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Hi guys kj here im trying to figure out the real differences between the dbx drive rack pa   and the dbx drive rack 260   anyone know in english please haha thanks for any feed back on this subject

The difference about $500!

Seriously, they almost spec out identically & have most of the same features between them, the 260 is accesible via computer control also but other than that, not much difference really.

Can't really say, have only used the PA personally.


There is a new PX out as well that is speciafically geared for powered speakers & has many of the brands built into memory for configuration.
http://www.zzounds.com/item--DBXDRPX

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Actually there are many differences between the DRPA and the 260, granted some of them are more usefull than others. The DriveRack 260 is more configurable than the DriveRack PA. You can run the inputs or any of the outputs independently. The DriveRack PA always sees the outputs as stereo (tied) pairs (with the exception of the low outputs which can be summed to a single mono output). The inputs can either be fed from a stereo source or a single mono feed, but the DriveRack PA is not capable of summing the inputs to mono or operating as a dual mono processor. The only thing that can be unlinked in the  DriveRack PA is the Graphic EQ on the input stage. The bottom line is, the DRPA or the DRPX would probably be all you would want or need in a Karaoke or DJ situation. I know I like mine. The rest of the differences are listed below.

The 260 also has:
1. Polarity inverse and phase adjustments.
2. Real time RTA. The DriveRack PAs RTA can only be used when running the Auto EQ
Wizard and cannot be used as a stand alone real time analyzer.
3. A relay on the power supply (helps prevent power up/down spikes).
4. Three levels of security. The DriveRack PA has only a front panel lockout.
5. Longer delay times (up to 2.7 seconds total). The DriveRack PA has only 10 ms of
delay per pair of outputs (suitable for driver alignment).
6. 4 band PEQ on every output (DriveRack PA has 2 band-Lows 2 band-Mids and 3
band-Highs).
7. Ability to be controlled and backed up with a computer using the DriveWare GUI
(compatible with Windows based PCs only).
8. Ability to be controlled using the DBX Zone Controllers (ZCs 1-4).
9. User selectable inserts.
10. Output mute buttons.
11. Input mixer.
12. AGC (Automatic Gain Control), Notch Filter and Gate processors available as input
inserts (AGC is also available on the output stage in place of the Limiter).
13. Capable of 1x4 (4-band), 1x5 (5-band) & 1x6 (6-band) configurations. The
DriveRack PA only supports configurations up to a 1x6 (mono/3-band, outputs stereo
tied) or 2x6 (stereo/ 3-band, outputs stereo tied).
14. The DriveRack 260 has ATTACK, RELEASE and HOLD controls for the
compressor section and the DriveRack PA does not (the DriveRack PA has
THRESHOLD, GAIN, OVEREASY and RATIO controls only and the attack and release
settings are program dependent).

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