by geolemon » Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:32 am
Zapco is always top notch in quality.
I thought in 2005, they were getting a bit behind the times... and their component sets were nothing short of a failure (even reviews in magazines they were paid advertisers in were... less than flattering to say the least
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In particular, I was looking for an Alpine F#1 status digital processing system that would let me do high-end Xover, EQ and signal distribution - from a controller in my hand at the front seat (how else could you make A/B comparisions, on minor adjustments like crossover slope? By the time you get out of the car, make the adjustment, and get back in, you are operating on memory...)
And Zapco had no such offerings.
So, while late to the game, 2006 Zapco (what do you know) HAS just that, with the DCS line, and with a PC interface that looks to afford additional interactivity and system analysis. Those look very cool, IMO.
I just want to sit in my front seat, in listening position, and make tweaks I can try to hear without so much as moving my head... not getting out of the car, walking around, making the adjustment arbitrarily because it's a guess - I can't hear it as I tweak it - then walk back around... urg. I always hated that.
Zapco is always top notch in quality.
I thought in 2005, they were getting a bit behind the times... and their component sets were nothing short of a failure (even reviews in magazines they were paid advertisers in were... less than flattering to say the least ;) )
In particular, I was looking for an Alpine F#1 status digital processing system that would let me do high-end Xover, EQ and signal distribution - from a controller in my hand at the front seat (how else could you make A/B comparisions, on minor adjustments like crossover slope? By the time you get out of the car, make the adjustment, and get back in, you are operating on memory...)
And Zapco had no such offerings.
So, while late to the game, 2006 Zapco (what do you know) HAS just that, with the DCS line, and with a PC interface that looks to afford additional interactivity and system analysis. Those look very cool, IMO.
I just want to sit in my front seat, in listening position, and make tweaks I can try to hear without so much as moving my head... not getting out of the car, walking around, making the adjustment arbitrarily because it's a guess - I can't hear it as I tweak it - then walk back around... urg. I always hated that.