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Post by seras on Aug 9, 2020 18:52:31 GMT -5
I feel less bass from my front mains after DIRAC calibration when listening music using reference stereo. Anyone feel the same or it is just my illusion?
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Post by megash0n on Aug 9, 2020 18:56:20 GMT -5
I feel less bass from my front mains after DIRAC calibration when listening music using reference stereo. Anyone feel the same or it is just my illusion? Well, Dirac isn't being used so... Did anything change with levels, etc? Might be a good idea to use a preset without Dirac for this since reference stereo doesn't use bass management or really any processing whatsoever. |
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Post by geebo on Aug 9, 2020 18:58:55 GMT -5
I feel less bass from my front mains after DIRAC calibration when listening music using reference stereo. Anyone feel the same or it is just my illusion? Reference Stereo uses no signal processing and that means no Dirac. There should be no difference after Dirac in Reference stereo. |
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Post by megash0n on Aug 9, 2020 19:02:29 GMT -5
I feel less bass from my front mains after DIRAC calibration when listening music using reference stereo. Anyone feel the same or it is just my illusion? Reference Stereo uses no signal processing and that means no Dirac. There should be no difference after Dirac in Reference stereo. No intended difference that is. 😉 We know there are weird things happening that shouldn't be. |
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Post by seras on Aug 9, 2020 19:05:08 GMT -5
I feel less bass from my front mains after DIRAC calibration when listening music using reference stereo. Anyone feel the same or it is just my illusion? Well, Dirac isn't being used so... Did anything change with levels, etc? Might be a good idea to use a preset without Dirac for this since reference stereo doesn't use bass management or really any processing whatsoever. I think DIRAC auto adjusted levels for each speaker although the level are all 0 because before I have to manually adjust the levels to make them sound even. It also added a EQ. I did do a test by switching the EQ to the user, but still feel the same. Maybe it is just my illusion. By any means DIRAC would decrease the bass even without using the EQ? |
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Post by pedrocols on Aug 9, 2020 19:17:01 GMT -5
Good bass is smooth. Bass should not overpower the music.
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Post by geebo on Aug 9, 2020 19:20:14 GMT -5
Well, Dirac isn't being used so... Did anything change with levels, etc? Might be a good idea to use a preset without Dirac for this since reference stereo doesn't use bass management or really any processing whatsoever. I think DIRAC auto adjusted levels for each speaker although the level are all 0 because before I have to manually adjust the levels to make them sound even. It also added a EQ. I did do a test by switching the EQ to the user, but still feel the same. Maybe it is just my illusion. By any means DIRAC would decrease the bass even without using the EQ? Dirac may have adjusted levels up or down for any speaker but it would be an overall level change and not just the bass region of any channel. Levels adjustments are performed in the analog domain while FR adjustments are done in the digital domain. According to Emotiva, Reference Stereo bypasses ALL DSP. |
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Post by klinemj on Aug 9, 2020 19:24:22 GMT -5
Well, Dirac isn't being used so... Did anything change with levels, etc? Might be a good idea to use a preset without Dirac for this since reference stereo doesn't use bass management or really any processing whatsoever. I think DIRAC auto adjusted levels for each speaker although the level are all 0 because before I have to manually adjust the levels to make them sound even. It also added a EQ. I did do a test by switching the EQ to the user, but still feel the same. Maybe it is just my illusion. By any means DIRAC would decrease the bass even without using the EQ? Repeating what others said above...reference stereo uses no processing. Zero. Nada. Zilch. Not a single setting, like crossovers, levels, DIRAC, or anything is in play. Are you 100% sure you have the input set to reference stereo? Is the unit confirming that to you in the display? Mark |
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Post by klinemj on Aug 9, 2020 19:27:48 GMT -5
Also, you say you have "less bass" when using reference stereo...well, independent of DIRAC you SHOULD have less bass on reference stereo than in other setup options (which might use DIRAC). Reference stereo sends no signal to your sub. So...unless you use a trick like I do with reference stereo, your sub will not be playing in reference stereo...so relative to other setting options...you very well could have less bass in reference stereo.
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