darrenyeats;696299 Wrote: > I agree with a lot of this but there a few counter arguments: > 1. EQ can't fix cancellations due to room modes. > 2. EQ tends to reduce effective dynamic range. > 3. EQ affects phase response. > > Depending on the source of the distortions, point 3 may not be a bad > thing. For example, I've read that poor loudspeaker frequency response > can sometimes go hand in hand with poor phase response and therefore EQ > may improve both! But if your speaker has a good FR and phase response, > and you apply EQ because of room acoustics this won't be good for phase > response. > > EQ and DRC are fine but room acoustics should be the first line of > attack. Unfortunately, few of us can have a purpose built room - > goodness knows mine isn't! - but applying a few physical treatments is > practical enough for most people. > > It may come across that I am DSP bashing but that isn't true. If you > want to use DSP then I won't argue. But I would add (and I am sure you > agree Mynb) one should try to fix the physical space - the cause of > most problems - as much as possible first. > Darren
Yep I basically agree ? sorry for my contradictory and partly confused posting style :) I have modest treatment and DRC in the bass, I think phase in speakers is red herring it has lead to speakers with 1st order xover with far worse problems than it cures . But that does not counter the need to sometimes tweak the tone for some records . Btw Meridian speakers are aware of the time domain the balance also adds delay as you are of-center if need balance and there also is a height correction depending how you are seated regarding the speakers height . Actually I don't know if the tilt control does something timew domain but I never had problems with it. -- Mnyb -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (in storage SB3, reciever ,controller ) http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94155 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
