To audyssey or not to audyssey, that is the ...?


Hi,
Wondering what everyone's opinion is on using audyssey for sound improvement? I know there are two camps on this, one is to leave the speakers and sources alone and use outside corrections and there is the other that believes in electronic room corrections. I fall into the 1st category but I am being told otherwise by a local ht dealer and he says to wait till they get in some new equipment to prove that audyssey is the way to go.
Anyway looking for thoughts from both sides. I plan on having a 2ch system (Parasound JC2 + A21) and 3 ch (MCA 30? + Parasound hdp70 or Halo c3) plus vandy quatros for fronts and mb quarts for rear and von schweikert center. Look forward to hearing y'alls input.

Joe in Mobile
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Hi Joe,

My personal opinion on room correction is that you need to do what you can with the room first. Room correction isn't a substitute for proper speaker placement, proper sub placement, taming echoes in the room with carpeting, etc. So, while I know that's not your exact question, I cannot emphasize enough how proper placement is to start.

Secondly, I'm personally a big fan of room correction in the appropriate application. I have a Revel B15 sub that had manual eq settings way back 10 years ago. Did it make a difference? YES! However, if I didn't have the sub in an optimal positioning then it didn't work as effectively.

Also, room correction, if not done properly can actually make things worse. So, I would likewise make sure that you follow the proper instructions.

Good luck with what you're doing. I personally love seeing the advancements in room correction as it holds such great promise in helping of us with less than perfect rooms (which is basically all of us :-)

Theo