Well recently I upgraded my Mate to a Premate. What a world of difference. The loss of harmonic warmth and fullness with the Mate is no longer and issue. When I received my Premate, I actually pulled my DAC out of the signal chain and utilized the premate as the DAC between my music server and preamp. This was suppose to be an initial test of quality but boy was I surprised. With the premate in bypass I was instantly aware the signal was more clear and presenting firm pratt. My existing DAC was no slouch. It was a Bel Canto 1.5 with a $700 linear power supply replacing the wall wart. Shall I say my hot-rodded Bel Canto is a little smoother with a touch of bloom. The Premate is as I stated above plus articulate. This may be a bit much for some systems, but it blended perfect with mine. I have 135 watt 811A tube push pull monoblocks and a tubed preamp. I already have warm rich harmonic tone. A bit of clean clear signal did the setup well.
I am particularly excited to start utilizing the actual room correction features of the DEQX. I have not done anything yet because I just ordered a new set of DIY speakers. I purchased the PureAudioProject Trio 10 with AMT and Mundorf silver oil crossovers. The gentlemen at PureAudioProject are very professional and easy to work with. I ordered just the drivers and crossover. I have a decent woodshop so I am going to build the baffles my self. Yes these are open baffle speakers. Once I ordered my parts they provided very detailed plans along with some picture on how to make my baffles.
In the future I may utilize my DEQX more fully by byamping the system, but for now, my equipment takes up enough room, and amps cost $.
I did start reading the manual. It is pretty clear on how to open projects and measure the speakers. That is about as far as I got. Larry is going to calibrate the setup once I have it complete. I am doing the preliminary work to save time. I have been laboring over where to do the outdoor measurement. I live in a city so my fence is about 22 feet from my deck. I have trees and shrubs in my yard plus some rock walls. The front porch/yard is more open, but I feel a little funny having my gear on the lawn for all the neighbors to see. I'm sure the calibration sound would call some people from their houses to see what going on.
Thanks all for putting this page together. This forum helped push me to get the DEQX. So far it has improved upon my setup and I only have it in bypass. In time I will try and put links to the build of my speakers and post on how the calibration goes.
I am particularly excited to start utilizing the actual room correction features of the DEQX. I have not done anything yet because I just ordered a new set of DIY speakers. I purchased the PureAudioProject Trio 10 with AMT and Mundorf silver oil crossovers. The gentlemen at PureAudioProject are very professional and easy to work with. I ordered just the drivers and crossover. I have a decent woodshop so I am going to build the baffles my self. Yes these are open baffle speakers. Once I ordered my parts they provided very detailed plans along with some picture on how to make my baffles.
In the future I may utilize my DEQX more fully by byamping the system, but for now, my equipment takes up enough room, and amps cost $.
I did start reading the manual. It is pretty clear on how to open projects and measure the speakers. That is about as far as I got. Larry is going to calibrate the setup once I have it complete. I am doing the preliminary work to save time. I have been laboring over where to do the outdoor measurement. I live in a city so my fence is about 22 feet from my deck. I have trees and shrubs in my yard plus some rock walls. The front porch/yard is more open, but I feel a little funny having my gear on the lawn for all the neighbors to see. I'm sure the calibration sound would call some people from their houses to see what going on.
Thanks all for putting this page together. This forum helped push me to get the DEQX. So far it has improved upon my setup and I only have it in bypass. In time I will try and put links to the build of my speakers and post on how the calibration goes.