rdq-6 instruction manual
z-systems audio laboratories
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including room correction, speaker matching, speaker compensation, or tonal shaping.
Additionally, the rdq-6 allows the user to control master volume, individual channel volume
offsets and dither all in the digital domain. With the rdq-6 in the signal path, there is no need
for an analog preamplifier; the DAC(s) can be connected directly to the power amplifier(s). In
this regard, it is useful to think of the rdq-6 as a digital domain preamplifier for your six-
channel home-theater playback.
The rdq-6 can also be used in a mode we call "super-two-channel mode" (S2 mode). When in
S2 mode, the rdq-6 can apply all of its equalization bands to a two-channel source, yielding
18 bands of parametric equalization per channel. This allows the rdq-6 to function much like
our rdp-1 and rdq-1 processors, but with more power and flexibility. For example, twelve of
the equalization bands could be used for room and speaker correction while the remaining
six are used as tone controls.
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The rdq-6 also has a number of useful memory features that make it extremely versatile,
flexible, and easy to configure. The following pages will give you a simple “walking tour”
through the rdq-6. Appendices A, B, and C provide more detailed information.
