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If we agree that room correction should focus on the lower frequencies (sub Schroeder) it seems to me that the eq features in subwoofers might play an important role.
If effective, could this be enough for many of us, esp when working with simpler two channel setups and accurate speakers? If it was it would certainly be an important feature in selecting your next subwoofer, and would provide more options for those of us that prefer simple, super clean setups like a Benchmark stack for streaming music.
I use an Anthem AVM60 in a HT room, with 4 fathom f113v2 subs, and an Anthem STR preamp in a bedroom two channel setup that includes 2 fathom f112v2 subs. For fun I used the quick measure function in ARC to measure each sub before and after DARO calibration. Each sub is in a unique acoustic environment and should provide a significant challenge to the DARO software. This process involved considerable crawling around on the floor with accompanying oofs, groans, and occasional small fart, providing considerable entertainment for my wife and dog.
While mostly done for fun I'm hoping the experts among us will comment on the relative impact of subwoofer DSP in overall room management. When I approach the REW/miniDSP approach to eq my brain explodes so I'm always on the lookout for simpler solutions like DARO.
On a separate but related topic, the subs will obviously give us a LP filter for setting a crossover, but the overall SQ might still be dependent on the presence of a HP filter somewhere in your chain. Above my pay grade but perhaps worth additional discussion.
So here are the results, pre and post DARO, in 6 fathom subs.
#1 f112v2 in a 2 channel setup left front wall preDARO
#1 postDARO
#2 f112v2 in a 2 channel setup right front wall corner loaded preDARO
#2 post DARO
#3 f113v2 right side wall HT room preDARO
#3 postDARO
#4 f113v2 right side rear corner loaded HT room preDARO
#4 postDARO
#5 f113v2 left side wall preDARO
#5 postDARO
#6 f113v2 left rear corner HT setup preDARO
#6 postDARO
and then just for fun here's the FR of all 4 subs in the HT simultaneously
My impression is that DARO does a good job of knocking down the peaks while leaving the nulls. Look forward to comments
If effective, could this be enough for many of us, esp when working with simpler two channel setups and accurate speakers? If it was it would certainly be an important feature in selecting your next subwoofer, and would provide more options for those of us that prefer simple, super clean setups like a Benchmark stack for streaming music.
I use an Anthem AVM60 in a HT room, with 4 fathom f113v2 subs, and an Anthem STR preamp in a bedroom two channel setup that includes 2 fathom f112v2 subs. For fun I used the quick measure function in ARC to measure each sub before and after DARO calibration. Each sub is in a unique acoustic environment and should provide a significant challenge to the DARO software. This process involved considerable crawling around on the floor with accompanying oofs, groans, and occasional small fart, providing considerable entertainment for my wife and dog.
While mostly done for fun I'm hoping the experts among us will comment on the relative impact of subwoofer DSP in overall room management. When I approach the REW/miniDSP approach to eq my brain explodes so I'm always on the lookout for simpler solutions like DARO.
On a separate but related topic, the subs will obviously give us a LP filter for setting a crossover, but the overall SQ might still be dependent on the presence of a HP filter somewhere in your chain. Above my pay grade but perhaps worth additional discussion.
So here are the results, pre and post DARO, in 6 fathom subs.
#1 f112v2 in a 2 channel setup left front wall preDARO
#1 postDARO
#2 f112v2 in a 2 channel setup right front wall corner loaded preDARO
#2 post DARO
#3 f113v2 right side wall HT room preDARO
#3 postDARO
#4 f113v2 right side rear corner loaded HT room preDARO
#4 postDARO
#5 f113v2 left side wall preDARO
#5 postDARO
#6 f113v2 left rear corner HT setup preDARO
#6 postDARO
and then just for fun here's the FR of all 4 subs in the HT simultaneously
My impression is that DARO does a good job of knocking down the peaks while leaving the nulls. Look forward to comments
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