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In Reply to: I'll agree DSP room EQ is a much more practical approach for most people.... posted by oscar on February 17, 2012 at 05:16:20:
Just a few more comments on a different aspect of your post.Room EQ is not a matter of belief. It is not necessary to take a leap of faith. It is just a matter of listening as it is switched on and off (easy to do) and deciding whether it improves the sound or not in your opinion.
This is something countless critical and casual listeners, both, have done in my room and in those of my friends, who also use it devotedly. So far, absolutely every single person I know of who has heard the difference first hand under these conditions has agreed that it provided a big, really big, sonic improvement, whether it was Audyssey or ARC being used, whether it was my room or one of my circle of friends. When room modes that affect the bass - I have measured them up to +/- 12 dB in a friend's living room - are removed and are replaced by ruler flat bass free of artifacts, boominess, etc., it's hard to conclude otherwise. Those who may think, "this could not apply to my system - I spent so much on it", should ask themselves whether they have ever measured their in-room response.
I realize there are complainers out there, but most of these seem to result from incorrect calibrations, where something seemingly minor was overlooked, with audible consequences. So, the caveat is that the EQ should have been calibrated by someone who understands the technique thoroughly, though it is not rocket science. The rest of the complaints or resistance to it comes mainly from people who have never heard it, but for whatever reason, have a mental block against it, aka, blind prejudice. That happens often, of course, with new, non-traditional and unfamiliar technologies, no matter how good they are.
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- RE: I'll agree DSP room EQ is a much more practical approach for most people.... - Fitzcaraldo215 15:01:18 02/17/12 (5)
- RE: I'll agree DSP room EQ is a much more practical approach for most people.... - Disbeliever 00:13:09 02/18/12 (4)
- Those assumptions are questionable. - Kal Rubinson 08:17:55 02/18/12 (3)
- RE: Those assumptions are questionable. - Disbeliever 10:36:39 02/18/12 (2)
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