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Curious - dbx Sub Harmonic Synthesizer
I dug mine out of the closet and I'm considering using it in my home system.
It performed well, back in the 80's before the subwoofer thing came into vogue, but now that I have a decent sub, I'm wondering if it's worth the effort of patching it into my system. Opinions? TIA Joe Arnold - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Easy's getting harder everyday |
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Curious - dbx Sub Harmonic Synthesizer
"PanHandler" wrote in message . .. I dug mine out of the closet and I'm considering using it in my home system. It performed well, back in the 80's before the subwoofer thing came into vogue, but now that I have a decent sub, I'm wondering if it's worth the effort of patching it into my system. Opinions? TIA **Probably not, but they sure were fun in the day. Thing is, their major advantage lay with their ability to manufacture bass which was not on the recording, due to the limitations of the LP system. Now, with digital sources, those issues have (theoretically) disappeared. Give it a try and let us know what happens. I may dig mine out of storage, for yuks. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Curious - dbx Sub Harmonic Synthesizer
Trevor Wilson wrote: "PanHandler" wrote in message . .. I dug mine out of the closet and I'm considering using it in my home system. It performed well, back in the 80's before the subwoofer thing came into vogue, but now that I have a decent sub, I'm wondering if it's worth the effort of patching it into my system. Opinions? TIA **Probably not, but they sure were fun in the day. Thing is, their major advantage lay with their ability to manufacture bass which was not on the recording, due to the limitations of the LP system. Now, with digital sources, those issues have (theoretically) disappeared. Give it a try and let us know what happens. I may dig mine out of storage, for yuks. Good for a laugh I guess ? I wonder how different it is to BBE - SRS etc. Graham |
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Curious - dbx Sub Harmonic Synthesizer
"Trevor Wilson" wrote in message ... "PanHandler" wrote in message . .. I dug mine out of the closet and I'm considering using it in my home system. It performed well, back in the 80's before the subwoofer thing came into vogue, but now that I have a decent sub, I'm wondering if it's worth the effort of patching it into my system. Opinions? TIA **Probably not, but they sure were fun in the day. Thing is, their major advantage lay with their ability to manufacture bass which was not on the recording, due to the limitations of the LP system. Now, with digital sources, those issues have (theoretically) disappeared. Give it a try and let us know what happens. I may dig mine out of storage, for yuks. What about sources like CD's of old studio tracks, from tape, or songs digitized from old vinyl, which I have thousands of? As I type this I'm thinking of some of the ramifications of the mix of songs I have. When a copy from vinyl comes up I'll have to ride the dbx to kick in some bass, like I do in the car with the subs to suit different songs as required. BTW - my unit is the original, model 110. Joe |
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Curious - dbx Sub Harmonic Synthesizer
"PanHandler" wrote in message ... BTW - my unit is the original, model 110. I would have thought the model 100 came before that. MrT. |
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Curious - dbx Sub Harmonic Synthesizer
"Mr.T" MrT@home wrote in message ... "PanHandler" wrote in message ... BTW - my unit is the original, model 110. I would have thought the model 100 came before that. Hmmm I can't remember that far back, but there may have been a '100'. Nothing comes up on a '100' in Google search. I believe I got my '110' in '79 or '80, new. |
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Curious - dbx Sub Harmonic Synthesizer
"PanHandler" wrote in message ... BTW - my unit is the original, model 110. I would have thought the model 100 came before that. Hmmm I can't remember that far back, but there may have been a '100'. Nothing comes up on a '100' in Google search. Funny, I get a number of hits. I believe I got my '110' in '79 or '80, new. Sure, but what makes you think it's the original? I can't recall seeing any before the model 100, but I wouldn't even claim that as the original without being sure. There was a model 120 though, so I highly doubt the 110 was the original. MrT. |
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Curious - dbx Sub Harmonic Synthesizer
