Stereo Upgrade: AMP with or without DSP ($$ vs $$$$)

LaurencetheAdventurer

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The next stop on my Stereo upgrade is deciding on an amp. Do we have any owners here that have upgraded to an amp with DSP (Digital Signal Processing) and able to really notice an improvement, had it professionally (or DIY) tuned to take advantage of multiple presets? As I understand it, it allows the system to have multiple "tunes" (think floating no noise, floating busy sandbar, ski tow (rear speaker focus), cruising at 20, 30, and WOT). You can then push a button to switch, each of these "tunes" will re-balance the power, equalizer, speaker settings and sub to perform optimally with that environment. IS IT REALLY THAT MAGICAL vs just turning up the volume and adjusting your fade / sub control? This feature come with an extra $2K price tag - so for that, I want to be sure the magic is real! JL Audio MV series specifically offers this, Kicker does not, RF has presets but does not reference DSP, I have only found a few other brands that offer DSP built into the amp (at least for the Marine version). Appreciate any input!!!
 
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