Hi everyone. First I would like to thank you all for a great forum and really interesting topics. I'm reading/following and learning a lot @amirm has some really interesting topics on Room acoustics that made me buy a mic and trying out REW + Dirac. So thank you very much @amirm.
All of this is very new to me so I do make mistakes. You will probably see that in the measurements
So I'm having some trouble with Dirac 2.0 limited version (500Hz). I use a MiniDSP UMIK-1 and going through all the steps. When I'm done and listening to the correction, the sound is worse. The lack of bass and the clarity is reduced. Not so wide and open and very tight sound in a way.
I've tried wide 13 point and wide + 9 point but same results. My (open space) living room/kitchen is mainly concrete walls and the sofa is against the wall. My speakers and slightly toed in to center.
@amirm wrote: "Why the low frequencies? Because that is the region where the room modifies the sound of your speakers the most." https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/subwoofer-low-frequency-optimization.15/
and maybe this is my problem with Dirac. Maybe some corrections and/or bad measurements in this area makes the sound worse.
I like the sound with no Dirac, but some bass correction wouldnt hurt, not much, but some tweaking. I really enjoy the tones and clarity "out of the box", a huge step up from my Yamaha RX-A1070.
I have some screenshots and measurements, and to be honest I feel that I'm doing everything wrong here.
I tested the Harman 8db/10db boost curve compared to Dirac live curve. I like the Harman curve better since it gave more bass in the area I feel is missing out. But none of those are in my ears better than listening to Dirac off.
Maybe my speakers are not the best, or my room, but I dont know.
Dirac live room curve.
This is my speaker measurement.
I dont think I got this right with REW but here you go. This is average from 3 measurements.
If anyone sees something obvious or have some advice please let me know.
Thanks.
All of this is very new to me so I do make mistakes. You will probably see that in the measurements
So I'm having some trouble with Dirac 2.0 limited version (500Hz). I use a MiniDSP UMIK-1 and going through all the steps. When I'm done and listening to the correction, the sound is worse. The lack of bass and the clarity is reduced. Not so wide and open and very tight sound in a way.
I've tried wide 13 point and wide + 9 point but same results. My (open space) living room/kitchen is mainly concrete walls and the sofa is against the wall. My speakers and slightly toed in to center.
@amirm wrote: "Why the low frequencies? Because that is the region where the room modifies the sound of your speakers the most." https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/subwoofer-low-frequency-optimization.15/
and maybe this is my problem with Dirac. Maybe some corrections and/or bad measurements in this area makes the sound worse.
I like the sound with no Dirac, but some bass correction wouldnt hurt, not much, but some tweaking. I really enjoy the tones and clarity "out of the box", a huge step up from my Yamaha RX-A1070.
I have some screenshots and measurements, and to be honest I feel that I'm doing everything wrong here.
I tested the Harman 8db/10db boost curve compared to Dirac live curve. I like the Harman curve better since it gave more bass in the area I feel is missing out. But none of those are in my ears better than listening to Dirac off.
Maybe my speakers are not the best, or my room, but I dont know.
Dirac live room curve.
This is my speaker measurement.
I dont think I got this right with REW but here you go. This is average from 3 measurements.
If anyone sees something obvious or have some advice please let me know.
Thanks.