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aceinc wrote:
 Sure, I was just beginning to think that it was simple, Audyssey was the best product, end of story. Now here you come along with your facts and common sense and just ruin everything. Now I've got to start thinking again.  |
Sorry, I don't believe that it's that simple. But I have read in some reviews that the new room correction systems give results with only subtle differences.
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Not having heard the Audyssey, but knowing a bit about software, and a smaller bit about sound, I've got to believe that there must be some penalty in clarity, or something with all the machinations the DSP filters must do to try and make every spot in the listening area sound good. |
That's where they may differ according to the environment. Audyssey was known to cut lower frequencies (<20Hz) but I don't know if that's true in the newest versions.
I will soon receive a new Yamaha receiver will hear the differences with the old Audyssey.
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My listening room is about 25' x 15.5' hard wood floor with two thick area rugs 8'x11' and 5'x8', a leather couch and love seat a moderate amount of mainly hard decorations. A couple of fake (silk?) plants. There are a fair number of windows with "cellular" shades. A marble Firplace protrudes into the room about 3'x6', floor to ceiling.
So which one is better for that room? |
I am not qualified enough to answer this one, sorry. Maybe someone else does?
In my opinion, you should try to optimize your room before trying any room correction and believe that it will fix everything. You can probably achieve better results by improving your room acoustics than trusting blindly your receiver.