good outboard active xovers?

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

i picked up a precisions power dcx-730 on ikesound for $180. 3-way xover plus an eq and time alignment

Great, except that woofersetc.com is the only place that seems to have them in stock anymore and they are charging $490.

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

Does anybody know about THESE units? I know the Lanzar Optidrive amps are fairly nice, but I know nothing about their other units.

Quite frankly, any and all Lanzar products are now made by Pyramid and therefore crap.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

Great, except that woofersetc.com is the only place that seems to have them in stock anymore and they are charging $490.

i guess i got lucky with ikesound, although i almost got an ulcer worrying about it

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

Quite frankly, any and all Lanzar products are now made by Pyramid and therefore crap.

That's good to know. I thought that the Optis were still good. I was never planning on buying their amps, I have way too many as it is. I just thought some of their sruff was still decent. Guess not. What about the aforementioned COustic crossover? Any more input on that unit?

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

opti amps are still decent. mine worked very well

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

opti amps are still decent. mine worked very well

It's a shame companies have to go under and get bought out by companies like Pyramid. If yours is fine then thats cool. I'd like to see a picture of the guts between the old Opti drives made by Lanzar and a new one made by Pyramid.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

i think mine was pre-pyramid. it was awhile ago

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

What about the aforementioned COustic crossover? Any more input on that unit?

Coustic is owned by Mitek along with MTX, Xtant, Streetwires....etc. Which is why there isn't MTX wiring and cables anymore. To answer your question my buddy has one and used it in his van and it sounds pretty decent. I do know I would take a mitek product over a Pyramid product any day but that is going to depend on you. I personally don't think you'd be disappointed in that x-over.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

it sucks alpine didn't just make better decks. i have the 9856 and the only reason i have it is for the ipod interface. if ipod isn't that important, maybe look into upgrading decks

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

I'll keep that unit in mind then. I'm currently working out a trade for a memphis Belle, so I'll wait and see what kind of crossover cababilities that amp has before i pick up an outboard.

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

i think mine was pre-pyramid. it was awhile ago

I don't know the exact year they were bought out. When I find out I'll post it.

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

I'll keep that unit in mind then. I'm currently working out a trade for a memphis Belle, so I'll wait and see what kind of crossover cababilities that amp has before i pick up an outboard.

http://mitekcorp.com/