Zapco processor is better than h701 and audison bit one?

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

i think you have more xover capabiltiy wiht the bitone then the zapco

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

I was looking for the same thing a few months back and had it between the DSP6 and BitOne based on a few things. Through research I found accounts of the H701 having a somewhat high noise floor. Also, I believe you need an Alpine HU. After that both the BitOne and DSP6 seemed great, but I decided to go with the DSP6 because of reliability issues.

All the accounts of a high noise floor Ive heard of on h701's were by not running it optical. I wouldn't dream of running anything other than optical, so that's a moot point to me.

Thanks horseman, i'll read it later.

 

[MegaloJntariac 10+ year member]

The bit1 gives you more xover points (not limited to certain channels) also steeper slopes. and compared to the zapco you can do group eq and independent eq at same time. All th drc issues have been resolved in the bit.1.1

I will tell you this the bit1 sounds 100 times better than an rf 360.2

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

The bit1 gives you more xover points (not limited to certain channels) also steeper slopes. and compared to the zapco you can do group eq and independent eq at same time. All th drc issues have been resolved in the bit.1.1
I will tell you this the bit1 sounds 100 times better than an rf 360.2

misunderstanding.

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

All the accounts of a high noise floor Ive heard of on h701's were by not running it optical. I wouldn't dream of running anything other than optical, so that's a moot point to me.
Thanks horseman, i'll read it later.

Ah, ok. I never used the H701 like I said, so all I know is from research when I was looking for my processor.

 

[genxx 10+ year member]

Not sure what you mean by all that, but you can do group and individual EQ on the DSP6 at the same time as well as xover however you wish on any channel you wish at any frequency you wish, not set frequencies.

You sure you can do individual channels then group eq?

I would like for to explain how you do this.

The x-over slope on the BitOne will go all the way to 48db the DSP 24db. Now if you stack a DSP6 in-front of a DC amp then you can get 48db slopes.

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

You sure you can do individual channels then group eq?
Do you have a DSP6 or DC amps?

The x-over slope on the BitOne will go all the way to 48db the DSP 24db. Now if you stack a DSP6 in-front of a DC amp then you can get 48db slopes.

I do have the DSP6. Maybe I don't get what you mean by group EQ. And yes, the DSP6 does only do 24dB, but that seems fine to me, lol.

 

[genxx 10+ year member]

What he is saying is you can EQ CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, CH5, CH6. Then select CH1/2, 3/4, 5/6 and eq them again as grouped channels. Not effecting the other eq selections made on separate channels.

So basically two seperate sets of eq.

I have the Zapco software open so tell me how to do it.

Also I asked if you has a DSP-6 because you are saying things that make no sense about the DSP6.

I am a Zapco fan or I would not be on Team Zapco and run Zapco amps and nothing else.

Meglo-On the DSP6 you can set the x-over for any channel any way you want with any freq. , HP/LP/BP, choose LW or BW filters and slope up to 24db.

One other nice feature is on the PEQ you can choose Peak, Low Shelf or High shelf.

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

What he is saying is you can EQ CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, CH5, CH6. Then select CH1/2, 3/4, 5/6 and eq them again as grouped channels. Not effecting the other eq selections made on separate channels.
So basically two seperate sets of eq.

I have the Zapco software open so tell me how to do it.

Also I asked if you has a DSP-6 because you are saying things that make no sense about the DSP6.

I am a Zapco fan or I would not be on Team Zapco and run Zapco amps and nothing else.

Ah, ok. Well, then, no you can't do that, I misunderstood what was meant by group EQ obviously.

 

[djdownfawl 10+ year member]

Zap!

 

[genxx 10+ year member]

The Zapco is my pick. I have played around with the BitOne.1 and it is a great DSP. Either one you choose is very good.

I am not a huge fan of the H701. Just know to many people that have had issues.

 

[PaulD 10+ year member]

H701 allows you to do 3 way front stage active, the DSP-6 does not. I ran the 701 for 3-4 months on Ai net only and had no noise floor issues but it does occasionally have zipper noise. Zapco is top notch stuff and you pay for it, the H701 is much cheaper. You do not NEED an Alpine unit to control the H701, you can always use the C701 controller.

 

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

I've owned all three so I can speak from personal experience.

IMO, the interface on the bitone is the best I've ever used.

Comparing zapco to the bitone isn't fair.

In that case, the zapco is far superior for a number of reasons; one big one is that you can TYPE in x-over and eq frequency... you're not forced to choose from a list. However, it doesn't do 4-way active. It doesn't have as many bands per channel to work with EQ but frankly, I don't think you really need 31 bands per channel.

I have mixed feelings on bitone vs. zapco.

I can say for sure that the bitone > h701. The ONLY thing I like about the h701 more is that it has the c701 and you are not limited to a laptop for tuning. There's NO other way to tune the bitone other than a laptop. NONE.

 

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

Hows the processing better than an H701?

Many more x-over points on bitone.

Larger range of eq adjustment (+/-12dB on bitone vs. h701's +/- 9dB).

Two crossover types to choose from on the bitone (butterworth, linkwitz). More slopes (up to 48dB in 6db increments) on the bitone.

The rest are just GUI benefits such as muting is much faster because you can just click 'mute'. Takes more screens to get to this on the 701 and EVERY time you mute the tweeter circuit, and unmute, it defaults back to 4khz @ 18dB crossover. That's annoying.

Don't forget dynamic EQ on the bitone.

 

[PaulD 10+ year member]

EVERY time you mute the tweeter circuit, and unmute, it defaults back to 4khz @ 18dB crossover. That's annoying

Only if you put front1 to tweeter setting, if you put it to full range it won't do this.