DSP nexus + Imersive DAC

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BrandonB

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DSP nexus + Imersive DAC
« on: 16 Oct 2025, 05:40 am »
I came across the Imersive DAC and it reminded me of the DSP Nexus and wanted to know if you are familiar with this DAC?   Have you ever used it with the DSP Nexus?  They do seem like they would go great together.  Do you have any comparisons of it with the AKM chips you use.    I did see they actually have a 4 DAC setup.   

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Re: DSP nexus + Imersive DAC
« Reply #1 on: 16 Oct 2025, 04:29 pm »
I am not familiar with the Imersive DAC.

The dspNexus 2/8 can have either the standard 4-AKM 4493SEQ or 4-AKM AK4499EX DAC's in the upgraded version, there is no need for external DAC's for the DSP crossovers. 

It outputs stereo, not multichannel digital to an external device.

BrandonB

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Re: DSP nexus + Imersive DAC
« Reply #2 on: 16 Oct 2025, 07:22 pm »
I am not familiar with the Imersive DAC.

The dspNexus 2/8 can have either the standard 4-AKM 4493SEQ or 4-AKM AK4499EX DAC's in the upgraded version, there is no need for external DAC's for the DSP crossovers. 

It outputs stereo, not multichannel digital to an external device.
Take 5 minutes and read about it.  It is interesting......

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Re: DSP nexus + Imersive DAC
« Reply #3 on: 17 Oct 2025, 03:20 pm »
I did look at the website and it is interesting.  I believe the AK4499EX DAC's used in the dspNexus would easily compete in sound quality.

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Re: DSP nexus + Imersive DAC
« Reply #4 on: 18 Oct 2025, 12:43 am »
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BrandonB

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Re: DSP nexus + Imersive DAC
« Reply #5 on: Today at 01:22 am »
I did look at the website and it is interesting.  I believe the AK4499EX DAC's used in the dspNexus would easily compete in sound quality.
Thank you for your opinion.  I also wanted to ask if AI is helping advance this technology.  I feel  that this will take over passive crossovers and that AI would really speed it up. 

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Re: DSP nexus + Imersive DAC
« Reply #6 on: Today at 01:42 am »
Active speakers replaced passive crossovers for decades for speaker systems.   Many pro audio monitoring speaker systems used for music recording and mastering are active speakers using DSP tech.

The DSP, DAC, ADC and DSP software technology has surpassed the accuracy of the passive crossover counterparts and offer ways to improve sound system response at the listening seat.

Some have tried AI for making improved correction data to use for DSP processing, but not seen one do as well as some other standard programs.  That may change in the future.

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Re: DSP nexus + Imersive DAC
« Reply #7 on: Today at 04:55 pm »
AI doesn't replace thinking or intuition. It's just a tool. it is good at identifying patterns. It can process a lot of data fast which can be quite useful.

I find it very helpful by using it interactively where I do most of the thinking and it adds polish.

For example, writing a user manual, or press release, etc.

I start writing with an idea, it wordsmith's much faster and usually better than I do.
I then reedit its response and repeat the process until I get results that I like.

Passive crossovers are well established. You might be able to use AI to automate the process a little, don't expect it to invent a new kind.
Modern DSP solutions also use building blocks, but offer many more practical opportunities for differences. AI probably isn't going to tell you what is best, but perhaps it may be able to tell you some kind of consensus based on a data. Of course, if enough people say it on the Internet, it must be true, right?

I have posed tech questions to AI where I knew the answer already. AI makes mistakes that may not necessarily be where you expect.  In my tech question example, AI explained the process precisely and correctly and then proceeded to solve the math wrong.
I pointed this out and it even agreed with me (politely).

Lesson is that AI is not infallible and is often wrong - Remember when directions from Google Maps would tell you to drive into a lake?
That said, most of us use Google Maps regularly, and it is usually quite good. AI is getting better as well.

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