dbx224 worth taking a punt on?

[Chris Cables]

I already have a High-Com II which is superior to DolbyB/C imo and I have a Yamaha K720 with dbx NR which I've never been that impressed with (pumping).

I can pick up this little unit for not much money and can plug it into the NR loop on my dbx400 and then play around with dbx on the Dragon, CR4 et al.
Will it be fun/useful or is it just going to eventually sit there and collect dust like a few other gadgets I have sitting in the bench stack?

 

[Miracle Mile]

It's probably another gadget collecting dust if you ask me....

 

[Bob Boyer]

I've found it can make some difference if you're careful with you levels and don't drive them hard so you create that pumping but I'm in the minority. The downside is the tape probably won't work on any other deck.

Try a couple of recordings on your K-720 where you keep the levels peaking at or just below 0 db and see how that works. Unless, of course, it's 10 Euros or less and then you've got another piece of outboard gear for your rack whether you use it or not...

 

[Chris Cables]

I already passed on it. There's a multitude of threads over at that other place and the concensus seems to be it's inferior to the High-com II anyway.
I was just curious.
Seller offered it for €25 + delivery. I counter-offered with a trade of a pair of my Core Function RCA cables (sell them for €35/m, good review here),
but he didn't bite.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. hey ho

 

[Chris Cables]

Try a couple of recordings on your K-720 where you keep the levels peaking at or just below 0 db and see how that works. Unless, of course, it's 10 Euros or less and then you've got another piece of outboard gear for your rack whether you use it or not...

I spent about 3 hours when I first got that deck trying to get a decent recording every which way, but no cigar. I'll never get that time back Bob!
My conclusion was that it had been messed around with by a previous owner. I've been meaning to calibrate it but you know how it goes when you have a million and three other more important things to do... one day