HI
So far I am very pleased with my purchase. This software is almost necessary to extract the best from Audyssey DRC. MultiEQ-x affords the owner a substantial level of flexibility and convenience, while the mobile App only hints at what can be done with Audyssey. Ratbudyssey was* a third-party effort that could provide similar flexibility. It can still be downloaded, but is no longer maintained by its developer and no one has taken the reins. This MultEQ-X application, takes Audyssey control to another level. I may one day post the before and after REW measurements. in the meantime allow me to be subjective and anecdotic:
I loved the way my system sounded. I use my headphones and now IEM for sound check and .. sanity... The speaker based system sounded good but compared to the Harman EQ-d HE-6SE, somewhat .. "thick". There was a lack of clarity in the upper midrange/ lower treble, the region between 4 and 8 KHz... I accepted it and attributed this thickening to the lowly LSR308; after all these are $500/pair speakers and one shouldn't expect perfection.. On top of that I know the 308 can distort rather heavily in this region... So...
But upon looking at the graphs provided by the software, and verified by REW, it appeared that the subwoofer (I have two but these are seen as one by Audyssey) was having substantial output between 150 Hz and 200 Hz.. The App allowed me to reduce this output by 3 dB and the masking effect disappeared.. I touched nothing else, and now it is a different beast. I applied a peak-filter (actually a notch ) in the area from 150 to 200 Hz.. -3 dB. The effect was clarity in the highs.. REW didn't show any increase in high frequency, of course. There was none, but the masking effect was occulting , for the lack of a better word, the treble.
Thanking again @Reverend Slim for his advice in post 1007.
In our hobby things can get expensive very fast. In this Internet age, we are also used to "free" or at the very least inexpensive applications. REW for example is a formidable application that becomes more powerful as your knowledge of things acoustics increase and it costs nothing, is well maintained, well documented, stable and .. free ... And we all use it and, at time, do not take the time to marvel at what great a gift it it to the community, yes, even to professionals. It may be difficult to ask others to provide their software so generously.. I balked at the price, I, purchased it, reluctantly, grudgingly but would recommend to any owner of compatible AVR. It may transform your audio or HT system for the better. It requires care, knowledge, thus research but the results so far for me are worth the cash outlay.
Sorcerer Apprentice Warning. It also makes it quite easy to mess things up... Fortunately you can save your previous curves and re-load.. re-work on them.
Parting shot: The people at Audyssey need to work on the marketing end. They seem to be on two minds onAudyssey's MultEQ-X , its pricing structure and its licensing protocols. They had a Pro version but it is no longer provided. The MultEQ-X app, still has a strange, unfinished appearance, the manual is heavy on Home Theater not audio systems. They don't go deep to let you know how they approach multiple subwoofers, they don't label it for example a Digital Room Correction, DRC which is what it is ... I believe Audyssey the application and ecosystem deserve better. Their main competitor, Dirac seems to be doing a better job on the Marketing front. I, again , believe Audyssey with the MultiEq-X app, would give Dirac a run for its money... They (Audyssey?/ DEI?) should review their licensing protocols and allow the owner to transfer it at least once to another AVR.
Peace.
P.S Edited for clarification
So far I am very pleased with my purchase. This software is almost necessary to extract the best from Audyssey DRC. MultiEQ-x affords the owner a substantial level of flexibility and convenience, while the mobile App only hints at what can be done with Audyssey. Ratbudyssey was* a third-party effort that could provide similar flexibility. It can still be downloaded, but is no longer maintained by its developer and no one has taken the reins. This MultEQ-X application, takes Audyssey control to another level. I may one day post the before and after REW measurements. in the meantime allow me to be subjective and anecdotic:
I loved the way my system sounded. I use my headphones and now IEM for sound check and .. sanity... The speaker based system sounded good but compared to the Harman EQ-d HE-6SE, somewhat .. "thick". There was a lack of clarity in the upper midrange/ lower treble, the region between 4 and 8 KHz... I accepted it and attributed this thickening to the lowly LSR308; after all these are $500/pair speakers and one shouldn't expect perfection.. On top of that I know the 308 can distort rather heavily in this region... So...
But upon looking at the graphs provided by the software, and verified by REW, it appeared that the subwoofer (I have two but these are seen as one by Audyssey) was having substantial output between 150 Hz and 200 Hz.. The App allowed me to reduce this output by 3 dB and the masking effect disappeared.. I touched nothing else, and now it is a different beast. I applied a peak-filter (actually a notch ) in the area from 150 to 200 Hz.. -3 dB. The effect was clarity in the highs.. REW didn't show any increase in high frequency, of course. There was none, but the masking effect was occulting , for the lack of a better word, the treble.
Thanking again @Reverend Slim for his advice in post 1007.
In our hobby things can get expensive very fast. In this Internet age, we are also used to "free" or at the very least inexpensive applications. REW for example is a formidable application that becomes more powerful as your knowledge of things acoustics increase and it costs nothing, is well maintained, well documented, stable and .. free ... And we all use it and, at time, do not take the time to marvel at what great a gift it it to the community, yes, even to professionals. It may be difficult to ask others to provide their software so generously.. I balked at the price, I, purchased it, reluctantly, grudgingly but would recommend to any owner of compatible AVR. It may transform your audio or HT system for the better. It requires care, knowledge, thus research but the results so far for me are worth the cash outlay.
Sorcerer Apprentice Warning. It also makes it quite easy to mess things up... Fortunately you can save your previous curves and re-load.. re-work on them.
Parting shot: The people at Audyssey need to work on the marketing end. They seem to be on two minds on
Peace.
P.S Edited for clarification
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