Bss fds-336t

[Titanium Dome]

After multiple futile searches, I'm starting a thread to see whom among us has used, plans to use, or currently uses the BSS DFS-33T in its various iterations. I have an opportunity to pick up a pair, but a bargain is not a bargain if there's a reason to avoid it.

Your thoughts and comments please...

http://www.bssaudio.com/product_down.../fds336Tum.pdf

EDIT: BTW, what's with the software's refusal to let me capitalize BSS and FDS in the titles?

[Tim Rinkerman]

The displays go blank after about a year...other than that, they,re OK.

I should qualify that by saying most of them that we installed (36) are left on 24/7..six of the ones that are only used occasionally still went blank.

BSS has gotten really bad since Harman bought them.

[Titanium Dome]

The displays go blank after about a year...other than that, they,re OK.

I should qualify that by saying most of them that we installed (36) are left on 24/7..six of the ones that are only used occasionally still went blank.

BSS has gotten really bad since Harman bought them.

Thanks Tim. If you will, please answer these follow ups.

If set up in a permanent install, will they keep doing the job even if the displays quit?

Can you continue to control them via software even without the display?

If you could get a working pair for a few hundred bucks would you, or is there something else for under $1k that would perform essentially the same functions at the level of flexibility and control of the 336T?

[Tim Rinkerman]

Yes, they do keep working as they should, and if the software shows the same functions as the display, you should have no problems controlling them.
I believe the problem is in the display chip itself...too bad really, other wise they are one of the better new era BSS products...
BSS... Bring Some Spares....Broken Sound Systems...

[grumpy]

They're alive. Updated firmware to 2.06 which let the currently available version
of London Architect (BSS control/configure software) recognize them.
This could be fun ... 6ch of ganged/balanced attenuation between the 366
and amps for a system volume control? Doable, just not so fun.

[mikeharris]

366 OR 336 ??

Quite different

[Mr. Widget]

EDIT: BTW, what's with the software's refusal to let me capitalize BSS and FDS in the titles?

Don't know... I tried to edit your title and it didn't save the changes.

Widget

[4313B]

EDIT: BTW, what's with the software's refusal to let me capitalize BSS and FDS in the titles?

It's an ongoing issue. Don "fixed" it a time or two but it's broken again.