"Mr.T" MrT@home wrote in message ... Sure, but what makes you think it's the original? I can't recall seeing any before the model 100, but I wouldn't even claim that as the original without being sure. There was a model 120 though, so I highly doubt the 110 was the original. OK - How's this - Original to me. :-) |
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Curious - dbx Sub Harmonic Synthesizer
"PanHandler" wrote in message ... OK - How's this - Original to me. :-) So far, the only thing I've found (on eBay) is a manual for the '100'. On the cover, it's referred to as the 'dbx Model 100 "Boom Box" (their quotation marks on the cover). http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...PCN_BIX_Stores Joe |
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Curious - dbx Sub Harmonic Synthesizer
I had one of those things. It was kinda' weird. It has only like 4 different
fixed frequency generators that are tuned to resonate with the music signal. It doesn't work like I thought it would. It doesn't figure out the lowest fundamental frequency and create a signal that is exactly half of that freq. It's more like tuning all four strings on a bass guitar low and leaning it up against your speaker. Whenever there is energy that would cause a sympathetic vibration in one of the bass strings, that is what gets added to the total signal. With some kinds of music that works OK. But for the most part it muddies things up pretty bad. James. ) "PanHandler" wrote in message . .. I dug mine out of the closet and I'm considering using it in my home system. It performed well, back in the 80's before the subwoofer thing came into vogue, but now that I have a decent sub, I'm wondering if it's worth the effort of patching it into my system. Opinions? TIA Joe Arnold - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Easy's getting harder everyday |
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Curious - dbx Sub Harmonic Synthesizer
"PanHandler" wrote in message news OK - How's this - Original to me. :-) OK. So far, the only thing I've found (on eBay) is a manual for the '100'. On the cover, it's referred to as the 'dbx Model 100 "Boom Box" (their quotation marks on the cover). Yep, AFAIK that's the original. I still have one, not that's I have used it for years though. Seems like everyone decided they were pointless once CD's became their primary source. Not so much need for fake bass when you can record down to DC anyway :-) MrT. |
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Curious - dbx Sub Harmonic Synthesizer
"James Lehman" wrote in message ... I had one of those things. It was kinda' weird. It has only like 4 different fixed frequency generators that are tuned to resonate with the music signal. It doesn't work like I thought it would. It doesn't figure out the lowest fundamental frequency and create a signal that is exactly half of that freq. It's more like tuning all four strings on a bass guitar low and leaning it up against your speaker. Whenever there is energy that would cause a sympathetic vibration in one of the bass strings, that is what gets added to the total signal. With some kinds of music that works OK. But for the most part it muddies things up pretty bad. James. ) We used to use them on the PA on big Raves, and they were very much as you described. You could, for instance, get those Servodrive Subs generating rather pleasing noises/feelings which you couldn't do with EQ. As a Sub effect they were interesting and good fun, but thats what they are, an effects box. Gareth. |
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Curious - dbx Sub Harmonic Synthesizer
Tried my old 120X-DS on an Onkyo THX certified receiver, and it addeed
distortion-most likely preamp overload. In it's day though, it was a killer add-on. I used an outboard Kenwood Basic M2-A amp driving a pair of Cerwin Vega 12's in a ported car audio box with the 120X providing the lows-and it would shake the foundation of a house easily! But now you can duplicate this effect with a decent 12-15" sub and average quality home theater stuff....so no need! But e-bay will get you a good buck outta one of those units-I think I got over $200 out of my 120X-DS several years ago.... Marc Mr.T wrote: "PanHandler" wrote in message news OK - How's this - Original to me. :-) OK. So far, the only thing I've found (on eBay) is a manual for the '100'. On the cover, it's referred to as the 'dbx Model 100 "Boom Box" (their quotation marks on the cover). Yep, AFAIK that's the original. I still have one, not that's I have used it for years though. Seems like everyone decided they were pointless once CD's became their primary source. Not so much need for fake bass when you can record down to DC anyway :-) MrT. |
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