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Article #1294Re: dynamic EQ feature in what A/V receivers?
From: Kalman Rubinson
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:00
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:00
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On Tue, 9 Dec 2008 12:10:56 -0500, "David Grant" <REMOVE_MEjmd_2003@msn.com> wrote: >They have another feature called MultEq which supposedly corrects for room >acoustics. My studies* to date have led me to believe that there is no >decent electronic solution to the problem of room acoustics that has been >discovered, and that any product which claims to be that solution is bogus. >I'd hesitate to put much faith in a feature designed by the same company >that touts MultEq. > >*Frequency response varies based on location in the room. If you use EQ to >flatten frequency response at one point in a room, you make it worse in most >other points, and you can also add phase distortion to the signal due to the >EQ filters. Spoken by someone unfamiliar with Audyssey MultEQ, as it is not simply an amplitude/frequency EQ. They acknowledge the points in your last paragraph but have solutions. (Yes, I know, no solutions, other than correct acoustical design and treatment, are perfect.) Kal
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