Are you using them in the nearfield? I can see flat being applicable used like they.
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Dutch & Dutch 8Cs
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I don't understand why you cannot create different configs in the app and swap been them as music is playing.
Yes I use them as nearfield and my router is quite far so I need to get another cable to make changing the configs easy. Nonetheless as wrote before, there are people who already tried a lot of curves, configs and have more experience than me in room correction so I guess the forum is the best place to ask and share those right?
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Keith
The 8C's are quite accurate speakers. I would recommend a "flat" setting, IE one that sounds most like the mic feeds to you.
Let the listeners EQ to taste.
JMO
Thanks for the answers!
Yes I was reading the paper of Dutch &Dutch before but wanted to get more insights as I felt it was more written to keep things simple for private users.
Regarding measuring the speakers together or on its own.. this is Martijn‘s take on it:
„What I usually do is first EQ both individually, by matching their responses to the same target curve. Next I measure the two EQ'd 8c's together and then manually only address any peaks that might result from the interaction between the two. Usually that's one or two filters with a small gain. I don't change the overall shape of the curve of the combined measurements, and I don't address any remaining dips.“
Regarding the response curve, I asked a mastering engineer about his house curve with the 8c‘s and he boosted the subs by 1db and the lows by 0,5db, the rest stays flat.
Yes I was reading the paper of Dutch &Dutch before but wanted to get more insights as I felt it was more written to keep things simple for private users.
Regarding measuring the speakers together or on its own.. this is Martijn‘s take on it:
„What I usually do is first EQ both individually, by matching their responses to the same target curve. Next I measure the two EQ'd 8c's together and then manually only address any peaks that might result from the interaction between the two. Usually that's one or two filters with a small gain. I don't change the overall shape of the curve of the combined measurements, and I don't address any remaining dips.“
Regarding the response curve, I asked a mastering engineer about his house curve with the 8c‘s and he boosted the subs by 1db and the lows by 0,5db, the rest stays flat.
I don't think the two are in disagreement at all. Toole does not specifically recommend a house or target curve (he discusses the issue here: http://www.aes.org/e-lib/download.cfm/17839.pdf?ID=17839 and here: https://www.avsforum.com/threads/of...theater-thread.2515137/page-168#post-57820394). Both basically argue for equalization up to the transition zone (likely 300-400 Hz, depending on the size the room) with some degree of rising bass (D&D's recs are pretty much in line with the "trained listeners" curve below the transition zone), then tone controls can be used for individual preference and specific program material (https://support.dutchdutch.com/adaptive-1-roommatching-2-voicing/, also Toole's comments in previous links).
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