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RE: Headphones & Equalizers

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In Reply to: RE: Headphones & Equalizers posted by old guy 42 on September 07, 2023 at 08:06:48

Hey 42,

Glad you are digging that piece. I always have that in the chain and yeah its not an eq exactly but damn it helps the sound a ton. I will adjust slightly based on headphones and recordings but mostly just set and forget. It especially useful in the bass and damn man I have 2. One single ended and one balanced. For the price its hard to beat.

FWIW I tried some eq in software and an external digital eq and sadly I never liked them as much as the bbe and the boosts I am doing with hardware in the analog domain. Its just easier and I should understand eqs, but user error comes in...

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RE: Headphones & Equalizers - old guy 42 11:12:45 09/07/23 (3)
Hey DR,

I listened to you about the Max, and you were right-on about the performance!!!

I basically do very little adjusting, as you say. Set it, and forget it...-.

In some ways, it reminds me of the DBX Boom Box. Adjusted properly, its bass is great!!

So glad you are posting!!!..Hope you get well quickly!!!
- Boom Box is $430 on ebay. Nt - Dawnrazor 14:49:00 09/07/23 (2)
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  - RE: Boom Box is $430 on ebay. Nt - old guy 42 18:03:01 09/07/23 (1)
    Hey DR,
    
    Thanks for that info on the DBX 100. It brought back many good memories when I saw the picture on the net. I think I bought mine in 1980, but I can't say for sure what I paid for it. Maybe $125.00.IIRC, I did not use the sub harmonic synthesizer on it very much but the little dial on the left produced great bass when used in moderation. I can't believe they still have those old guys out there for sale!!!
    - RE: Boom Box is $430 on ebay. Nt - Dawnrazor 18:15:30 09/07/23 (0)
      1980? Wow you are old...next you will be talking about the hockey team or something. Man that is so cool they had that stuff back then.
      
      That BBE was something I tried on a whim and was looking to make an improvement for cheap. Never seen a report about it with headphones. It worked really well and made me change my audiophile anti processing views.
      
      BTW. I was looking for an upgrade to the bbe. Inmate Story suggested the Aphex Aural Exciter. But good luck finding one.
      
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