rgro wrote: > I was going to ask a question which mnyb has touched on. It sounded a > bit to me like Toole was saying that room correction for frequencies > below 200 hz or so would be quite effective. Which made me wonder if > something like the DSpeaker Anti-mode subwoofer equalizer > (http://www.dspeaker.com/en/products/anti-mode-8033.shtml) might be a > worthwhile investment for a home environment?
Absolutely IMO! Room correction with DSP filters below the transition zone around 100-200Hz to correct the lumps and bumps from bass response irregularities due to the (small) room makes a huge difference. Some subs (like my Paradigm SUB1) already has the DSP built in; just need to program it with the kit they sell. The Anti-Mode is another and there are more sophisticated things like the MiniDSP products that can do more complex FIR room correction. Of course one would want to build these correction systems upon a good foundation with good speakers and reasonable room; so placement, seating location, absorption panels, diffusion, room reverb times still needs to be considered before you put the "icing on the cake". As I mentioned in another thread, I have been playing with 'DRCDesigner' (http://www.alanjordan.org/DRCDesigner/DrcDesignerHelp.html) over the last few months and this week bought Acourate. Haven't had time to play with Acourate yet but am looking forward to seeing how I can improve the room sound! Archimago's Musings: (archimago.blogspot.com) A 'more objective' audiophile blog. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103942 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
