I'm successfully using a setup where I use both Audyssey XT32 and Dirac Live 3.1 together. Since I haven't seen any texts online about anyone else doing that I figure I might share my setup. If nothing else just for inspiration and to point out the possibility.
Speakers:
Monitor Audio Platinum PL200 II (Front)
Monitor Audio Silver 50 (Surround)
Monitor Audio Silver FX (Surround Back)
Rythmik E15
Electronics:
Denon AVR-X4000
miniDSP DDRC-24
Roksan Caspian M2 Power Amp
The DDRC-24 sits between the Denon receiver and the Roksan power amp.
The front speakers are plugged into the Roksan power amp, all the others are plugged directly to the Denon receiver.
I love the sound of the Monitor Audio Platinum's mid range, but they have a bit too aggressive sloop in the top. So first of all I used the DSP to up the top a bit to balance them out nicely. Then I ran Dirac Live to room calibrate everything <700Hz. That did help remove some room modes in the lower frequencies, while keeping the character of the speakers intact. It also gave me a super solid stereo image (which the Monitor Audio Platinum are very good at already to begin with).
With the front stereo perfectly to my liking, I then ran Audyssey on the Denon receiver to balance in the rest of the speakers. The key thing here is to use "Bypass L/R". It means I'm able to keep the front stereo fully intact, while I harmonize in all the rest of the speakers with the fronts.
Then the DTS NEO:X Music processor to distribute the sound.
I'm keeping the fronts dominant but let the surround speakers add in a lot of atmosphere, in anything from large stage live recordings, to cathedral singing to trance music. Anything with reverb is amazing in my current setup. I'm extremely satisfied with the result.
I'm using this setup 100% for music.
Speakers:
Monitor Audio Platinum PL200 II (Front)
Monitor Audio Silver 50 (Surround)
Monitor Audio Silver FX (Surround Back)
Rythmik E15
Electronics:
Denon AVR-X4000
miniDSP DDRC-24
Roksan Caspian M2 Power Amp
The DDRC-24 sits between the Denon receiver and the Roksan power amp.
The front speakers are plugged into the Roksan power amp, all the others are plugged directly to the Denon receiver.
I love the sound of the Monitor Audio Platinum's mid range, but they have a bit too aggressive sloop in the top. So first of all I used the DSP to up the top a bit to balance them out nicely. Then I ran Dirac Live to room calibrate everything <700Hz. That did help remove some room modes in the lower frequencies, while keeping the character of the speakers intact. It also gave me a super solid stereo image (which the Monitor Audio Platinum are very good at already to begin with).
With the front stereo perfectly to my liking, I then ran Audyssey on the Denon receiver to balance in the rest of the speakers. The key thing here is to use "Bypass L/R". It means I'm able to keep the front stereo fully intact, while I harmonize in all the rest of the speakers with the fronts.
Then the DTS NEO:X Music processor to distribute the sound.
I'm keeping the fronts dominant but let the surround speakers add in a lot of atmosphere, in anything from large stage live recordings, to cathedral singing to trance music. Anything with reverb is amazing in my current setup. I'm extremely satisfied with the result.
I'm using this setup 100% for music.
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