Had one of these from new in the 70s greaton pop but poor on classical as I was always aware of the system 'breathing' at loud climaxes. It worked best for me with encoded discs rather than either cassette or reel to reel. Sadly modern electronics might have sorted this but digital came in.
Is the yellow light always on when the unit is powered up? Just purchased one from ebay that they said hadn't been tested but it turned on but only the red power light was on in the photo. Now I'm afraid I bought a faulty unit.....
how’d you get this set up in a Daw / mixer setup? I own two, both bought second hand from people who claimed they were in working order, however i can’t get either to work.
Man, that brings back a lot of memories. Almost makes me wish I still had mine. But I don't listen to records or tapes anymore either so I don't have much reason to use it. It was pretty awesome in it's day though. I had it hooked up to a Pioneer SX-3900 receiver with JBL 4311B speakers and a Harmon Kardon CD 291 cassette deck and a Dual turntable back in the early 80s. All of that analog sounded good but I soon learned to appreciate the convenience of digital.
Does anyone know if this would take an instrument level signal through the preamp inputs with them being unbalanced? Using a preamp too so could tailor that level to be reasonably hot if needed.
@@matteonolli Awesome, sounds ideal. The unit doesn't sound anywhere near as lofi as I expected to be honest, although RUclips isn't always the best way to judge how things sound obviously! Has yours had any modifications or anything?
Oh, they can totally be used on home hi-fi! You'll be amazed at what you can do with the source output to an amp, or to the signals feeding a recorder! Ideally, you compress the recording and expand the output to the amp. This DbX unit can apply an equalized compression (three bands, each with their own compression "signature.") Then on playback, the unit "undoes" the compression and restores the original dynamic range plus some. We're talking over 110 dB dynamic range from sources with a max 70 dB dynamic range, like vinyl. As for digital sources, like streaming audio, MP3s, and other formats that compress the audio all to hell, the DbX can restore the lost dynamic range (use the linear mode expansion for best results). One of these and a BBE Sonic Maximizer will turn your otherwise pretty good hi-fi into a drool-inducing sonic fantasy. Of course your amp and speakers are the real limiting components (the latter, especially), but if those are good and stout, then you can get some insane performance improvements from the DbX (and BBE).
Hi Matteo, I recently bought a DBX 128, but I don't know how to connect the inputs/outputs from it into my audio interface. I've tried several combinations, but I'm afraid it may not be working. Can you please tell me exactly what TRS cables you used, which inputs/outputs you connected and how you set it up in your DAW? I'm not sure if I have connected it correctly or not, but it doesn't seem to be working. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.
hi ! connection in Rca, the adaptor jackTRS/rca work well (or make a small cable with pin 2 to rca Tip, 1 bridge to 3 for rca Ring, or without bridge 1+3, test it) Connection : Use Input PLAY and Output PLAY From output of your audio card to Input, from Output play 128 to Input in audio card. Front panel: POST dyn range selected PLAY noise reduction selected TAPE /disk with TAPE selected the Level is treshold, above or linear is 2 style of treshold.
I no longer have the module, I have some doubts about the connection in, alternatively it leaves Play Output and connects REC input. if you want a card with presets send me an email info@studionost.it
ciao, ho un DBX 128 che non riesco a far funzionare... Ho anche un 119 che funziona benissimo quindi non credo di essere ioo a non capire come collegarlo, avresti dei suggerimenti? Qualche service in grado di guardarci dentro? grazie
ciao, probabilmente é da revisionare, ci sono alcuni componenti da sostituire nel caso ha lavorato molti anni, riparazione da pochi soldi solitamente. scrivimi in privato se vuoi un riparatore affidabile in zona milano. Ma si accende almeno ? Ora come ora il mio é stato venduto, ma posso farmi fare delle foto del retro, avevo segnato i setting sul mio.
sì si accende, ho letto bene anche il manuale quindi i collegamenti e i settaggi dovrebbero essere corretti, ok ti scrivo in privato, un riparatore zona Milano mi sarebbe comodo! Grazie!
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sounds like my 118, i changed to a toroid transformer, replaced all the elec caps and swapped in a few new ics gold!!
Had one of these from new in the 70s greaton pop but poor on classical as I was always aware of the system 'breathing' at loud climaxes. It worked best for me with encoded discs rather than either cassette or reel to reel. Sadly modern electronics might have sorted this but digital came in.
molto potente ! è un peccato che questi siano pochi e lontani
Any tips on how to eliminate hiss. I have a DBX 128 II but find it hard to use due to loud background noise when sampling or using as pre amp
Is hifi product, in normal condition the noise is under -55 db. In Compression Linear mode the auto gain make more evident the hiss, is normal
Is the yellow light always on when the unit is powered up? Just purchased one from ebay that they said hadn't been tested but it turned on but only the red power light was on in the photo. Now I'm afraid I bought a faulty unit.....
after 50 years is necessary check the unit by a tecnical for change condenser and other cheap part, circa 80 € and the machine is new.
how’d you get this set up in a Daw / mixer setup? I own two, both bought second hand from people who claimed they were in working order, however i can’t get either to work.
