MusicIsADream
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Hi everyone,
I am in total disbelief. Just registered to find some advice or comment of someone with more experience than me.
Listening for years now with good and bad gear. Today I finished my project with the Markaudio Pluvia 11, Topping La90 and REW+EQ APO for room correction.
The position where the speakers stand is terrible. In corners and close to the wall. Bass ports are on the side of the speakers. The room is not square, as a big "edge" to the right where I sit (sofa with 0,5m to the back wall) and is approx. 5*5 m minus the 1,20*1,20 edge.
The DIY Speakers position :
But the sound is incredible. Honestly I can't believe my ears. I am so sorry to myself for not listening in this quality all my past years...I have some Yamaha Hs8 at my office or the truthear red headphones for reference ... I really thought that I know some sound quality... but what I hear right now is unreal in comparison... so far the subjective experience.
1) How about the last REW measurement (1/24)?
Is it ok?? Using a harman curve as reference. Can I improve it further? REW is still suggesting multiple Eqs but the measurement is getting worth now if I add more of them.
Some reference songs/experiences... (source is tidal)
I can hear the Bass in 3D for example in Unholy-Sam Smith, Kim Petras;
I can hear every crispy detail from Bubbles-Yosi Horikawa (I tested every piece of equipment I owned or could test at a friend with this for more than four years now...never heard it's details like that);
I can hear the texture of the snare in Blue in Green-Miles Davis;
I can hear the setting up of the snare and the whispers of the audience in Roads (Live Roseland NYC) - Portishead like I am standing there next to it;
And of course Dominique Fils-Airme "Feeling Good" is like being touched by her voice... and Stings "Shape of my Heart" fills the room like I get beamed into a cathedral.
At my listening spot I measure an average of 70dB(a) for day time use. And with 58-60dB(a) for night time I still have a lot of bass and detail. REW measurements stay stable on both the day and night max vol. settings.
2) And with all my love for building some speakers by myself and learning to measure from the Internet and improve sound quality with free tools... How can I go on to improve within the limits of a living or an office room ;-)...
for example for the office some studio monitors that measure them self's? Neumann or Genelec with DSP instead of the yamaha hs8 or Geithain Rl 906 for more 3d room? Or can I build smaller pluvia 11 speakers for near field?
The Yamaha Hs8 reached the max. improvement on REW, there are no more eqs suggested, but the precision of instrument s and the 3d room is still not even close to the DIY pluvia 11 with he topping amp. Is this a general near field issue? The yamaha Speakers are standing on a large desktop.
I am in total disbelief. Just registered to find some advice or comment of someone with more experience than me.
Listening for years now with good and bad gear. Today I finished my project with the Markaudio Pluvia 11, Topping La90 and REW+EQ APO for room correction.
The position where the speakers stand is terrible. In corners and close to the wall. Bass ports are on the side of the speakers. The room is not square, as a big "edge" to the right where I sit (sofa with 0,5m to the back wall) and is approx. 5*5 m minus the 1,20*1,20 edge.
The DIY Speakers position :
But the sound is incredible. Honestly I can't believe my ears. I am so sorry to myself for not listening in this quality all my past years...I have some Yamaha Hs8 at my office or the truthear red headphones for reference ... I really thought that I know some sound quality... but what I hear right now is unreal in comparison... so far the subjective experience.
1) How about the last REW measurement (1/24)?
Is it ok?? Using a harman curve as reference. Can I improve it further? REW is still suggesting multiple Eqs but the measurement is getting worth now if I add more of them.
Some reference songs/experiences... (source is tidal)
I can hear the Bass in 3D for example in Unholy-Sam Smith, Kim Petras;
I can hear every crispy detail from Bubbles-Yosi Horikawa (I tested every piece of equipment I owned or could test at a friend with this for more than four years now...never heard it's details like that);
I can hear the texture of the snare in Blue in Green-Miles Davis;
I can hear the setting up of the snare and the whispers of the audience in Roads (Live Roseland NYC) - Portishead like I am standing there next to it;
And of course Dominique Fils-Airme "Feeling Good" is like being touched by her voice... and Stings "Shape of my Heart" fills the room like I get beamed into a cathedral.
At my listening spot I measure an average of 70dB(a) for day time use. And with 58-60dB(a) for night time I still have a lot of bass and detail. REW measurements stay stable on both the day and night max vol. settings.
2) And with all my love for building some speakers by myself and learning to measure from the Internet and improve sound quality with free tools... How can I go on to improve within the limits of a living or an office room ;-)...
for example for the office some studio monitors that measure them self's? Neumann or Genelec with DSP instead of the yamaha hs8 or Geithain Rl 906 for more 3d room? Or can I build smaller pluvia 11 speakers for near field?
The Yamaha Hs8 reached the max. improvement on REW, there are no more eqs suggested, but the precision of instrument s and the 3d room is still not even close to the DIY pluvia 11 with he topping amp. Is this a general near field issue? The yamaha Speakers are standing on a large desktop.
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