When the global economy implodes with such high-velocity, folks are quick to lay the blame on management, whether their claims are sound or not. Speaking of sound, check out this new audio management rack-unit from the UK, the XTA Electronics DP426!

The XTA DP426 expands the companies popular 4-series audio management line with a two-in, six-out system. As part of the 4-series, the DP426 sports 28 band graphic EQ and 8 bands of fully parametric EQ on the inputs, 9 bands of fully parametric EQ on the outputs, crossover filters (which offer various slopes from 6dB/Octave to 48dB/Octave), delay, limiting and Audiocore remote control (Audiocore is XTA's proprietary remote-PC-interface software). Every nuance of every effect module is fully adjustable, but if you don't feel like building a system's specs from the ground up, the 4-series units provide a number of system templates for popular configurations.

XTA Sales and Marketing Director Bill Woods explains why the DP426 was introduced:

"Our flagship DP448 has been adopted by contractors and touring companies worldwide, as have the DP446, DP444 and DP424. However, we had not really filled the gap left in our range when we discontinued the classic DP226. Although companies use the 4 Series for all sorts of applications, it seems that the good old 2-in, 6-out speaker processor configuration for stereo three-way set ups just won’t go away, hence the addition of the DP426!”

Salty language aside, the XTA Electronics DP426 seem like a practical unit for just about any audio system. Pricing information has been time-aligned delayed as of this posting.