Curt962;532631 Wrote: > Inguz works fine. Inguz w/DRC is a bit more challenging. I spent a > bunch of time getting that up and functional....only to find that it > wasn't really what I expected. > > I thought there were some small improvements in certain aspects of the > sound, at the expense of some larger issues that DRC was causing with > signal clipping, etc. Don't expect the massive "OMG" sonic > revelations that some have claimed on the internet. Ain't true unless > you had some serious sound problems beforehand. > > Another issue with DRC (despite it's interesting concept) is that it > does not lend itself to "lifestyle" listening. That is, good sound > throughout the room. Unless you confine yourself to a very small > listening area, you are likely to hear noticeably degraded sound. > That's a big negative here. > > In all....it was a lot of futzing around, and in the end it proved > mostly unsatisfactory for me. > >
I can't comment on Inguz as I haven't tried it yet. However you seem to be talking about DRC in general... and certainly my experiences with the TACT hardware/software solution are very different to the ones you describe: 1) When properly setup there is no catastrophic fall-off outside of the sweet spot - quite the opposite in fact, the sound is remarkably consistent as you move around the room. 2) Clipping on peak boosts is easily avoided using the TACT or GV software. You do need a clean preamp as the overall level has to be reduced to avoid the clipping, so up to 10dB of makeup gain post-processing is required from the pre-amp. 3) On my system it is a very significant improvement - biggest impactive upgrade after the speakers and their active x-overs/amps. Everybody who has heard me turn the DRC off has asked for it to go back on. This includes my wife who is both the biggest critic of me spending money on stuff and the biggest sceptic that my upgrades are actually improvements... 4) It takes about an hour to do the measurements and fiddle with the software - after that its truly a "fit and forget" solution. Is it an "OMG" moment? - for me I'd say yes, in as much as it was a much bigger improvement than changing DACS, for example. Yes, it does depend how "bad" your room is in the first place and it's never going to totally compensate for stone floors or too much glass - but it is pretty darn good IMO. It does also help if your speakers have a reasonable on/off axis response to begin with ( far too many don't). -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77084 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
