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Experienced only: What have you done with room correction?

I like to sometimes ask questions just to learn how others have experienced a technology and this is one of those times.

I’m genuinely curious about who has applied automatic room correction, and what your experience was? Did it turn your Monitor Audios into Martin Logans? Your Martin Logans into Wilsons? 😀

Good and bad, but experienced only please!

For the record, I use it for HT now and I’m meh. I had much better luck with manually (with tools) adjusting my miniDSP.  Also, I'm absolutely not looking to buy anything, I just want to read about your experiences because it is fun.

erik_squires

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mike_in_nc
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I’ve used TacT, Dirac, and Anthem. A few things:

  • DRC can be fantastic, especially when using digital xovers for subs. It can smooth bass response, and the good products can also remove excess brightness if you tell them to.
  • The better the digital processing in the convolver, the better it will sound. The best of the ones I’ve tried is the Anthem STR, which works at 192 kHz and 32 (I think) bits.
  • Different products don't all work to the same level. YPAO in particular seems to have a bad reputation. ARC and Dirac have good ones. Even ARC is better or worse (from what I read and discuss), depending on whether it comes with a subwoofer or a full processor.
  • With previous products, I’ve heard minor side-effects when I engaged the DSP. With the Anthem STR, I do not.
  • It’s important to have a well-calibrated mic. The cheap items in a manufacturer’s lineup often will have worse mics.
  • No automatic system will always arrive at sound the way you want it. Every automatic solution should be tuned by ear (assuming the devices allow that) to dial it in. IME, it can take several iterations to get there.
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