Product: dbx 160X
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
08/02/2006
at
12:22am
by
Dave
Ease of Use
:
10
Easy to use. There are just two dials (Threshold and Ratio) and one switch (Over Easy) to worry about for most setups. It also has an Output Gain dial and Bypass and Slave switches for advanced configurations.
Sound Quality
:
10
I'm running it in the effects loop of an Ampeg preamp. At low volume, it's completely transparent. I can switch bypass on and off with no difference in sound. At high volume (i.e. above the compression threshold) it does its job of lowering the volume with no noticeable change in tone.
Note that I'm running a line level signal into the unit. You don't plug a guitar directly into this compressor.
Reliability
:
10
No problems so far.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Have not used customer support.
Overall Rating
:
10
I use it in a bass rig. My soundguy loves it because he can raise the overall bass level in the PA without worrying about me overdriving him when I dig in.
I bought mine used on eBay. DBX does not make this model anymore.
It has advanced features like Slave Mode and Output Gain that I don't use. I just run it in the effects loop of an Ampeg preamp.
Product: dbx 160X
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted
07/19/2005
at
11:18pm
by
Tom Brusky
Email: tom at tombrusky<dot>com
Ease of Use
:
10
Compressors don't get any easier than this. The basic controls offered to shape your sound are all you need to get perfect results from this compressor every time.
Sound Quality
:
10
Reliability
:
10
I've owned oned for over fifteen years and it never so much as coughed.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Overall Rating
:
10
The 160X has been my primary studio tracking compressor for roughly the last 17 years. I love it. I wish I could afford four or five more. I would replace it in a heartbeat with another 160X or 160A if anything happened to it.
If you need a clean, transparent, general-purpose compressor, you won't go wrong with a 160X. They continue to retain their value after all these years (which is why I can't afford four or five more!) But that should tell you something about these units.
The Alesis 3630 is good, but they're not in the same league as the 160 family of DBX compressors. The $$$ you'll pay for a 160X, even if used, is worth it.
Product: dbx 160X
Price Paid: US $250 used
Submitted
02/20/1996
at
03:16pm
by
Paul Davis
Ease of Use
:
10
Excellent!
Sound Quality
:
10
Quiet. I use it for guit., bass, vocals, and some drum machine. Couldn't live without one. (actually I use 2!)
Reliability
:
10
Excellent!
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
never dealt with co.
Overall Rating
:
10
Great.
