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Behringer SRC2496 (and DCX) available again!...?

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I see that there are some available now (and the also hard to find DCX) but haven't heard of any date codes newer than May/05. I would suggest that if you want one that you jump on it now as these may all still be over stock from slow markets that is being redistributed. Zzounds, Sameday, ect. have them for 130.00 with free shipping. An SRC2496 in front of most dacs will improve the sound if good cables are used. Apogee rca and xlr is a good deal as is the Radioshack gold optical. The Behringer 2496s not only give great sound for the money but are mind blowingly fun and flashy to play with. I have been doing listening tests on the second version direct out mods this week and have settled on the values so will try to get schematics and pricing posted. There is also an article in AudioExpress detailing another version of mods but the high output impedences they recommend don't sound very good into passive volume controls.

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Yup... - mdl 15:22:35 08/13/06 (6)
Yup.. my dealer had one in stock this weekend.
What are people using for digital cables when passing spdif between XLR and RCA connectors. Specifically, how are people managing the impedance difference (110 vs 75 ohm) when using a cable?
- I use a cheap xlr to rca adapter - sendler 16:47:19 08/13/06 (4)
  There are transformers available to change digital from rca to xlr but I have been using a cheap rca to xlr adapter with no problems and it sounds great. What unit did you buy and what is the date code?
  - RCA to XLR adapter (Open in New Window)
  - Adapter - mdl 19:37:23 08/13/06 (3)
    Yes... I have been using an adapter til now... but simply wanted to try something more to spec. It does work.. just not sure if something else would work better.
    I picked up an src2496 (already have a DEQ2496). My date code on the SRC is 0403 (old stock I assume).
    - Your new SRC was made in '03 - sendler 20:34:13 08/13/06 (2)
      I believe the date codes of the SRC are month/ year. The DEQ and DCX date codes are year/ month. Your new SRC was made in 2003. They are a great unit though. Too bad they got tied up in court. Looks like the M-Audio unit is out of production as well. Could it be the little button that strips out the Serial Copy Management Code? Hmmm.
      - Date Codes - mdl 21:02:24 08/13/06 (1)
        
        In Reply to: Your new SRC was made in '03 posted by sendler on August 13, 2006 at 20:34:13:
        
        Have any 06 date codes turned up? It would be interesting if they had ceased production due to the copy management.
        
        Out of production since june 2005 - sendler 03:21:06 08/14/06 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Date Codes posted by mdl on August 13, 2006 at 21:02:24:
        
        The Behringer SRC and DCX2496 Have been out of production since June 2005. As best as the DCX Yahoogroup can piece together the rumors, it seems that there is a legal battle involving the units which use the Crystal Semi receiver chip which has the selectable option of stripping the SCMC from the data stream. This chip was the defacto receiver in the high end industry for years in it's various incarnations but never seemed to get anyone else into trouble. Fortunately, the DEQ uses an AKM receiver chip so it wasn't involved. The only good thing about it was that Behringer issued a price cut in the eleventh hour to dump the units that had already been built. The DCX went from $399.00 to $250.00 and the SRC went from $250.00 to $125.00. There is no new production yet from the date codes that people are posting about their new units.
- Re: Yup... - Ted Smith 16:11:19 08/13/06 (0)
  Howdy
  There are boxes out there which convert properly between XLR and RCA (e.g. the M-Audio CO3), but when I talked to the manufacturer of my DAC he said don't worry about it :) So I didn't and it works fine. YMMV.
  -Ted
I thought this was the DAC - fin1bxn@msn.com 08:10:57 08/13/06 (1)
I too found this item, as I'm searching for a cheap DAC. BUt was told the only problem is the hi output and all I would need to do is make a step down cable with some resitors to cut the analog voltage out.
I need to purchase this week and was going to go with a LIte DAC AH. But if I can confirm this can be used as a DAC i might go with it.
My source is a luxman CD transport going to a active preamp
- It is a nice ADC/DAC and upsampler with a headphone amp - sendler 10:07:53 08/13/06 (0)
  I use mine for upsampling, sending digital to a modified DEQ2496. The pro level output shouldn't be a problem requiring any special cables.

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