big bottom or ultrabass?

iv used both and they really do different things.

what are you looking for from it? the aphex gives a clean punchy and above all crisp sound. the bellringer has a much more earthy feel to it. it also has a very good limiter and sub out, more control of signal and can be used as a 2way xover if needed.

the aphex is more of a total music effects unit and can do wonders to yr mid and top end and the ultrabass is more of a dedicated throat ripper.

neither seem to have a bass cut option, this seems daft.

 

i preffer the ultra as its more of an evil sound if you get it right. the aphex sounds too sweet for me.

Don't forget the SPL Vitalizer, similar to the Aphex, but I think it sounds nicer, plus you can get them very cheap- I picked one up off ebay for £35 not long ago.

 

I used and own both the Behringer Ultrabass and Aphex204. The Ultrabass is crap because it overloads the system resulting in over excursion and the Aphex 204 'big bottom' uses different circuitry, but can also cause over excersion if you crank it too much, also the Aphex 204 introduces too much system hiss/noise.

I don't like either of them much. But Aphex 204 is the better one for not making the voice coil jump out the magnet as easy as the Ultrabass.

Here is list of the processors that I know 1) Aphex aural exciter,2)SPL Vitalizer,3)DBX subharmonic Synth,4)Peavey Kosmos,5)BBE Sonic Maximizer,6)Audio Control Richter Scale,7) Behringer Ultrabass,8) Alesis GRIP,9) Audio Control PCA....you will hear many pros and cons for each my personal favorite is the SPL Vitalizer for total spectrum processing.

Edited by Rengade Project - 13 December 2005 at 7:32am

@toxic,like I said,I believe it(ultracurve) can throw some really low stuff in there. If you don't set it to 'ultra-low harmonics' it should be alright.
The ultracurve basically adds a harmonic at half the frequency of the fundamental at its 'normal setting'. Ie if the kick is at 80hz,it will add a 40hz thump in there with it. If you use ultra-low,it'll be at 20hz,hence the massive excursion.(that setting is more for theatres than PA)
With any bass enhancer or even un-enhanced system,if your highpass is wrong,it will suffer. With my system I know I can't use below 35hz at full power on the 18's and the Berry B1500x(sold) could not take it below 44hz with the ultrabass. Set appropriately,I could run them to amp clipping with no driver overexcursion.
I believe that a bass enhancer doesn't really add any more SPL,it makes it sound 'fatter' or 'deeper' but not really louder. I prefer the sound with the processor on but I understand that the amp cannot produce more sound or that the woofer can suddenly move that extra 3mm...
I also don't think these systems will be suitable for use with 12/15" full range cabs at high SPL due to their inability to successfully handle or even reproduce these frequencies.

roborg wrote: ne1 here used both aphex204 & behringer ultrabass?  I'm gonna get something soon, need to know if aphex's higher price tag is actually worth it.  If it was a decision based on the manuals & specs i'd get aphex but bellringa is so much cheapa , i like cheap   Could always get both, wonder what sounds better: behringer into aphex or aphex into behringer   cheers,    Rob

 

gotta say, i have used the berry for nearly 2years now. i love it. if it is set up right, it really gives body to the sound. the limiter is brilliant. set it so it is working, with one light flickering (so you know its working) and you will find it hard to blow yer bins.

we play all sorts through it, and it really rocks.

a bit of advice though, only use it set on punch. even for drum and bass. it sounds really muddy otherwise.

for the money, it is a peice of kit i really couldn't do without.