Dangerous 2Bus Review

This article was written on August 9, 2023.

Hello? This is engineer and singer-songwriter Jooyoung Kim.

Today I’m going to review the old Dangerous 2Bus that I purchased a few months ago. Well, shall we begin?

• Appearance

The highlight is the slightly old-fashioned purple color. It’s a little more dull purple than the product photo above, but it reminded me of the Evangelion animation.

Each channel is grouped in stereo, and when you press the mono button, you can use each of the two linked channels in mono.

Additionally, there is a function that can increase 6dB for each channel through the 6dB button. The final volume can be adjusted with the front step knob.

REM/EXP is a terminal that expands the channel by connecting an additional Dangerous summing mixer via a D-Sub cable. A separate external power source is used for power.

• Measurement

Basically, this is the frequency response graph that can be seen when the In Out volume is adjusted.

If the volume is low,

the frequency response appears like this. You can see that the low range is slightly emphasized and the high range is cut.

It’s a simple drum sound with BFD3 and guitar with bass and power chords. The sound is deteriorated because it’s Sound Cloud, but it would be good to see how it changes.

Harmonic distortion was almost non-existent.

The basic noise floor was also small.

​Another feature is that if you use the stereo channel without pressing the mono button, the sound is reduced by about 6dB. That’s why I thought they made a 6dB button.

This time, I gained some understanding of the equipment while using it in the mix, and it has its pros and cons. I like it, but I think it might not be good for people who like a lot of high-pitched sounds.

Still, it seems to be worth the price of a used product.

I hope you enjoy my review.
See you again in the next article..:)

I’m always open to reviewing hardware products! If you’d like me to review a product, please feel free to reach out at joe1346@naver.com.