DBX
DBX 100 Boom Box Sub Harmonic Synthesizer
DBX 100 Boom Box Sub Harmonic Synthesizer
DBX 100 Boom Box
Sub Harmonic Synthesizer
Description
In order to get as much music as possible on a record, recording engineers must limit the depth and excursion of record grooves. So in the recording process, the lower frequencies are often deliberately reduced or cut off altogether.
The DBX 100 recreates this lost portion of the audio spectrum by seizing information in the 50-100 Hz range, creating a signal one octave lower (25-50 Hz) and mixing this new signal back into the program.
By recreating the bottom octave with the DBX 100, you can hear heightened accuracy in the bass, and actually feel the power inherent in a bass note. The solidness and three-dimensionality of bass heard in a live performance, which can be physically experienced, are restored.
The DBX 100 can be enjoyed with almost any component system. It is easily inserted in the tape monitor circuit of your receiver or amplifier.
There are just two controls: One is a Synthesizer control that sets the amount of recreated low frequencies you put into the system. The other is a Low Frequency Boost control specially contoured to produce a smooth blend of the synthesized notes into the music.
As you regulate the Low Frequency Boost control, your ears will tell you when it is set right. The DBX 100 will intensify your listening experience, no matter what kind of music you listen to. If you like rock or jazz or disco, and you have a higher-powered system, the 100 is capable of creating a new dimension, where the physicality of the music will engulf you.
If you like classical music, try listening to Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture or Beethoven's Sixth Symphony with the 100. The attack of the tympani and the richness of massed double-basses produce a sensation unlike anything you have ever experienced from recorded music.
Specifications
Dynamic range (peak signal to weighted background noise): 100dB
Input level (nominal): 300 mV
Output level (maximum): 7V rms
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20kHz
Total harmonic distortion: 0.1% typical
Dimensions: 95.25 x 185.7 x 260.35mm
Weight: 2.26 Kg