Re: the multiple music rooms -- my wife has been very accommodating, especially since she's not an audiophile. But she was very happy with my Tact purchase, as she absolutely hated all my Roomlenses.
I was at a local audiophile listening session this weekend, and while the system sounded very good (tube amps) I was happy to come home and listen on my system, which provides an openess and clarity I really appreciate -- and which the Tact plays a big part in.
One of the guys there used to own a Tact and has sold it (he's going overboard building a dedicated sound room) so I can appreciate that there are many ways to address the room problems. The Tact however (and probably also the DEQX) is the most elegant and WAF-acceptable way I've found.
I suppose we all get used to the strengths of our own system and learn to overlook the weaknesses, but since owning the Tact, when I hear other audiophile's systems I become acutely aware of the room's 'contributions.' When the bass is evened out and corrected, there's a refreshing clarity and openess displayed in the mids that is otherwise masked by bass nodes.
Some folks only use the Tact's correction in the bass. I like to make mild corrections all the way up. The presets on the Tact allow you to tailor the frequency response for different recordings and types of music. For those who've exhausted themselves pursuing the 'absolute sound' and can appreciate discovering what sounds good to you, the Tact can be a lot of fun.
I was at a local audiophile listening session this weekend, and while the system sounded very good (tube amps) I was happy to come home and listen on my system, which provides an openess and clarity I really appreciate -- and which the Tact plays a big part in.
One of the guys there used to own a Tact and has sold it (he's going overboard building a dedicated sound room) so I can appreciate that there are many ways to address the room problems. The Tact however (and probably also the DEQX) is the most elegant and WAF-acceptable way I've found.
I suppose we all get used to the strengths of our own system and learn to overlook the weaknesses, but since owning the Tact, when I hear other audiophile's systems I become acutely aware of the room's 'contributions.' When the bass is evened out and corrected, there's a refreshing clarity and openess displayed in the mids that is otherwise masked by bass nodes.
Some folks only use the Tact's correction in the bass. I like to make mild corrections all the way up. The presets on the Tact allow you to tailor the frequency response for different recordings and types of music. For those who've exhausted themselves pursuing the 'absolute sound' and can appreciate discovering what sounds good to you, the Tact can be a lot of fun.