Rane PE-17 or Ashly PQX-571, any opinions?

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I feel like a hook is slowly flowing past me, tempting me to bite...

If you actually have some legitamate question about parametric equalizers,
please be more specific, and provide some background about what use they are
needed.


Best regards,

John

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Apologies for not being more specific: I didn't mean to start a
controversy.

I want to experiment with a parametric eq to control bass response in
a home setting.

The common feaure of these two devices are that their filters don't
have constrained frequency ranges: they can be all be set, say, to
operate in the 20Hz-200Hz range.

Most other (affordable) devices don't offer this flexibiltiy.

Regards,
- rls
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On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 02:42:27 GMT, "John Halliburton"
<j_challiburton@ameritech.net> wrote:

>I feel like a hook is slowly flowing past me, tempting me to bite...
>
>If you actually have some legitamate question about parametric equalizers,
>please be more specific, and provide some background about what use they are
>needed.
>
>Best regards,
>John

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Thanks for the advice.

As I wrote above:
the difference between these two and the Orban is that their filters
don't have constrained frequency ranges: they can all be set, say, to
operate in the 20Hz-200Hz range

On 11 Sep 2004 00:47:40 -0400, kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

>RLS <passerbydeletethis@myrealbox.com> wrote:
>In that price range, though, you could get a used Orban. I'd take the
>Orban over either.
>--scott

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Scott Dorsey wrote:

> They both work. They are both pretty good as "PA junk" gear goes. They
> can both be upgraded a little bit with some tinkering. I'd probably pick
> the Ashly personally.

What sort of tinkering? Just curious, because I own the Ashly. I'd assume
swapping out opamps? What replacement would you suggest?

thanks.

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agent86 <jakethedog@backyard.net> wrote:
>Scott Dorsey wrote:
>
>> They both work. They are both pretty good as "PA junk" gear goes. They
>> can both be upgraded a little bit with some tinkering. I'd probably pick
>> the Ashly personally.
>
>What sort of tinkering? Just curious, because I own the Ashly. I'd assume
>swapping out opamps? What replacement would you suggest?

Swapping out opamps, and using better quality capacitors in the time
constants. I _think_ the Ashly also benefits from running ground busses
and cleaning the ground noise up a little bit, as well as installing
improved supply decoupling. And I think (like the Orban 622) you run
into stability problems with better supply decoupling unless you first
improve the grounds.
--scott

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