To Audyssey or not...

[victorwol]

Hi, are you people using Audyssey or not? For some reason it does not fully convince me....

[squeeks]

Generally yes, Audyssey is a good idea, but hey if you dont like it, just set the values back the way it was before...

[kwolfskill]

I think that Audyssey is a great starting point, and then if I don't like the results, I tweak them.

[victorwol]

For some reason the other day, I got a result that I didn't liked it, but I guess I had too much background noise, because letter I got it right, I only feel that the levels of the surround speakers is set too low... Or may be there is not enough program on those channels all the time.

Checking the curves it surprises me the amount of correction is doing on speakers that are supposed to be very flat in response, I guess is the mess that the room is creating what makes the response so crazy..

[jrittz]

I really think it's all about which AVR you're using and what version of Audyssey it has.

They go in this order (From worst to best):
1. 2EQ
2. MultEQ
3. MultEQ XT
4. MultEQ XT32

I feel the higher end you go the better results. I wish it were truth that the higher end you go, the less you need it because you most likely know how to manually dial everything in...sadly that's not the case, especially with me. :)

I personally started with 2EQ and yes, it's a great starting point, it's not exactly memorable either. I now have the Denon AVR-3311 CI which has MultEQ XT and I feel it's a SIGNIFICANT improvement over 2EQ. Very noticable difference after running the setup. I still feel if you have the knowledge and ability to manually tune your system, that's the best way to go, however, I do not speak of this from experience.

I've gotten as far as getting an external USB sound card and an SPL meter and gotten it set up so I can begin to take readings but that's as far as I have gotten. The problem with it is I'll have to go out and spend $150+ to get the SPL of proper capabilities to take accurate readings higher than 3,000 Hz. Right now I just have a Radio Shack SPL.

I hope this is helpful.

Jaime

[victorwol]

Mine have the XT32, the previous model I had had the XT only. the XT 32 is supposed to make over 10,000 corrections to the response curve, which sounds a bit too much, about a correction every 2 HZ???? Anyway, I got my Denon back from service a few days ago after two failed attempt to fix it they gave me a new one, and I'm pretty happy about the sound I'm getting. But the amount of options you have is a bit overwhelming. Dynamic EQ, Dynamic Volume, Dolby volume, Cinema EQ..... too much!!!!! And I can barelly hear the difference between all of those....

[JerryMeeker]

Since this is a sub forum, I'll assume the question pertains to whether Audyssey correction for the bass frequencies is worthwhile. In my opinion, this is an emphatic yes, if you chose the higher-resolution Audyssey products (either the sub equalizer like the SVS AS-EQ1, or the newest AVR's with Audyssey Sub EQ HT). The ability to apply distance correction to multiple subs, and then equalize the subs as one, produces a significant improvement to the overall bass response. Take a look at the attached before and after graphs...