dbx DriveRack PA2 2x6 PA Complete Professional Loudspeaker Management System, Rack Mountable with Android and iOS Control. Black

I am an active performer, and sound man, and have been so for over 10 years. I could start by saying that if you do not understand Equilization, Crossovers, Compressors, and Limiters you should not buy this product. I could say that, but I won't because with the built in Wizards, you could get away with knowing very little about these things, and still get great results. I would strongly recommend, however, adding the RTA-M reference mike to your purchase, unless you have something else equivalent. There are several Wizard programs, that will take you through setting up the DriveRack to recognize your system, set volume levels, auto EQ etc... Even pros should appreciate these apps as they pave the way to a great starting point in ringing out your system, and your venue. While Pink and White noise generation is available, the Wizards use frequency sweeps to tune the system, speaker by speaker, and point by point in the room. The feedback control is quite nice. With 12 filters that can be divided in to Fixed (for room characteristics) and Active ( to handle performance characteristics) this system keeps feedback on a very short leash. Getting the best out of your sound system is achievable as the Driverack has 6 XLR outs for stereo High, Mid, and Low speaker systems OR you can run a single chain for a simple mono system. The RTA Wizard takes your configuration and figures out where you should place the reference mike for it to analyze your system. The Automatic Feedback System (AFS) is used after you have set up a rough mix with all mikes in place. This clever little wizard listens to the system as you raise your mixer faders. You can hear the feedback begin, and then get squelched as the AFS kicks in. The fixed filters are set automatically, but you can change the Fixed/Auto filters allocation if you like/need to. Pros will appreciate the ability to control pretty much anything from the Display contrast, to the Crossover frequencies on each speaker array. The only thing i can think of to complain about is the size of the display, but even I think this is unfair because, let's face it, it is a 1U sized device. There is not a lot of real estate to work with. There is also a Laptop application that will allow access to the device via a router, with makes the controls much easier to manipulate. Whichever way you choose to control this device, you do not need to drill down through more than a couple of menu layers, due to the array of buttons that will bring you to each section's "Home" screen. In summary, you get a lot of bang for the buck. For most people, with simpler P/A systems, this is probably overkill, but wouldn't you rather overkill than underkill?

Excellent product

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As a formerly all analog engineer, i have watched the rise of digital with a little trepidation. Analog equipment just works over and over, and my laptop just gets virus after virus. After slowly adopting some digital equipment and seeing it work over the long term, I decided to try the PA2 processor. All I can say is holy cow! This little one rack space processor does all that a $2,500 processor would do ten years ago. It does everything that a rack full of analog EQ's, comps, delays, and crossovers would do ten years ago. That alone makes it amazing, but add the wireless option, and now I can tune monitors from stage, I can walk the hall with my phone and tune. Cool stuff, (and I know this review is about five years late for the engineers who have been fully digital with BEhinger and Midas board for a few years). But here is the lowdown. It works. as specified, with great sound, and easy set up for those who have less system tuning experience. It works, enough said.

So there is a small learning curve. I have some homemade PA speakers (nice ones) and some I bought, and I finally bought a TP-LINK 300 so I could set up the internet. I had to use my iPhone and set set the TP-Link as a client on my computer. I connected both the TP-Link to my phone and the device (via cable) and installed the app, and it found it automatically. From there I was finally having fun. Before that, it was a lot of head scratching. Love this thing. Makes my other speakers sound way better, and my new speakers, sound perfect. Has a limiter to save you from blowing a speaker. I am using stage mics (nice ones) to set this up. Anyways, I am not a pro DJ, I just do this for fun (if you can call it that). It really takes my set up the next level. Makes my setup sound like it should and takes all the guess work out. I bought my refurbished on here (via Amazon Prime). Saved maybe $50 from the Prime price, and I have had no problems. Honestly, of everything I own in my set up, the amps, the speakers, the controllers, the only thing I spent more on was the iPad and the controller. I buy most of my stuff used, or build it (rebuild stuff). I have very good stuff, but I dont have a $3,000 set up either. But I am sure most people could not tell. I learned about these devices from another pro in the business, and I had to find the right one form my setup, and it took me a year to save the money. I really love it. I really do.

