Dude, you and I can't see eye to eye on most things.
I hope to not start another feud here.
I think this is a forest for the trees thing ...
I have no issue with the DEQ, DCX, nor any piece of gear.
I cheer for things I know about, I claim I don't know about gear that I'm not familiar with, and I don't bash anything execpt maybe Bose and the occaisional slam at the TR series.
I'm using John as an example to explain why 1 product is bad. Mr. Horvath did his research, gave examples, and explained when he figured out he'd been calling a DEQ a DCX. And yes, I think I can call John by his first name, after all, he's let me touch his Soundcraft
Consider John's referenced post a good example of how to properly bash something in the community (you actually don't bash ...as in all things you lead by example). Just like in math class, you gotta show your work unless you're Hawking.
The bone of contention here isn't the DCX. It's gear bashing, or being a shill, or yes ...maybe even a little trollish (not you Ryan). We have two different stories about how bad the DRPA was for this dude, and he's been through three of 'em as he states, which is probably enough individual purchases to by a 260 and fuggetaboutit.
Even you don't force gear down our throats Ryan.
peace