DRC

[Mike48]

(12-08-2016 14:01)Linn_agnostik Wrote:  I would not allow any DRC to touch anything > 400 Hz at all. The TacT might be all or nothing proposition there. ...

Thanks for the suggestions, after all this time! I should have said, I have done extensive experiments on speaker and sub positioning, and the current positions are the best I could find. (By the way, neither the Janszen woofers nor the subs are ported.)

I have given up on the TacT. I'm now using a Classe CP-800 DAC/preamp. Besides digital and analog inputs, it provides crossover, parametric EQ, and tone controls, all in the digital domain. I measure and make adjustments manually. Though it takes more time, I find it more satisfactory overall than having the TacT do it automatically.

I became interested in the Classe because it's one of very few pieces of even semi-affordable gear that provides the customary preamp functions plus all I mentioned, plus is relatively easy to use. There are others, but they tend to be more costly or complex. Since DSP is more and more being accepted in high-end gear, I hope that within 5-10 years, there will be a wider range of well thought out products to choose from.