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Tue, 27 November 2018 03:34  |
vandevoordekoen
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Registered: January 2013
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Hello
Thanks to Wayne, I've built a set of 4pi speakers a few years ago.
However, the room acoustics of our living room are far from ideal.
We have an L-shaped room and this is the best aesthetic speaker setup:
The 4pi speakers aren't toed-in, they are not on stands. Just on the floor straight forward. It's a compromise between good audio and aesthetics.
There is no acoustic treatment (it's a living room). The only possible treatment are carpets, thick curtains and two book cabinets across from the speakers.
At this moment the 4pi speakers are driven by
- Pro-Ject DAC (https://www.project-audio.com/en/product/dac-box-s-fl/)
- Pro-Ject pre-amp (https://www.project-audio.com/en/product/stereo-box-s/)
- HH MOSFET amp (from a radio studio)
It's an OK setup, but it's not really user-friendly (I don't get enough digital connections, there are multiple 'power on' buttons, and the MOSFET amp is not user-friendly at all, it's a really old amp, without soft start, that used to be always powered on)
My wife asked me for a more 'easy' setup and I can understand her.
When I connected the speakers to a Denon X2400H (I know, an AVR, some audiophiles will already roll their eyes  ), I have to agree: it didn't sound much better.
But when I calibrated the amp with audyssey MultEQ Ext, the built-in room correction software of the AVR, we were like WOW.
What a difference. The LF sounds much cleaner now and the HF much brighter. It was like we had a new set of speakers.
This is what audyssey EQ did to the sound:
With REW software, I measured the differences (from listening position). Red is before EQ, green is after EQ:
You can clearly see the differences. You can also see that some signal is lost in the 60-100hz area. I could tweak it with the audyssey app, but I didn't purchase it yet. But overall, it just sounds better.
I know the possibilities of flanking subs to deal with the modes in the LF area, and I experimented with it (2 passive 3pi subs). But somehow, it never worked quite well. Maybe because of our L-shaped room? The assymetrical placement of the speakers in our room?
So, is it possible?
Is a 700€ AVR the best solution here?
However, I read that an integrated amp is always better than a AVR.
But on the other hand, some people swear that one can't hear an audible difference between amps in the 500-1000$ price range and above. They 'prove' it with blind tests.
It seems an eternal discussion to me.
I don't know. (But I do know that I don't have golden ears and I don't have a perfect listening room with good accoustics.)
At this moment the Denon x2400H with audyssey is connected and it's doing well..
This week I can test a Marantz PM6006 amp. I'm curious...
What are your thoughts considering my situation?
- go with the AVR?
- go with an integrated amp?
- go with an integrated amp, bump up the treble and try to do some EQ/room correction around 200hz? (does something like that is possible under 1000$?)
We watch 75% movies, listen 25% music.
Thank you for your advice!
PS sorry for the spelling mistakes, I'm not a native english speaker.
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