Many thanks to Kal and Timo for sharing their experience. I was hoping that Dirac, not Storm (and others), solved the one LFE sub issue. Hopefully D&M will follow Storm path in their implementation.
@Fidji - my experience with ART on Storm 12-18 mos ago is consistent with yours. It was sounding super tight but thin even there were 2 15" Perlisten subs and demo room was not that large. While I got to demo the unit in my space for a day, that was not really enough to get any real insight. Took a while to set it up and then it was just a struggle to figure out what is going on.
The idea that a bunch of 6.5" drivers or 8" drivers could contribute to LFE output is not a bad one, provided these drivers are top notch and adequately powered. It is true that they will not create a miracle, but could fill in some gaps in the sub response and potentially add to SPL in the room where positioning will not create cancelations that are greater than additions. As noted in my previous post, my LFE distribution across 8 bed channels is working nicely, given that resources are there and positioning turned out to be net positive. I rarely listen to more than -10dB to reference so peaks are 95dB for bed channels, which my speakers can take for their in-room extension without unusual distortion or clipping. While I don't run really big amps for surrounds (130Wpc into 8ohm), each pair of speakers has their own stereo amp, and combination of capacitors, power supply and raw power are sufficient to deliver these peaks without any issues.
@Fidji - my experience with ART on Storm 12-18 mos ago is consistent with yours. It was sounding super tight but thin even there were 2 15" Perlisten subs and demo room was not that large. While I got to demo the unit in my space for a day, that was not really enough to get any real insight. Took a while to set it up and then it was just a struggle to figure out what is going on.
The idea that a bunch of 6.5" drivers or 8" drivers could contribute to LFE output is not a bad one, provided these drivers are top notch and adequately powered. It is true that they will not create a miracle, but could fill in some gaps in the sub response and potentially add to SPL in the room where positioning will not create cancelations that are greater than additions. As noted in my previous post, my LFE distribution across 8 bed channels is working nicely, given that resources are there and positioning turned out to be net positive. I rarely listen to more than -10dB to reference so peaks are 95dB for bed channels, which my speakers can take for their in-room extension without unusual distortion or clipping. While I don't run really big amps for surrounds (130Wpc into 8ohm), each pair of speakers has their own stereo amp, and combination of capacitors, power supply and raw power are sufficient to deliver these peaks without any issues.
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