rpgroman wrote:Thanks for all the comments! As it's probably abundantly clear, the space where I have my system and listen to music was not designed by an acoustical engineer. With the help of Curt (big shoutout to him!!) and everyone here who participated I think that, referring back to post #312 and, in light of the near field measurements showing that the speakers, themselves, are performing as expected, I may well have gone as far as possible within the room's limitations, what I can do with the ADI-2 Dac's eq functionality and my own (very substantial) technical limitations. I'll probably fiddle with the tone controls a bit, but a quick listen to a few of my go-to tracks indicate---at least with my older ears---I may be, in fact, hearing all of the treble I can. And, the bass sounds pretty awesome, too. Amongst others, I use the last few minutes of the "Saturn" track of Holst's, The Planets (Dutoit/Montreal), which has a wonderfully low organ pedal note, to gauge how my bass is doing.
I have to say, this has been a fascinating process and I do believe that the overall sound has been noticeably improved. I do also have to say that I'm so impressed that, within just an ordinary living space, it's possible to hear such astonishingly detailed and involving music. Could more be done? I'm quite sure of that, but I'm not nearly as sure that acoustic treatments, etc. in order to further what some might define as a little obsessive (in light of the terrific results already achieved), will be errr…..spousally tolerated. Especially so in a space that gets constant use by family, for entertaining, etc. So, now, back to your regularly scheduled programming ;>)...
Hi Rick.
Firstly I would like to apologise for not conversing with you more in your endeavours but I truly felt that, due to my inexperience in all things acoustic, I felt I would only muddy the waters even further for you which would've only caused you frustration and confusion.
I'm incredibly excited for you. I know that feeling of being in control of what you hear and how you hear it and all it took was for you to spot a thread that peaked your interest.....:)
Just enjoy the music my friend. Don't bog yourself down in doubt about whether what you're hearing is sounding right BUT....do tinker every now and then just to satisfy that curiosity that we all have in us.
At the end of the day, you always have these settings you have now locked in so return to default if need be.
Thanks for sharing what you listen to to evaluate your hardware. You made me fire up my system just to hear those deep organs you mentioned in "Saturn" and by god it didn't disappoint!!
That is some seriously low end bass right there!
It gave me a chance to check what Curt had advised me to do with my 50hz high pass.
Without the EQ, bass was a tad boomy, with the EQ it was, to me, perfect.
Bass was retained and as far as I could tell, no loss of detail.
Please do share some more of your test tracks if you have time as I'm sure we, and many others will be interested!! I certainly am.
Anyway, I've rambled on a wee bit here but I just want to wish you all the best!
Don't be a stranger mate...
Mike.
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