Originally Posted by
sguttag
I have not tried to run the amplifier in standalone mode BUT...I didn't think it could take any of the processing other than the voicing module but I'll be sure to give it a try. I'd think that the amp's CPU would be significantly less than a CORE. I had planned on DCA amps on the M2s but am now also considering DPA8.4Qn. In order to do standalone mode, I'd need to switch it to a DPA8.4Q (adds some money) and lose a benefit of the Q series in that it hooks up with just an Ethernet cable rather than running traditional analog cables.