DEQX (Off Topic)

by PeterSt. , Netherlands, Wednesday, October 04, 2006, 10:45 (6407 days ago) @ Henry Venema

Hi Henry,

Assuming you don't yet : you really should try to go from the Lynx to the DEQX by analogue means ...
What I read, is that when the connection is digital and the DEQX is fed with 16 bits (which most probably will come out of the Lynx (??)), it will process the data with 16 bits too. Well, THAT's wrong ...
It will process with 24 bits when it's fed with an analogue signal ...

Peter

I've contacted Empirical Audio, and they tried to sell me an even more
expensive upgrade between $5000-6000. Their web page indicates that all
of the mods are done to the preamp section, but now they also have mods
for the digital section including a USB input (which seems redundant since
I have my computer connected by way of the Lynx AES16 soundcard to the DEQX
with a cable specifically designed for this application). If most of the
mods are for the preamp section that is the case then it probably would
make more finacial sense to buy a DEQX withou the preamp and use a
seperate stand alone preamp.

The DEQX company is apperantly not interested in developing an
audiophile version of their units. They are selling so many of these
things and making tons of cash that they don't see any need to change what
their doing, and who can blame them. Having a steady stream of cash coming
into an audio company is becoming more difficult these days. However, I
think that someone could also make money selling a more reasonably priced
upgrade for the DEQX, or a DIY package of parts and instructions. I guess
we will have to wait, but given the popularity of these units I think that
we will be seeing highend audiofile units from other audio companies that
will out perform the DEQX in the very near future. If you snooze you
loose. In the mean time I'm learning so much more about crossover design
than I imagined.
Henry

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