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I have been searching the archives and of course I find alot of maximizer bashing. The post that peaks my curiosity the most is one from Adam Reed who says he developed the circuit and it only boosts the bass and treble. Specifically he says :"Here's what the "Magic BBE" does:
1-the bass is boosted below around 200 Hz
2-the highs above around 2kHz are dynamically boosted based on midrange level
3-either the mids or highs (can't remember--it's been 15 years) are flipped in phase.thassall. Yes, it makes cheap stuff sound a lot better. But time alignment? Not really."
On the other hand the BBE website talks about it differently and also mentions that it "Corrects Distortion, Corrects phase delay". Then they show some pictures of what appears to be corrected square wave measurements from speakers (or something similar in time signature).
So here's my long question longer. Is the latest BBE sonic maximizer a worthy tool for the home studio and for recording from a mixer into an A/D converter? Or is it just a tone control? Obviously I don't expect it to be the end all to solving all sonic problems and I would use it sparingly in hopes to get a small improvement. Would I be wasting my money on this thing?Thanks for any opinions about this.
QE
Follow Ups:
In answer, yes! I feel a psycho-acoustic processor is a worthy tool for studio, live re enforcement and dubbing.In live applications, the perceived mid and high end levels are greater but the average power delivered to the drivers are actually lower (neat trick) in my world anything giving more headroom is a good thing.
Considering that diaphragms for my horn drivers are now $240.00 (X32) cabinets, I began using BBE in the mid 80's and for the last 12 years have only had to re diaphragm 2 horns.
And although doing it is a bit convoluted, the CD's I cut for my vehicles are BBE processed, comments are "Jeez, this sounds good!"
The pureists will scoff at many things, but you listen through your ears, not theirs, do what you like, it's your system, your sound!
I once experemented with break, intermission music at several shows, this involved playing music directly from CD, then later playing CD with a very low level of white noise (barely perceivable)
With the noise people would comment on how good the system sounded, without, nobody came by the audio desk to comment, Go Figure.
I appreciate your opinion chi7. Especially your comments about the intermission music and making CDs for the car. Thanks a bundle.
anything that 'processes' sound gets a bad rap with Audiophools but most don't realize that recording studios are full of this type of equipment. I have my 882i's balanced outputs feeding a new Crown XTi2000 amp. With the BBE 'in process' the sound takes on a clarity, especially in the mid band, that is suble but at the same time astonishing. In no way does the sound take on a processed nature. It sounds completely natural, the way recordings are meant to sound. Ignore mine and everyone elses post and try one out for yourself. Most online retailers have a 30 day return policy. Mine will never go back.
> > anything that 'processes' sound gets a bad rap with Audiophools but most don't realize that recording studios are full of this type of equipment. < <I think you're missing the point. We're the audience; you're the artists. You're SUPPOSED to be creating sound--if you use processing crap that's your perogative; if we don't like it we won't listen to your stuff.
But a lot of us "audiophools"--not all--are committed to doing our best to hear whatever you decide to create, good or bad. That means no extra processing on our end. What's the problem with that?
Cheers,
Jim Austin
i've always wondered about a bbe unit. kind of intrigued actually. i'm using mackie 824's w 2 subs. i'm running rca's to the mackies fr my preamp. for about $170 i can get the unbalanced version w rca jacks and put it between my preamp and mackies. what do you think? how clean is the bypass mode? worth a try, or is it strictly a pro audio tool, not for the home? thanks
in a home system. You could use 1/4 Phono to RCA adapters from Radio Shack to make the conversion. I run a second 882i in my home system but you could use a 482i (362 is a third gen processor unlike the 482i & 882i which are 4th gen). It adds no noise or hiss to the chain.
Thanks for your honest opinion. I agree about not being afraid to "process" because in my home studio that's what it's all about. I am creating sound, not re-creating it. I think I'm just getting some bad vibes from the home stereo crowd. (I can understand why)Thanks again!,
QE
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