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Can Room Correction Be Added to an Existing DAC?

  This is probably a stupid question, and I’ve been  hesitant to ask it since it will reveal the depth of my ignorance, but here goes.
  In my home I have 3 systems.  2 are HT systems with mid Fi equipment, then my two channel system is upstairs (my HE system).  I had added an Anthem AvVR to one of the HT systems and was duly impressed.  I added the same AVR to my basement system a few weeks ago and now I am blown away.  I am wondering what room correction could do in my main system.  However, I already have Bryston DAC3 in that system that I really like.  So my question is whether it’s possible to apply RC after the processing done in the DAC .  My intuition is Probably Not, since the RC is also processing the signal.
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erik_squires
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Equalizers won’t necessarily address bass room modes.


What do you think convolution filters are doing??? Hahahahah.


Sorry. It IS true that pure signal processing rarely fixes a room mode regardless of the type, Dirac, ARC, whatever you call it, but in combination with good room acoustics you can go very very far.
erik_squires
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I'm a big believer in light touches. I don't use room correction when a couple of parametric EQ's will do.
erik_squires
16,565 posts
 
It's not a stupid question, but he answer may not be entirely what you want to do.

DAC's which do not come with digital signal processing (DSP) built in can't have this compute ability added, BUT! you can do DSP in the digital domain before the DAC gets to it.

There are two popular paths I know of.  First is Roon with it's built in parametric and convolution capabilities.  The second is miniDSP which has a number of digital domain (digital in, digital out) equalizers.

Best,
E
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