Tried this out the 1st time this past weekend. Took a while to configure since I listened to the tech at dbx before buying (he was wrong), and didn't bother to read the manual. You MUST read the manual for the cable routing guide if you're using more than just 2 mains or else it ain't gonna work. At all. After that it's pretty straightforward. I did not buy the reference mic because I want to learn the ins and outs of it before I just hit "auto setup". The results were an overall improvement over my normal sound. Tighter, more compressed (if you like that sort of thing) and the extra delay effects really pump the sound up. I still have a lot to learn , particularly with the anti feedback feature ,but I could tell the system was holding back some high and low feedback with just some basic configuring. However one drawback is that it doesn't appear that you can adjust the individual levels of the mains and sub from here so you'll need to adjust manually at the speakers (assuming they're powered). Another drawback is it did add some noticeable hiss into the mix but that could be because I jacked up a lot of gain with the compression. Build quality is good (all metal case) and even the power cord is heavy gauge and has decent length to it. It is a bit expensive for what it is,imo. But overall, a good, all in one processor that is designed for the non-professional. Hindsight, I should've bought the used one but Amazon's used stuff is not foolproof.

Very good andceasy to learn.

This DBX processor is amazing. The automatic feedback suppression alone is worth it’s weight in gold. We hold company meetings for 600 people in a giant metal box with a concrete floor. Amplified sound in there is not good; with tons of reflection and echoes. Before the DBX, we tried a wireless lav microphone once and temporarily deafened the first 6 rows of the audience when it fed back. That experiment was not repeated for an entire year. Our equipment then got upgraded with 4x the power. Wireless mics were out of the question unless I could find a solution. This DBX box is that solution. We typically run 2 or 3 wireless lavs simultaneously now where one was impossible before. I have had a presenter get within 20 feet of a loudspeaker without any issues; where 50 feet used to be squealing. The amp and loudspeaker equalization is just icing on the cake. Being able to set up everything with an iPad 75 feet from the rack rocks too.

Ein Gerät auf der Höhe der Zeit! Die Bedienung über App ist kinderleicht, allerdings muss vorher noch ein Wlan-Router angeschafft werden, damit man von den Mobile Devices Zugriff hat. Schon lästig. Ein kleines Wlan Modul hätte man in dem Gehäuse wohl noch unterbringen können und das wäre auch kundenfreundlicher gewesen. Ob die Features Auto-EQ oder Feedback-killer funktionieren, kann ich noch nicht sagen: dazu fehlt mir das optionale rta Mikro, das ich aber sicher noch kaufen werde. Vom Klang her ist mir nichts negatives aufgefallen, es klingt zumindest etwas weicher als das Behringer 2496, das ich vorher im Einsatz hatte. Alles in allem ein wichtiges Tool, um aus seiner PA das letzte herausholen zu können. Bedienungsanleitung gibts online und die beschreibt eigentlich sehr genau, was das Gerät alles kann. Würde mir das Teil jederzeit wieder kaufen!

Ultimate quality must buy if u want premium sound in ur setup Thnxs amazon for help me to buy orignal dbx pa2 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Great product solves lots of issues and helps control sound

Es un ecualizador genial. Permite ecualizar la sala y posteriormente subir o bajar las diferentes frecuencias a tu gusto. Y tiene muchas otras funciones.

Le fait de passer d'un signal ligne à un signal balanced, multiplie par 4 le voltage et avec deux signaux inversés, efface une partie commune des parasites. Ensuite j'ai utilisé un micro behringer ecm 8000 de mesure pour égaliser, l'avantage de faire cela est de supprimer les fréquences soit résonnantes dans la pièce, et de baisser les frequences ou les HP produisent un son agressif. Après ce traitement le son est propre, et n'occasionne plus de fatigue à l'écoute même à fort volume. Je conseille le réglage "reflective room" dans tous les cas ou la pièce n'est pas traitée avec des absorbants acoustiques, l'effet est plaisant. L'imaging et le stage sont très bons après traitement, meme avec du materiel mediocre derrière en terme d'ampli et d'enceintes. Un signal fort et qualitatif fait des merveilles (mais pas de miracle).