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I have a dilemma and I was hoping for some alternative perspective....
My home theatre room, which also doubles as the family TV room is running Genelec 8341 (center), 8340 (front L+R), paradigm atoms for rear surrounds and a PB12/2 plus as a sub. Movies only really, very little dedicated music listening.
I do not have any flexibility in sub placement due to the room layout and my preference for a happy wife (over potentially improved bass).
I use GLM to tune the front three and YPAO to calibrate the surrounds and sub, then level match them all with a meter.
My dilemma is whether I should continue to fiddle with my existing sub (REW, run the LFE through miniDSP for EQ, fiddle) or will I get an improved result in terms of system and room optimisation going with a Genelec sub and using GLM?
I can get the bass to what I think it pretty good but it is as good as it can be? It is fully integrated with my mains? I feel like I have reached a point of diminishing return in terms of fiddling with the sub and AVR EQ for the PB12 sub. Will the Genelec sub calibrated to the front three and my room be as good as Bass will get in the room? How much better would this be over my own tuning using the existing sub? I can't audition the Genelec sub so a purchase would be based on a hopefully informed view that there would be a sufficient improvement to warrant the not insignificant expense of a 7370a....
Should I forget a different sub and look at Dirac live options....?
I am particularly interested to hear from anyone who has moved from a third party sub with a Genelec setup and noticed any difference using the GLM calibration in terms of improved integration.
I appreciate your thoughts.
My home theatre room, which also doubles as the family TV room is running Genelec 8341 (center), 8340 (front L+R), paradigm atoms for rear surrounds and a PB12/2 plus as a sub. Movies only really, very little dedicated music listening.
I do not have any flexibility in sub placement due to the room layout and my preference for a happy wife (over potentially improved bass).
I use GLM to tune the front three and YPAO to calibrate the surrounds and sub, then level match them all with a meter.
My dilemma is whether I should continue to fiddle with my existing sub (REW, run the LFE through miniDSP for EQ, fiddle) or will I get an improved result in terms of system and room optimisation going with a Genelec sub and using GLM?
I can get the bass to what I think it pretty good but it is as good as it can be? It is fully integrated with my mains? I feel like I have reached a point of diminishing return in terms of fiddling with the sub and AVR EQ for the PB12 sub. Will the Genelec sub calibrated to the front three and my room be as good as Bass will get in the room? How much better would this be over my own tuning using the existing sub? I can't audition the Genelec sub so a purchase would be based on a hopefully informed view that there would be a sufficient improvement to warrant the not insignificant expense of a 7370a....
Should I forget a different sub and look at Dirac live options....?
I am particularly interested to hear from anyone who has moved from a third party sub with a Genelec setup and noticed any difference using the GLM calibration in terms of improved integration.
I appreciate your thoughts.