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Author Topic: USL DAX-602 Chase Taylor Expert Film Handler Posts: 175 From: Troy, Alabama, USA Registered: Mar 2001 posted 12-12-2008 01:58 PM                        Does anyone have any experience with the USL DAX-602 unit. Is it reliable? Is there that much cost savings over the DMA8+?  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-12-2008 03:15 PM                     NOBODY has any real experience with the DAX-602...well, at least not long-term. It is brand new. It is JUST a D/A converter and only 6-channel...which should be sufficient for many folks. Cost wise, there is a SUBSTANTIAL savings on the DAX-602. I think it is less than 1/3 the cost of a DMA8 Plus. However, they are not the same animal. The DMA8 plus does AC3 decoding, Dolby-E decoding, global audio delay...and so forth. I'm not sure if the DAX has a global audio delay in it...hopefully it does. The USL competitor to the DMA8 Plus is the ECI-60, to be fair. It too is cheaper than the Dolby unit but lacks Dolby-E decoding and I believe some other features but for most, the ECI-60 has what they need. Steve  |  IP: Logged Chase Taylor Expert Film Handler Posts: 175 From: Troy, Alabama, USA Registered: Mar 2001 posted 12-12-2008 03:35 PM                        I'm about to do some more installs at one of my theatres and if this is something that I can save some money on why not? I have only used a DMA8+ so far. What would I ever need Dolby E decoding at a cinema for?  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-12-2008 03:51 PM                        quote: Chase Taylor What would I ever need Dolby E decoding at a cinema for? Only if you show video. If you do film festivals (which seem to have less and less actual "film" and more and more HD every year), it would be a good thing to have.  |  IP: Logged Chase Taylor Expert Film Handler Posts: 175 From: Troy, Alabama, USA Registered: Mar 2001 posted 12-12-2008 04:08 PM                        DAX-602 does have global audio delay.  |  IP: Logged Pete Naples Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1565 From: Dunfermline, Scotland Registered: Feb 2001 posted 12-13-2008 02:29 AM                     I looked seriously at this product for a client, it fitted their needs perfectly. However with the way of the world just now, a DMA8+ was a more cost effective solution  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-13-2008 10:32 AM                     There really isn't much advantage of the DMA-8 over the USL unit... The only exception is the lack of Dolby E on the USL. The build quality of the ECI-60 is superb as is the sound quality. Mark  |  IP: Logged Pete Naples Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1565 From: Dunfermline, Scotland Registered: Feb 2001 posted 12-13-2008 11:34 AM                     Exactly Mark, but over here, with the arse falling out of the pound, it's not a cheaper option.  |  IP: Logged

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