I currently own Adam A5X and REL T Zero sub with Node 2i as a source / pre amp. The room is approximately 3.5 x 4.5m and the speakers are along the longer wall closer to the right hand corner. The sound is very nice but since the room is untreated and it will remain so (total lack of WAF) I believe that there is still some room for improvement using DSP. I do have MiniDSP DDRC 24 (Dirac) for that purpose but I don't like the fact that using it would involve double digital to analog conversion and to a certain extent, complexity of installation by adding too many wires. Since I am living in an apartment building, I can only listen to the music at low to moderate levels. In that regard little REL sub is adding all the bass I will ever need.
Both speakers I am considering have their room correction contained within the speaker (once calibrated) and no additional equipment would be needed. I understand that integration of the sub, unless I change to Neumann or Genelec subs, would be better and more accurate with DDRC 24 because DDRC 24 is not brand specific.
Neumann KH80 seems like a logical choice since it does not need any additional hardware to perform the calibration (I have an I Pad) and Genelec needs their proprietary hub and mic for calibration adding 30% of the cost of the speaker to the equation. The speakers alone cost almost exactly the same, so in that regard Neumann is a clear winner. Adding Neumann sub is out of question because of the size and the price. Genelec sub (their smallest one) is borderline acceptable price wise but with the calibration package it will be still way above of what I am willing to pay.
If you were in a similar situation, what would you do? Is there any advantage I am unaware of in choosing one over another?
Both speakers I am considering have their room correction contained within the speaker (once calibrated) and no additional equipment would be needed. I understand that integration of the sub, unless I change to Neumann or Genelec subs, would be better and more accurate with DDRC 24 because DDRC 24 is not brand specific.
Neumann KH80 seems like a logical choice since it does not need any additional hardware to perform the calibration (I have an I Pad) and Genelec needs their proprietary hub and mic for calibration adding 30% of the cost of the speaker to the equation. The speakers alone cost almost exactly the same, so in that regard Neumann is a clear winner. Adding Neumann sub is out of question because of the size and the price. Genelec sub (their smallest one) is borderline acceptable price wise but with the calibration package it will be still way above of what I am willing to pay.
If you were in a similar situation, what would you do? Is there any advantage I am unaware of in choosing one over another?