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I can't use a system that doesn't have XT32 and app control...it's that crucial to me. A system without good bass EQ and loudness compensation is nothing to meIncredible setup. I may be just a smidge jealous.
What's your thought on the Audyssey XT32 room correction on the X3700H? I didn't expect to be so impressed at how well it works with my JBL S38ii's for correcting dips and peaks. I may have to tweak the treble a bit to have it roll off a bit more as it sounds a tad bright. I'd love to see the results on your setup. I'm curious if the room throws off the spectacularly tight FR tolerances of those speakers.
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Oh, does anyone know what the -2.5dB dip @ 2K "mids correction" is for? I can disable it, but it was on by default.
As for Midrange Compensation, here's my best shot at explaining it. Unfortunately the app tells the thousands of users out there nothing about what this setting actually does.
Most speakers have drop in sound power in the crossover region between a tweeter and a woofer due mostly due to a change in directivity. There usually ends up being some "holes" off-axis and that loads the room (walls, etc) with less reflected energy there. Now, remember that all of Audyssey's (and in fact, all room EQ systems) measurements are based on the in-room response, meaning all of the reflections summing with the direct sound at the microphone. This is where you may see a small dip at the crossover even though the direct sound is flat by design. Look at Amir's predicted in-room measurements and you'll see a small dip around 2 kHz in many speakers. That's it! Midrange compensation is programmed into Audyssey in order to prevent the system from equalizing the in-room response to flat, because what it would actually be doing is boosting the direct sound there in a very sensitive range for our ears and that is often undesired. The choice of Midrange Compensation at 2 kHz won't work for all speakers. It is just an average and the actual crossover dip will vary from speaker to speaker. Feel free to draw your own, or disable it. There is no one-size-fits-all answer, but the best is to look at the actual anechoic measurements of your speaker, if they are available, to determine this.
In short, boosting that region on some speakers can result in harshness, so MRC is there to prevent the system from doing so.