Mike Anderson Wrote: > Hmm, I'll have to check out those threads. > > I've only had the thing for a couple weeks now, and frankly I spend 99% > of my listening time in the sweet spot. Moreover, I have a particularly > problematic room. > > That said, I really like the thing so far. (Note that I'm implementing > it completely in the digital domain; if you're doing ADC and DAC > processing with it, the results may be greater degradation.) > > With my room, the Auto EQ room correction function really does wonders. > Music sounds completely different - much more realistic, and right > there in front of you, particularly acoustic music. > > IMO, the best way to use it is: > > 1) Run the Auto EQ function on everything above 100hz to start; > > 2) Then, while playing pink noise, manually adjust everthing below > 100hz to get a response as flat as your speakers will allow; > > 3) If you have a room like mine, that may end up in some fairly > aggressive adjustments, e.g. boost/cut differences of up to 15db in > neighboring frequencies. This can be problematic, particularly in the > bass range, so you may want to soften them up a little to make the > differences less dramatic. > > 4) Finally, adjust to taste (e.g. I like a little more bass, less > brightness). > > That works pretty well for me. But I'll have to check out what's going > on in the rest of the room.
There is a very long thread on using the DEQ2496 in a variety of audiophile setups here: http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/showthread.php?t=16710 Andrew -- Andrew B. ========================================================= SB3-> Benchmark DAC1 -> ATC CA2 pre -> ATC SCM50ASL active speakers... nice! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Andrew B.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2619 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21643 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