Send me mail message, i send you the my setting, matteonolli@gmail.com
Where can I get an repair manual of DBX II 128?
No needed, open the cover and check with tester the condenser, tantalium etc..
hi, what kind of inputs are on the dbx 128?
RCA unbalanced signal, hi fi level
Man, that brings back a lot of memories. Almost makes me wish I still had mine. But I don't listen to records or tapes anymore either so I don't have much reason to use it. It was pretty awesome in it's day though. I had it hooked up to a Pioneer SX-3900 receiver with JBL 4311B speakers and a Harmon Kardon CD 291 cassette deck and a Dual turntable back in the early 80s. All of that analog sounded good but I soon learned to appreciate the convenience of digital.
Do you run it through the pre amp input/outputs or the tape input/output?
+1
tape !
Does anyone know if this would take an instrument level signal through the preamp inputs with them being unbalanced? Using a preamp too so could tailor that level to be reasonably hot if needed.
Send signal from pre @ -11 db / -9 db max
@@matteonolli Awesome, sounds ideal. The unit doesn't sound anywhere near as lofi as I expected to be honest, although RUclips isn't always the best way to judge how things sound obviously! Has yours had any modifications or anything?
@@BarrySPeas maybe I have the wav files in the archive, leave me your mail sending them, if I find them
@@BarrySPeas no mod or other things
Hi Matteo! What is the punchiest sweet spot of DBX 128? In which modes?
Sorry for delay, send me a message matteonolli@gmail.com
How are you running these units through your teac mixer?
after master buss or pre input line channel..
Matteo Nolli ok, thanks.
Can these be used for hifi stereo? Or just professional studio use?
Oh, they can totally be used on home hi-fi! You'll be amazed at what you can do with the source output to an amp, or to the signals feeding a recorder!
Ideally, you compress the recording and expand the output to the amp. This DbX unit can apply an equalized compression (three bands, each with their own compression "signature.") Then on playback, the unit "undoes" the compression and restores the original dynamic range plus some. We're talking over 110 dB dynamic range from sources with a max 70 dB dynamic range, like vinyl.
As for digital sources, like streaming audio, MP3s, and other formats that compress the audio all to hell, the DbX can restore the lost dynamic range (use the linear mode expansion for best results). One of these and a BBE Sonic Maximizer will turn your otherwise pretty good hi-fi into a drool-inducing sonic fantasy. Of course your amp and speakers are the real limiting components (the latter, especially), but if those are good and stout, then you can get some insane performance improvements from the DbX (and BBE).
@@LiLi-or2gm Which BBE Max would you recommend?
Hi Matteo, I recently bought a DBX 128, but I don't know how to connect the inputs/outputs from it into my audio interface. I've tried several combinations, but I'm afraid it may not be working. Can you please tell me exactly what TRS cables you used, which inputs/outputs you connected and how you set it up in your DAW? I'm not sure if I have connected it correctly or not, but it doesn't seem to be working. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.
hi !
connection in Rca, the adaptor jackTRS/rca work well (or make a small cable with pin 2 to rca Tip, 1 bridge to 3 for rca Ring, or without bridge 1+3, test it)
Connection : Use Input PLAY and Output PLAY
From output of your audio card to Input, from Output play 128 to Input in audio card.
Front panel:
POST dyn range selected
PLAY noise reduction selected
TAPE /disk with TAPE selected
the Level is treshold, above or linear is 2 style of treshold.
I no longer have the module, I have some doubts about the connection in, alternatively it leaves Play Output and connects REC input.
if you want a card with presets send me an email info@studionost.it
@@matteonolli how much did you sell your DBX 128 for?
@@andrebrown4677 240 € + shipping (with original carton box)
So the Dbx 128 doesn't take any trs cables? Only rca?
only rca, unbalanced signal
thank you, just bought one of these and an rca insert. appreciate the video!
Salve, per favore necessito servizio riparazione Dbx in zona Milano, qualche consiglio?
Monza, via paganini, Tesla Audio Laboratories da marco bosisio
grazie!
ciao, ho un DBX 128 che non riesco a far funzionare... Ho anche un 119 che funziona benissimo quindi non credo di essere ioo a non capire come collegarlo, avresti dei suggerimenti? Qualche service in grado di guardarci dentro? grazie
ciao, probabilmente é da revisionare, ci sono alcuni componenti da sostituire nel caso ha lavorato molti anni, riparazione da pochi soldi solitamente.
scrivimi in privato se vuoi un riparatore affidabile in zona milano.
Ma si accende almeno ?
Ora come ora il mio é stato venduto, ma posso farmi fare delle foto del retro, avevo segnato i setting sul mio.
sì si accende, ho letto bene anche il manuale quindi i collegamenti e i settaggi dovrebbero essere corretti,
ok ti scrivo in privato, un riparatore zona Milano mi sarebbe comodo! Grazie!
bought it for $5 dlls in a flea market... it sounds suave as fuck