[PanHandler[_2_]]

I posted this a couple days ago to rec.audio.tech but that group's been
silent since then, so here goes:

I've been given one of these, in excellent 'looking' condition. Assuming it
works okay, is there any practical use for it with today's state of the art
subwoofers? I remember being quite impressed with it back in the 70's.
'preciate your thoughts on it!
TIA

I've been lurking here for a few weeks and I'm impressed with the knowledge
and helpfulness of most replies. Great group!
BTW - I'm not a pro by any definition, but I know good sound when I hear it!

[William Sommerwerck]

I've been given one of these, in excellent 'looking' condition. Assuming
it
works okay, is there any practical use for it with today's state of the
art
subwoofers? I remember being quite impressed with it back in the 70's.
'preciate your thoughts on it!

My experience with the dbx and another company's similar product
(Phase-Coupled Activator) was that, the better the playback system, the less
audible it was in enhancing the bass. I don't know why.

In theory, it would be very useful following the output of the electronic
crossover that feeds the subwoofer. On appropriate recordings, you could
really jack up the bass.

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Depending on what kind of music you do, it can be extremely useful
during mixes. If you have a drum kit with a poorly recorded kick it
can do wonders, even if you're going for as natural a sound as
possible. Awesome to sneak a bit in on bass sometimes, too.

The thought of using it in playback systems gives me the hives,
though.

[Scott Dorsey]

PanHandler wrote:
I posted this a couple days ago to rec.audio.tech but that group's been
silent since then, so here goes:

I've been given one of these, in excellent 'looking' condition. Assuming it
works okay, is there any practical use for it with today's state of the art
subwoofers? I remember being quite impressed with it back in the 70's.

It's a fix-up box. It adds fake bass that isn't there on the original
recording. So your question isn't whether it has a practical use with
today's subwoofers, but whether it has a practical use with today's
recordings.

I think it's a lot less useful than it once was, but it can still be very
handy for fixing up tracks that have problems.
--scott
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