using it for the home. I was wondering if the 96dB slope combined with the other computerized wizardry within it would actually bring phase issues to a cold and quick death, as advertised.
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Rich4349 wrote:I wasn't planning on using it for the home. I was wondering if the 96dB slope combined with the other computerized wizardry within it would actually bring phase issues to a cold and quick death, as advertised.
Sure they can, along with ringing. No free lunch.
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Rich4349 wrote:I wasn't planning on using it for the home. I was wondering if the 96dB slope combined with the other computerized wizardry within it would actually bring phase issues to a cold and quick death, as advertised.
In a word, no.

There are other less expensive dsp units which have such features. I have tried a few. The higher the slope, the worse the sound, generally. I rarely use over a 24db/oct slope these days, and rarely use the same slope on either side of the crossover. Use what sounds good. If that means a 24db LR on the subs and a 12db Bessel on the tops, who cares if it sounds good?
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BrentEvans wrote: Use what sounds good. If that means a 24db LR on the subs and a 12db Bessel on the tops, who cares if it sounds good?
ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!

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2 - XF210


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