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I'm not sure how audible it is, but I could test it out this evening.
The speakers are mounted to a stand and placed on top of the desk. It didn't use to have the dip when the Genelecs were placed higher up on a pair of JBL 305P MKii s, as such I suspect the reflections from the desktop below to be the culprit.
I'm not sure how audible it is, but I could test it out this evening.
The speakers are mounted to a stand and placed on top of the desk. It didn't use to have the dip when the Genelecs were placed higher up on a pair of JBL 305P MKii s, as such I suspect the reflections from the desktop below to be the culprit.
After some listening, the dip around 300Hz is definitely audible...
I tried placing a pillow on the desk and the side wall but the dip doesn't seem to be affected.
Before I got the stands, placing Genelecs on my old monitors didn't have the 300Hz dip. (will have to try moving around the speakers to see if there is a better placement) Alas, the desk area is a cubby with cabinets surrounding (~0.5m deep, 1.2m wide, 0.6m high) so placement is limited.
Without EQ, I find it too bassy, the EQ tames it just right. The 300 Hz dip makes it a bit hollow, but other than the that the sound is definitely balanced.
The distance is around 70cm from the speaker, if I'm only listening. Usually when I'm browsing the web its around 50-60 cm.
Back in my media room with my Revel F206 speakers (no subs), this is what AcourateDRC did via my miniDSP OpenDRC-DI. I need to work on the tilt a little bit, but that is a very simple affair with this software.
Back in my media room with my Revel F206 speakers (no subs), this is what AcourateDRC did via my miniDSP OpenDRC-DI. I need to work on the tilt a little bit, but that is a very simple affair with this software.
It is in fact rather glorious. I did not expect AcourateDRC to be this good, but it is easily worth the $100 and sounds fantastic.
Oddly, tilting down the target curve yields less smooth results. I prefer the smoother, brighter version. It may be using more of the allotted points to change the curve, and fewer are therefore available to smooth the response? The OpenDRC-DI is rather limited in that regard. There may be things I can change in the editor to yield better results, but this does take time with an empty house, and I ran out of it.