dbx 376 Reviews

4.2/5.0 based on 3 customer reviews

Sweetwater Advice

Nick Church

Are you looking for a "Money channel" for live or project studio work? This dbx 376 tube channel strip is worth every dollar of your money! It gives you a tube input section that is quiet enough for most vocal or instrument applications in the home studio arena, and definitely more than good enough for live work. The EQ and dynamics sections have carefully chosen parameters available on a well-laid-out and easy-to-use front panel, the metering choices being particularly good. For studio use the A/D conversion is a big improvement over those found in a lot of budget home studio interfaces, with the adjustable dither and noise shaping options at up to 24-bit/96kHz. A number of my customers have thanked me for recommending this unit to them, for live and studio situations, and it's easy to hear why. Do yourself a favor and put this at the top of your list for an affordable channel strip!

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Customer Reviews

Greg
from Nashville
April 18, 2011 Music Background:
Sound Engineer Live & Recording

Avalon Killer!!!

This is one of my favorite pieces of gear. I use it for live vox as well as a $$ channel for recording. You would have to spend 1-2 K to beat it. It has the most bang for the buck. Presonus is junk. Prosumer crap. Dbx is rugged enough to take on the road as well as detailed enough for the studio.

Jeff
from Salt Lake City
December 5, 2008 Music Background:
long time semi-pro and current student in the field

The 376 vs. Eureka

I have owned both a PreSonus and DBX 376 for several years. I use the 376 more because of it's simple design. It is very easy to dial in the sound desired. The LED indicators are also very easy and useful. I don't have time for the evasive metering of the Eureka. I typically use this preamp for vocals, but I have also used it for guitar. The DBX is a great value in this price range for vocals. The sound tends to be warm rather than crisp. If you intend to use this preamp more for instruments, I might recommend the Eureka. Especially in a 'set it and forget it' situation.

Everett Griffiths
from Los Angeles, CA
October 27, 2007 Music Background:
Composer, Engineer

Good Channel Strip, but Consider the Presonus Eureka

I looked carefully for a channel strip in the $500 price-range, and the dbx 376 and the Presonus Eureka were the two I came up with. They offer similar features: Preamp, EQ, Comp/Limiting. The dbx comes standard with a digital output; the Eureka offers this extra at a price. I recorded lots of good stuff with the 376, but head to head, I just liked the PreSonus more -- it had more of what I wanted to hear. Both units are little bit hard to steer with touchy knobs, but the Eureka was a bit easier to set, although on the Eureka I found it harder to catch clips (the dbx does offer easy to read LEDs instead of the old school VU meter) and the Eureka's knobs are pretty tiny and catch a bit of glare which makes them very difficult to read.

The dbx 376 is nothing to be ashamed of, but if you don't need the digital output, the Eureka is the better sounding unit in my opinion.

dbx 376

Vacuum Tube Channel Strip with Preamp, EQ, Compressor, De-Esser, and Digital Outputs