Hello-
Long time lurker, revisiting a topic I haven't looked into in a few years... options for Room EQ (I think I need all digital solution here, given my constraints below).
I have a 2.2 stereo setup in a not so friendly room for audio (wood floors, large/uneven/open floorplan, windows on both sides of the room, etc). I previously used REW+foobar and was okay with the results (filled my need, but certainly didn't feel optimized and didn't like that spotify didn't honor the filter... IIRC I ran into issues getting it to work OS wide and/or didn't pay for the software to use the filter across Windows). Anyway, that computer just died, so I am starting with a partially clean slate and wanted to see what my options are these days. IIRC, at the time, Dirac didn't have a PC option that was supported/not retired (but I am interested in going that route now).
Here are my constraints:
- I want to use my existing DAC / pre-amp / amp and don't want to pay for something that dupes these features (EDIT: I should have said dupes these components, EG: DRC integrated with an amp, etc)... especially the DAC.
- I don't want to introduce unnecessary D/A A/D conversions.
- I prefer something that is more or less "on par" with the rest of the system (component details below).
Specific Components:
Sierra-2EX speakers, 2 x RSL Speedwoofers, Chord 2Qute DAC, Emotiva BasX PT-100, Emotiva BasX A-300
I am leaning towards PC -> Dirac Live software -> DAC -> pre -> amp -> speakers and calling it good, but wanted to find out if there are other options I should be considering here. I would consider this about a $550 investment ($200 "value" for semi-dedicated replacement laptop + $350 for Dirac).
+I have some crappy inline high pass crossovers at like 100hz for the speakers... bonus points for something that would let me remove these from the setup (guessing this may not be easy (or possible) to accommodate while keeping my existing gear in the mix and avoiding an extra A/D hop).
I am willing to pay more (dedicated hardware) or invest in tinkering (rpi), if there are compelling benefits over managing via software/PC... but not sure I would want to drop $900 on something like the SHD studio, etc.
Thanks for any tips/guidance/considerations!
Long time lurker, revisiting a topic I haven't looked into in a few years... options for Room EQ (I think I need all digital solution here, given my constraints below).
I have a 2.2 stereo setup in a not so friendly room for audio (wood floors, large/uneven/open floorplan, windows on both sides of the room, etc). I previously used REW+foobar and was okay with the results (filled my need, but certainly didn't feel optimized and didn't like that spotify didn't honor the filter... IIRC I ran into issues getting it to work OS wide and/or didn't pay for the software to use the filter across Windows). Anyway, that computer just died, so I am starting with a partially clean slate and wanted to see what my options are these days. IIRC, at the time, Dirac didn't have a PC option that was supported/not retired (but I am interested in going that route now).
Here are my constraints:
- I want to use my existing DAC / pre-amp / amp and don't want to pay for something that dupes these features (EDIT: I should have said dupes these components, EG: DRC integrated with an amp, etc)... especially the DAC.
- I don't want to introduce unnecessary D/A A/D conversions.
- I prefer something that is more or less "on par" with the rest of the system (component details below).
Specific Components:
Sierra-2EX speakers, 2 x RSL Speedwoofers, Chord 2Qute DAC, Emotiva BasX PT-100, Emotiva BasX A-300
I am leaning towards PC -> Dirac Live software -> DAC -> pre -> amp -> speakers and calling it good, but wanted to find out if there are other options I should be considering here. I would consider this about a $550 investment ($200 "value" for semi-dedicated replacement laptop + $350 for Dirac).
+I have some crappy inline high pass crossovers at like 100hz for the speakers... bonus points for something that would let me remove these from the setup (guessing this may not be easy (or possible) to accommodate while keeping my existing gear in the mix and avoiding an extra A/D hop).
I am willing to pay more (dedicated hardware) or invest in tinkering (rpi), if there are compelling benefits over managing via software/PC... but not sure I would want to drop $900 on something like the SHD studio, etc.
Thanks for any tips/guidance/considerations!
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