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My best, educated guess regarding the Dirac imprecise measurement issue, and this is entirely based on my anecdotal experience, is that the current versions of Dirac are computer hardware dependent, Basically, I need to run fairly modern computer hardware (latest mobile Ryzen in my use case) to...

I have an update. I tried to run Dirac 3.9.7 with an "old" laptop (circa 2019 HP Envy x360 also with a Ryzen 7 3700u), and it also did not work (kept getting the imprecise measurement error regardless of measurement locations). For my situation, I have to use the Lenovo legion laptop I...

Hey thanks for doing an analysis on the measurements, I really appreciate it! My ears confirm that Dirac certainly helped as well with a number of issues not just with the bass, but also the mid range. Purely subjectively, the presence of the mids are not as forward and up-front, and the entire...

You weren't replying to me directly, but I took before & after measurements myself of only my listening position. I've attached the REW .mdat in a zip if you want to check it out. While I'm okay at measuring (okay might be an overstatement haha), I don't have a full understanding of what I'm...

I thought I'd chime in to this discussion as I was also having this issue. My setup which uses a MiniDSP SHD for Dirac Live is as follows: I use optical (toslink) from my TV to the SHD for my primary audio playback. For USB connection, the SHD is connected to a mini desktop with a Ryzen 5 5500U...

Thanks and with regards to both of you, I wouldn't be able to get as far as I have with this unexpected project if it weren't for Speaker Exchange. I'm glad they're around!

Thank you! TL;DR - I resolved this issue by re-seating the diaphragm inside of the JBL 175d-3 and tightening one of the binding posts. This was likely a loose connection. Unfortunately, I didn't figure this out until after I had replaced other parts. Reaching out to JBL, btw, was a complete...

Hey there folks, I have a pair of JBL S3900 that I recently acquired, and it seems that in one of the speakers the upper frequency crossover recently decided to malfunction recently. The symptoms are that the mid range/treble compression driver has lower output than the other speaker. After...

Additionally, as I understand sound reproduction, the frequency below around 120hz (or so) is fairly omnidirectional anyway due to how our brain interprets those frequencies. In other words, our brain can't "locate" where those frequencies originate with pinpoint accuracy, and they don't "beam"...

The good news is that the 580's & 590's are still on sale, which are an absolute steal (as are the 570's when they go on sale). Basically, if you like the sound signature of the 530's, then you still have a great opportunity to "upgrade" to the larger sizes at bargain prices.

Assuming you have 8 ft ceilings with no other openings into other rooms, your room is about 4,300 cubic ft which is a lot of space for those speakers to fill. It seems like what you're experiencing is a lack of bass & mid-bass, especially when you increase the volume to fill that room with sound...

So, like many other questions in this thread (which have all been excellent, by the way!), there is no simple answer here. The short is "it depends." What I would consider if I were you, would be what you eventually want to do, and how you would need to scale it. Yes, a new amp could be...

To reiterate the post above this one, you're likely sitting in a "null" where the room modes cancel out the bass in a specific frequency range. If you search Google images for this, you can see some basic diagrams that show what I'm talking about. Here's an image to explain it: In that...

Unfortunately, there is no straight forward answer to this question, because the answer is based largely on your circumstances and preferences such as your room, ears, brain, etc. You also may not even know what you like simply because of lack of a lot of experience which is totally fine. For...

I snagged the 590s during the current sale and have had them since this past Thursday. I have not heard the 530's so no comparison to add there. That being said, the 590's have excellent bass extension down to about 25-30 Hz to the point where I now only cross my subs at 30 Hz. I believe the...

Amir, your work appears to have stirred up the beehive! :p

Out of curiosity, what are you looking to change about your sound? The reason I ask is that I just got a pair of JBL 590's myself (yesterday in fact), and they sound absolutely marvelous. I also have Ohm Walsh Tall 2000's, which also sound great, but it's a different experience and type of sound...

I have the 2000's in my main listening room which is just around 2800 cu. ft. (right on the borderline of the 2000's & 3000's), and I have a MiniDSP SHD for Dirac Live. So far, my experience with Dirac Live on these has been a mixed bag. I think a lot of my issues stem from the difficulty in...