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The July 2016 meeting of the Sydney Audio Club sees us meet once again for an afternoon of fine music, great sound and amicable company. Each month the Sydney Audio Club presents an excellent high end audio system for our members and guests. Feel free to bring along your own music to test the capabilities of the system or to just share with like-minded music lovers in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. For July, we are very pleased to have a return of DEQX (http://deqx.com/). Alan Langford of DEQX will present the DEQX speaker correction and room correction system. DEQX last presented to the club at least 5-6 years ago – much has changed and improved in its product line since then. So another presentation is long overdue. Details of the system…. DEQX HDP-5 preamp processor. The HDP-5 (http://deqx.com/product-hdp5-overview.php) is the flagship of the DEQX line. It performs powerful speaker and room correction/calibration. It can do everything you’ll likely ever want to do. It can accept your XLR and RCA analogue inputs. It can accept your USB, SPDIF coax and BNC, AES/EBU, Toslink digital inputs. It handles source switching and volume control. It has its own DACs and can provide analogue output on RCA and XLR. It provides digital outputs for thru, bass, mid/full and highs allowing you to handle active cross-overs inside the DEQX. It’s the ideal tool if you have your own speakers and you’re looking for the ideal active cross-over. (If you don’t need the active cross-over ability you can opt for the DEQX Premate+ instead – it is the same as the HDP-5 minus the active cross-over.) The DEQX units also sport audiophile grade components. And they include their own microphone for taking your room measurements. Just being released now is a Roon-Ready UTP interface. There is a lot in the box for the money. Refer to: http://www.deqx.com/reviews.php http://www.audiostream.com/content/deqx-hdp-5-preamp-processor#PLe2VAcWPDUKWuQU.97 http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews2/deqx/1.html by Edgar Kramer http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2015/10/from-a-land-down-under-to-rmaf-2015-deqx-calibration/ by John Darko http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/deqx-next-level-dsp-speaker-correction.413840/ DEQX Integrated Amplifier. Fast, clear and clean. This is a prototype and not yet for sale. But hopefully its tantalizingly close – maybe you can spur Alan on to getting it to market. Refer to: Sorry, no links as yet. Epos ES11 speakers. These speakers hail from the 1990’s. These older speakers open up a good opportunity to use DEQX speaker correction. Alan will demonstrate the benefits of speaker and room correction. Refer to: http://www.audioreview.com/cat/speakers/floorstanding-speakers/epos-acoustics/es11/prd_119526_1594crx.aspx Windows PC running Roon. For Alan’s presentation, his source will be a Windows PC running Roon into the DEQX Roon-Ready UTP interface. Rythmik Audio FS12SE Subwoofers. “Articulate bass for the discerning audiophileâ€. We’ll have two of these subwoofers such that Alan can demonstrate the bass cross-over functionality. Refer to: http://www.rythmikaudio.com/F12SE.html Oppo BDP-105D Universal player. We will use the coax digital output of the Oppo (into the DEQX) primarily for our BYO session. Refer to: https://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-105/blu-ray-BDP-105D-Overview.aspx and http://www.whathifi.com/oppo/bdp-105d/review. The second half of the music sessions will be our popular BYO. Members and guests are welcome to offer music to share with us all. So bring along your favourite music on CD/SACD or flash/USB drive. (Sorry, no vinyl this month.) All we ask is that the music and recordings be interesting. We'll ask you to tell us a little about the artist/recording before it is played. Tracks over 6 minutes will be faded out, to give everyone a fair go. Whether you are a novice or a seasoned veteran, you will have the opportunity to listen, learn and share your experiences with others. Feel free to come and hear the capabilities of the system, or to just share the experience with like-minded music lovers in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Guests are always welcome – we are a very friendly club so you don't need to know anyone to join us for an afternoon of fine music and sound. Venue: Epping Creative Centre, Dence Park Address: 26 Stanley Road, Epping When: Sunday 10th July 2016 Doors open 1pm Meeting starts at 2pm Best regards, Tom Waters President Sydney Audio Club www.sydneyaudioclub.org.au tomwaters@sydneyaudioclub.org.au