I own a DBX 164 and just purchased a vintage 163 as well. Since the 164 is a stereo compressor but can be Y-cabled to act as a mono device, that's how it's primarily used, but I wanted the option as a stereo device at mixdown someday.
The 164 is a bit noisy/hissy, and the second channel LEDs stop responding after about a 1/4 of the way. The compression is working but there are now LED indicators after that point. I have a hard time believing it's actually the LEDs that are bad, since there are several of them in a continuous line. So I'm trying to figure out if anyone knows what controls that LED meter?
Also, would recapping the units help them at all in terms of noise? Some say these units are inherently noisy, but I can't imagine that replacing caps on a 30+ year old device wouldn't have some effect?
DBX 164 / 163 recapping and troubleshooting
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I think this is one of the ones that you can do the Burr Brown op-amp mod on, isn't it? That's meant to bring the noise down about 20dB.
http://messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopic.php?p=448644
http://messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopic.php?p=448644
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