Brickwall limiter options?

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Bruce Weldy
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Re: Brickwall limiter options?

#16 Post by Bruce Weldy »

Absolutely!!!!

If you don't buy it, I will. That is really cheap. Is it legit?

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Re: Brickwall limiter options?

#17 Post by djtrumptight »

Actually it was too good to be true,and it wasn't lol.I got there and handed the guy 2 $100 bills and he said where's the rest ? Apparently i thought he had said 199 but he had said 499,which is probably more than it costs brand new with a warranty,i passed on that deal,i would buy a DCX 2496 instead.I have a busy weekend,i will just order the DCX Monday.There is also a guy i found that has a DEQ 2496 brand new for $240,i'm thinking about getting it just for the RTA function.
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Re: Brickwall limiter options?

#18 Post by Bruce Weldy »

djtrumptight wrote:Actually it was too good to be true,and it wasn't lol.I got there and handed the guy 2 $100 bills and he said where's the rest ? Apparently i thought he had said 199 but he had said 499,which is probably more than it costs brand new with a warranty,i passed on that deal,i would buy a DCX 2496 instead.I have a busy weekend,i will just order the DCX Monday.There is also a guy i found that has a DEQ 2496 brand new for $240,i'm thinking about getting it just for the RTA function.
Yeah, you can buy 'em all day for $500 brand new.....too bad.

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1 - T24
1 - SLA Pro
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Re: Brickwall limiter options?

#19 Post by bitSmasher »

I've heard good things about the Aphex 720 Dominator II, multiband limiter... what are the thoughts on these?

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Re: Brickwall limiter options?

#20 Post by djtrumptight »

bitSmasher wrote:I've heard good things about the Aphex 720 Dominator II, multiband limiter... what are the thoughts on these?
at the price i seen no thanks,i could buy a DCX 2496,deq 2496 and the material to build some DR 200's with premium drivers.
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2 Autotuba's MCM 55 2421
8 T48's 24"wide 3015 LF
2 DR 250's melded Deltalite II 2510
2 DR 250's flat Deltalite II 2510
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1 Table Tuba Dayton DCS 255-4
2 T 39's 20" wide 3012 LF
1 T-18 13" wide MCM 55 2421
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Re: Brickwall limiter options?

#21 Post by bitSmasher »

<$300 gets you all that? Nice!
It appears to be a studio/broadcast quality stand alone compressor+limiter... pretty impressive performance for its narrow functionality and very useful if your system is going to be run to its maximum output. I'm thinking about buying one as I'll be purchasing IPR amps whose DSP doesn't include limiting. Probably works out for the better anyway, to have such a specific and important function controlled by a dedicated unit. That's my way of selling it to myself :wink:

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Re: Brickwall limiter options?

#22 Post by Bruce Weldy »

The downside of a front-panel knob-controlled unit like that is that it is very easy to change the settings....on purpose or by accident.

For $300 you can get a used driverack that will do everything you need and it's safe and can't be accidentally changed. The days of individual EQ, xover, and limiters are over for mains speaker processing.

6 - T39 3012LF
4 - OT12 2512
1 - T24
1 - SLA Pro
2 - XF210


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