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Built in DSP options for DIY active speakers?

Emilime75

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New here, and hoping this is the right place for the question.

TLDR; I am looking for small, affordable and high quality DSP options that can be installed within a speaker enclosure to serve as the processor for an active speaker, could be anything from a 2 way to a 4 way. I'm already familiar with things like Sure/Wondom, MiniDSP, T.Racks... But, wondering if there was something else I haven't come across. My wish list is the following;
  1. No case needed as it will be built into a speaker enclosure and keep cost down
  2. Digital input preferred - USB, coaxial, optical and/or BT. My main use case would be USB as preferred as both audio signal transmission and setup over 1 cable. 2nd would be coaxial/optical and if both had a BT option, that would be great
  3. Can be modular, as in DSP board is separate from I/O... Might actually be preferred for packaging within the enclosure
  4. GUI for setup
  5. Better spec/sound quality than Sure/Wondom, MiniDSP, T.racks...

Long version; I like to build speakers and I like them active, I also work in the commercial AV integration industry. With that, I've become quite familiar with boxed DSPs and have used various products from MiniDSP to QSC Q-SYS Core/s and a slew of others in-between. Currently running a BiAmp Tesira Server powering my main HT/Music system with a dedicated DSP/amp channel for each driver in the system, totaling 22 channels. This has been fine over the years and in dedicated rooms where I can have racks of gear, it's been a lot of fun.

Fast forward to today, I'm getting older and tired of huge racks and want to start integrating both the processing and amplification into the speakers I build. I also want to build some small/er systems for use on desktops and such. I could still do this with the DSPs I've been using and just run multi conductor line level cable to each speaker cabinet, but I'd prefer to make them more self contained and if I ever want to use the speakers elsewhere, everything needed comes with them.

The 2 speaker plans I currently have in mind that will need DSP are a pair of 3.5 way near field monitors for my computer desk and a 2.5 or 3 way sound bar for a 2nd computer desk. So I'll need 7 channels total for the 3.5 way, and 5-6 for the 2nd build. This gets really clumsy with the products I am currently aware of.

Looking forward to hearing your suggestions.
 

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Hypex FusionAmp line - 1 to 3 channels of nCore amplification plus DSP on a plate. You can try their management software without needing the amps.
3E Audio's ADAU1701 board was measured here - perhaps a small step up from the bare Sure/Wondom board, but not much.
I always hoped to see measurements for the Auverdion Aurora, but I don't think it's been available since the AKM fire.
 

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Hypex FusionAmp line - 1 to 3 channels of nCore amplification plus DSP on a plate. You can try their management software without needing the amps.
3E Audio's ADAU1701 board was measured here - perhaps a small step up from the bare Sure/Wondom board, but not much.
I always hoped to see measurements for the Auverdion Aurora, but I don't think it's been available since the AKM fire.
Agreed!
 
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Hypex FusionAmp line - 1 to 3 channels of nCore amplification plus DSP on a plate. You can try their management software without needing the amps.
3E Audio's ADAU1701 board was measured here - perhaps a small step up from the bare Sure/Wondom board, but not much.
I always hoped to see measurements for the Auverdion Aurora, but I don't think it's been available since the AKM fire.
Sorry, should have stated I already have stacks of IcePower amps and would rather use them.
 

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Sorry, should have stated I already have stacks of IcePower amps and would rather use them.
Not sure what those are that you have, but ICE makes dsp boards for their amps similar to what Hypex does for a few of their amp modules.
 
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I used the Digmoda IcePower solutions years ago to tri-amp a pair of Apogee Scintilla.

 
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Not sure what those are that you have, but ICE makes dsp boards for their amps similar to what Hypex does for a few of their amp modules.
Can you point me to them? Haven't heard of this before and a quick Google search doesn't yield anything - except for aftermarket plate amps like the PWR-ICE 125 and 250 that integrate an IcePower amp with MiniDSP processing.
 
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There are also the somewhat questionable DSP boards from Parts Express. I've a feeling your looking for something a little better though.
 

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Might be worth looking at some of the car audio DSP boards as well.
 

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