Hi all,
For some years now I've been doing the following to correct my room and speakers:
Audio source -> TOSLINK In (cheapo USB soundcard @ 48kHz) -> Windows PC (actually a VM on Proxmox)-> TOSLINK Out -> Topping E30 DAC -> Sub (93L ported Adire Audio 12") -> Active Speakers (Beoplay S3)
It sounds pretty good to my ears. Very balanced, and the sub provides very impressive bass. I am looking to upgrade the speakers, but that's another topic.
I suppose I'm wondering if I could be doing this better somehow, and if I could get better results from a paid software suite. I've also been wondering about dedicated hardware such as MiniDSP. Particularly to act as a crossover to separate sub from speakers properly.
Thanks
For some years now I've been doing the following to correct my room and speakers:
- Multiple position measurements in REW using independent left and right sweeps with ECM8000 mic (connection via Citronic CULINK 48V XLR USB interface; I'm looking to replace this)
- Export individual impulse responses to 32-bit float WAVs
- Combine all left channel WAVs in Audacity and save to single WAV, do the same for right channel WAVs
- Convert to PCM with SoX and use DRC Designer create the filter, load into Equalizer APO
- Measure result in REW and EQ to taste
Audio source -> TOSLINK In (cheapo USB soundcard @ 48kHz) -> Windows PC (actually a VM on Proxmox)-> TOSLINK Out -> Topping E30 DAC -> Sub (93L ported Adire Audio 12") -> Active Speakers (Beoplay S3)
It sounds pretty good to my ears. Very balanced, and the sub provides very impressive bass. I am looking to upgrade the speakers, but that's another topic.
I suppose I'm wondering if I could be doing this better somehow, and if I could get better results from a paid software suite. I've also been wondering about dedicated hardware such as MiniDSP. Particularly to act as a crossover to separate sub from speakers properly.
Thanks