alright I am going to buy a BFD but which one

[doreytp]

which is the best to buy I don't care about the $70 difference which is best.
DSP1124p or the FBQ2496
and what would the FBQ have that I would use over the DSP ?
Also given that Behringer pulled support in Canada, is there another brand or make that would do a good job. ei, Peavey, Alesis etc.

[Otto]

The 1124 is the most popular, and it's very effective. I believe the 2496 has slightly better specs, but has only one preset. The 1124 has 10 presets. I don't need all 10, but it's nice to have more than one (one with a house curve, one flat, one for 2-ch, whatever).

Get the 1124 and you'll be fine. Oh, one thing -- there's a firmware upgrade that some people did for the 1124. It seems that there was a problem with the 1124 communicating via MIDI that required an upgrade for firmware version 1.3 (they released 1.4). I have rev 1.1 or 1.2, so I never needed the upgrade. Here's a link to the BFD firmware thread.

And here's a link to another 1124 vs 2496 discussion.

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

doreytp wrote:

Also given that Behringer pulled support in Canada, is there another brand or make that would do a good job. ei, Peavey, Alesis etc.

Probably the best-kept secret in home theater, but the Phonic I7100 appears to be a clone of the DSP1124. Probably hasn’t garnered much attention since it cost about $50 more than the Behringer, but it may become a viable option now that the 1124 has been discontinued.

Regards,
Wayne

[doreytp]

Just won a DSP1124 off Ebay $31 so it will do until I can get a FBQ2496

[MakeFlat]

Wayne A. Pflughaupt wrote:

Probably the best-kept secret in home theater, but the Phonic I7100 appears to be a clone of the DSP1124. Probably hasn’t garnered much attention since it cost about $50 more than the Behringer, but it may become a viable option now that the 1124 has been discontinued.

Regards,
Wayne

Wow that unit does not have a lot of buttons -- looks like the menu tree is very streamlined.

[doreytp]

yeh, thanks Wayne ,but also for $20 more than that you could have a FBQ2496

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

Well, I guess I missed the point of your thread. You didn’t ask what was the best deal for the money. You asked:

is there another brand or make that would do a good job. ei, Peavey, Alesis etc.

Sorry for the misunderstanding.

Regards,
Wayne

[doreytp]

Sorry, you read my post right.
I wonder where they are with the other guy and his firewire ?

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

Good question – kinda vanished, didn’t he? Maybe you can drop him a PM.

By the way, you might try to eBay a BFD. I saw the other day on this Forum that some picked one up for – better sit down - $31! That’s half what I paid for my second one late last year!

Regards,
Wayne

[doreytp]

yeh, me yesterday morning the auction closed.
There are a few DEC2496 for $170 us also but I will get one after I master the DSP

I checked out that Phonic it is $170 Pounds that is get this plus $391CDN