FWIW when I see DRC I keep thinking Dynamic Range Compression as it's been so widely used rather than Digital Room Correction. In my only 2ch system I use analog tone control fwiw, thought about using a minidsp in there but rarely use that system. 
Good point Chrispy, I'll keep it in mind going forward.FWIW when I see DRC I keep thinking Dynamic Range Compression as it's been so widely used rather than Digital Room Correction. In my only 2ch system I use analog tone control fwiw, thought about using a minidsp in there but rarely use that system.![]()
I did give some thought to offering other options but there are so many variations available and didn't want to get things too confusing.None of the options in the poll fit my setup.
I run fullrange multichannel speaker EQ, and room correction EQ below 500 Hz, all set up manually.
Excellent thoughts and reply @Waxx !But every situation (speaker, room, ...) is different, in other setups i did use DIRAC as it worked better for that setup. Sometimes only untill the schroeder frequency, other times fullrange. Manual room correction is not easy, so if you don't have at least some experience with it, DIRAC and similar systems are a lot better than you will do manually.
Thanks bud, I'll give it a go.Sal, it's worth giving this a thorough read: https://aes2.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=17839
Cheers
I use Audyssey in two of three systems where that's an option. Only one has the editor app option. Rooms vary quite a bit. Another system use just a very basic avr with no particular program let alone digital eq. Time I spend in each room varies, but I think they're well setup for purpose/my taste but tend to do measurements only in the two most used setups. Haven't done Dirac but none are Dirac capable otoh. Reference indeed is one thing, preference another.Excellent thoughts and reply @Waxx !
We know many of our members are very advanced audiophiles and are fully capable of exceeding what any "automated" system.
One of the big reasons for this thread was to find out which path the individual members have taken. I considered some other options in
the poll to better focus the question but the consideration led to a continual adding of if, ands, or buts, that would have been a mess.
I am surprised at learning how many with ears I respect are using the Dirac and Audyssey full range and love the results. But certainly near
none have just run the automation and left it at that. Most like myself then measure the results with REW and go back to manually tweak, maybe
a few times, so what we end up with is a "preference" based correction.
In this modern world of DRC we can all learn from our friends approach to move the goal posts forward.
TIA, Sal
Isle of skye !!!Yes sadly "you just can't fix stupid" pops up everywhere. LOL
The ability to make massive improvements also comes with the ability to make a massive disaster.
Some folks are just much better off with a plug-n-play Sonos.
I'm sure you offered this guy as much assistance as possible over the huge distances involved.
Being fair, since the demise of the brick and mortar dealers most people are just completely left to their devices. At least in the old days
if you had a good local dealer and showed your ignorance you might get offered the option of some level of support. Good thing we at least have
the internet today and might be able to gain some knowledge if your willing to put in the effort. Many (most?) just aren't.
Isle of skye !!!Quite I am sure I have mentioned the Kii Three/BXT speakers I had shipped all the way to The isle of Skye ( about as far away as one can get over here) the customer said they give him an instant headache.
When they returned I discovered that he had effectively turned the bass off.
The Kii distributor doesn’t even tell his retailers that the Kiis have peq!
Keith
Never knew there was such a place until Keith posted this.Isle of skye !!!
I pray neither has nuclear capabilities .There are loads of them Sal, ‘Fetlar’ for example has a current population of a whopping 61.
Skye is massive in comparison.10k!
Keith
LoL... That is an ally, the Scots... Nothing to fear there unless you annoy them majorly. RFLMAO.I pray neither has nuclear capabilities .LOL
I'd like to add my response was full 2 channel but it's really 2.1. I used the tools to place the sub and optimize the xover frequency.I'd like to start a general discussion on the topic of Speaker EQ.
As I posted elsewhere, I find it very curious why full range EQ is totally accepted in the headphone world, while only bass range (below Schroeder) EQ gets wide acceptance for speakers?
Whether done with DRC applications or free-hand using different types of analog hardware/software, I oft been very confused on the subject.
I've read opinions from folks I respect on both sides of the issue and thought it'd be interesting to throw the question up here for general discussion.
TIA Sal
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