For the 604-8H's.
What would you choose?
Nothing like a great big pair of speakers to make your day.
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What are your preferences in managability? New or Used? Analog or digital?
Used, cheap, and up to the task would be the venerable Rane AC22/AC23.
New, flexible, cheap, and NOT behringer, the BBE DS-24 would get you into a DSP based management system. I think 604-8H's are what member dgwojo is bi-amping with a DS24 or DS26, he's very pleased with it.
BBE Sound: Speaker Management: DS24
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Be aware, the BBE is only 48 kHz, the Behringer is 96.
Peavey digitals can be found cheap, aren't too bad for maybe 50 if you see one.
http://www.peavey.com/assets/literat...s/80302350.pdf
Altecs can also be found used at times.
Ashly and Rane are decent and can be found cheap.
Your neighbors called. They like your music.
I would love to try these, Heathkit crossover Model XO-1.
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Another vote for the Rane AC22.
Do you think this is a significant issue in the home listening environment?Be aware, the BBE is only 48 kHz, the Behringer is 96.
I "think" i actually prefer the sound of the BBE's to the Behringer, but haven't done any kind of fair A/B comparison. The BBE is a little easier to access and adjust from the front panel, but what i'm calling easier may just be "different" in reality.
Also, i've only used the BBE to drive tube amps on the HF, where my 2496 lives in an all SS powered system. I'm wondering if the tendency of the tube amps to roll off the HF is playing a role here?
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Originally Posted by bowtie427ss
I can tell the difference between a 96 kHz master and a 48 kHz CD...but it doesn't mean I can tell the difference between those two units.
Have to say I can't answer your question. Just wanted all info in the daylight.
It is totally possible the slightly rolled off top gives the BBE an advantage in the tube system.
I sorta like Behringer actually. They do push the limits of what can be done cheaply...
Jim Savery, Behringer's customer service head in the US, is quite the decent fellow.
For anybody not aware...Behringer now owns Midas mixers and Klark Teknik.
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I agree, lots of bang for the buck, treat it well and it usually lasts.I sorta like Behringer actually. They do push the limits of what can be done cheaply...
But, there are folks out there who for reasons valid to themselves won't own a piece of Behringer gear if their life depended on it. I discovered the BBE via a friend who has exactly this mindset. He loaned me his BBE, i liked it enough that i bought one and am considering another, the DCX2496 isn't going anywhere tho.
Last nite there was a BBE DS-24 on ebay for a $99 BIN free ship, new in box unit.
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I am using a set of these with my 846Bs. Crossed at 1200hz, would never go back to passive. Yea I know, can't set delays, etc., but the benefits! Or if you got the cash, perhaps a set of Marantz model 3s, at say 3 or 4K.
For several years I have been running Marchand Electronics' active, tube XM-26 crossover (1500hz crossover, 12 db/octave slope) on my 604e's, and it has made absolutely the greatest contribution to clarity and control over all other equipment decisions I have made in 30 years. I'm running a McIntosh MC-225 on the top, and a Cary CAA 1 on the bottom.
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