@erik_squires Yea I'll do a sweep to see that potential dip. Are you thinking there's some frequency cancelling happening or a cross-over issue?
I've read up on MINIDSP and watched a bunch of videos on their use. I think things like DSP is a MAJOR step forward in music reproduction (which yes can also be over done). I agree with you though I would still do all the heavy lifting with proper room treatment (regardless of speakers or equipment), then concentrate on "better" speaker placement for a better balance of frequency response and sound staging. Then, the DSP "should" only need to do really minor adjustments and moves which will keep all the best qualities of all aforementioned aspects. I would 100% bi-amp: that would be another HUGE increase in audio quality and presence..
Morning @mapman . The speakers are (now) 4 year old Legacy Focus SE, (link below). From all I have seen so far, the woofers are working properly---but I want to try running pink or white noise thru them and measuring what the voltage is at/on the speaker terminals (inside the speaker). I am 100% certain there is no way dad would change them for anything else. Again, to him, things sound perfectly fine but he isn't aware of how much the basement is swallowing the sound. What is that saying about how humans bias their hearing....? 😆 With that much bass fall off, honestly the only thing to fill that void would be subs. Bi-amping and obviously making those best practices of balancing proper speaker placement for frequency response AND sound staging combined with proper room treatment all needs to be exercised FIRST. He's locked himself into one aspect: most accurate "best soundstaging" based on room dimensions. (I think I'm assessing that right?).