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DBX DB-SW2 question

Vinylmasters

Vinylmasters

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I picked up a set of the old DAK/BSR made DBX DB-SW2, with the 6" subwoofer yesterday. A simple question: how do I tell which speaker is which re: left and right for the correct imaging? Port side in or out?

Is there any known specs for these speakers online? I can't seem to find much info on them at all.

Thanks in advance!
 
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Are you referring to the DBX DBsw2x6? If so I have one of these with the matching amp and just 1 of the speakers. The woofers may need a refoam.

I believe you want the speakers port side out so the mids toe in.
 
bermnerfs said:
Are you referring to the DBX DBsw2x6? If so I have one of these with the matching amp and just 1 of the speakers. The woofers may need a refoam.

I believe you want the speakers port side out so the mids toe in.
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Yes! But wait... There is a matching amp that goes with it too? Which one???
 
Vinylmasters said:
I picked up a set of the old DAK/BSR made DBX DB-SW2, with the 6" subwoofer yesterday. A simple question: how do I tell which speaker is which re: left and right for the correct imaging? Port side in or out?

Is there any known specs for these speakers online? I can't seem to find much info on them at all.

Thanks in advance!
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If I understand correctly, you have the DBX DB-SW2x6 with the 3x2 RS and 3x2 LS? If so, the RS is right, and the LS is left. The amp was a DBX XB140, which is a MONO amp that has speaker outs for R and L. The speaker outs are basic parallel hookups with a minimum impedance of 4 ohms.

There are several on the bay right now.

That era of DBX was produced in the late 80's early 90's by a company called DAK. You will find mixed reviews on them, let you own ears judge.
 
Livin4 said:
If I understand correctly, you have the DBX DB-SW2x6 with the 3x2 RS and 3x2 LS? If so, the RS is right, and the LS is left. The amp was a DBX XB140, which is a MONO amp that has speaker outs for R and L. The speaker outs are basic parallel hookups with a minimum impedance of 4 ohms.

There are several on the bay right now.

That era of DBX was produced in the late 80's early 90's by a company called DAK. You will find mixed reviews on them, let you own ears judge.
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Was the amp an option, or sold with it? I thought it was just a passive setup? What are the advantages to this amp?
 
It is a subwoofer amp. 50/watts x2. I am fairly sure it has a built in low pass filter. It has only speaker level inputs, no RCA connections.

It seems well made, but to be honest the sub and amp are very underwhelming. I think that with the sealed box they don't do much under 80hz. Might work well nearfield depending on your music tastes.

Where are you located?
 
bermnerfs said:
It is a subwoofer amp. 50/watts x2. I am fairly sure it has a built in low pass filter. It has only speaker level inputs, no RCA connections.

It seems well made, but to be honest the sub and amp are very underwhelming. I think that with the sealed box they don't do much under 80hz. Might work well nearfield depending on your music tastes.

Where are you located?
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I'm in upstate NY.

This is mainly for background music on a back porch, and will have 'B' speakers out in a pavilion by the pool (probably the bigger Minimus speakers) off of a Sherwood 6010r receiver (it's a 105 watts RMS per ch.). The porch has high ceilings, but also has an almost standup-closet like space where the sub will go. I've had an old KLH sub there before and it almost acts like a bass port itself, so it should be more than adequate for these needs anyway. I think I'm going to try it without the amp first and see how it goes first before buying the pre-amp for it.
 
bermnerfs said:
..It seems well made, but to be honest the sub and amp are very underwhelming. I think that with the sealed box they don't do much under 80hz...
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aw c'mon, even if it is DAK it should do 50hz i'm sure. i take it you don't think much of sealed box speakers?

but from what i can gather on the web most people think these are the best value DAK sold. i nearly bought them but i had to move.
 
nexus said:
aw c'mon, even if it is DAK it should do 50hz i'm sure. i take it you don't think much of sealed box speakers?

but from what i can gather on the web most people think these are the best value DAK sold. i nearly bought them but i had to move.
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Maybe they can do 50hz, but id say they start rolling off quickly under 80. I haven't measured, I am just going by ear.

I actually really like sealed cabinets. It's just in this application they do not produce much output in the "sub" frequencies.
 
Vinylmasters said:
I'm in upstate NY.

This is mainly for background music on a back porch, and will have 'B' speakers out in a pavilion by the pool (probably the bigger Minimus speakers) off of a Sherwood 6010r receiver (it's a 105 watts RMS per ch.). The porch has high ceilings, but also has an almost standup-closet like space where the sub will go. I've had an old KLH sub there before and it almost acts like a bass port itself, so it should be more than adequate for these needs anyway. I think I'm going to try it without the amp first and see how it goes first before buying the pre-amp for it.
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If you ever want to make the trip to western MA, you can have my amp and the subs. They are just collecting dust in my garage.
 
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