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Post by fludimir on Feb 19, 2016 18:43:55 GMT -5
Go to somewhere like Amazon and search for "ir" ... there are PAGES and PAGES of stuff. yes, pages of stuff, but what will work with xmc? I use a rf remote and have a cable between the rf base and the xmc. I do not believe anything passive would work. I need to have external sensor not far than 1-1.5 meters from xmc, surely I can use only active rf extender?
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Post by ansat on Feb 19, 2016 19:27:48 GMT -5
Go to somewhere like Amazon and search for "ir" ... there are PAGES and PAGES of stuff. yes, pages of stuff, but what will work with xmc? I use a rf remote and have a cable between the rf base and the xmc. I do not believe anything passive would work. I need to have external sensor not far than 1-1.5 meters from xmc, surely I can use only active rf extender? Not sure what all can be used. KeithL can you weigh in? Will the xmc accept a trs plug? How about a passive extender? Tony
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Post by pepar on Feb 19, 2016 19:53:23 GMT -5
Good stuff here, Tony. Maybe to be added to the FAQ when this is answered?
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Post by etc6849 on Feb 19, 2016 20:54:58 GMT -5
I use a Xantech powered IR hub with the IR in on the XMC-1 via a male to male 1/8" headphone cable. Then you connect a Xantech IR receiver to the hub and hide everything in a cabinet. XMC-1 has "IR In" port for external IR remote sensor, where can I find such external sensor? Is there some kind of standard sensor (my Oppo105 also has "IR In" port) or specific for XMC? I use a rf remote and have a cable between the rf base and the xmc. I do not believe anything passive would work. Tony
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Post by 509Paul on Feb 21, 2016 18:04:31 GMT -5
Dirac Full for two channel audio always smears my center image and has a hollow sound after I run it each time. Is there a way to prevent that?
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Post by novisnick on Feb 21, 2016 19:49:04 GMT -5
Dirac Full for two channel audio always smears my center image and has a hollow sound after I run it each time. Is there a way to prevent that? Say,,,,,I says!!,,,,,,,theres something wrong here my friend!! Your speakers are toed in or out too far or you need to redo the distances for the speakers. When voices or sounds are supposed to be coming from the center it should sound as if you have a center channel.
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Post by 509Paul on Feb 21, 2016 20:16:16 GMT -5
My speakers are only toed in about 5 degrees and they are 103" apart. The center image is perfect without Dirac but after trying it with Dirac the center image becomes fuzzy and unfocused. I get the same effect with both Dirac LE and Dirac Full and have used both the Emotiva mic and a UMIK-1.
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Post by novisnick on Feb 21, 2016 20:31:17 GMT -5
My speakers are only toed in about 5 degrees and they are 103" apart. The center image is perfect without Dirac but after trying it with Dirac the center image becomes fuzzy and unfocused. I get the same effect with both Dirac LE and Dirac Full and have used both the Emotiva mic and a UMIK-1. Something is missing here, Ive run full Dirac and set one of the Presets by ear and they sound identical to me. Strictly speaking of two channel. mybe your not taking the readings properly. Which setup in Dirac are you using? Single seat, coach or theater?
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Post by ansat on Feb 21, 2016 20:49:56 GMT -5
My speakers are only toed in about 5 degrees and they are 103" apart. The center image is perfect without Dirac but after trying it with Dirac the center image becomes fuzzy and unfocused. I get the same effect with both Dirac LE and Dirac Full and have used both the Emotiva mic and a UMIK-1. Try taking a spl reading for the speakers. Tony
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Post by 509Paul on Feb 21, 2016 21:06:46 GMT -5
My speakers are only toed in about 5 degrees and they are 103" apart. The center image is perfect without Dirac but after trying it with Dirac the center image becomes fuzzy and unfocused. I get the same effect with both Dirac LE and Dirac Full and have used both the Emotiva mic and a UMIK-1. Something is missing here, Ive run full Dirac and set one of the Presets by ear and they sound identical to me. Strictly speaking of two channel. mybe your not taking the readings properly. Which setup in Dirac are you using? Single seat, coach or theater? I am using the stereo option in the beginning and then selecting UMIK-1 and the 90 degree cal file, setting sensitivity to -24 and speaker volume to -12. The seating is set for chair and I run the max set of measurements before creating the filters. I have not tried modifying the curtains.
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Post by 509Paul on Feb 21, 2016 21:08:58 GMT -5
My speakers are only toed in about 5 degrees and they are 103" apart. The center image is perfect without Dirac but after trying it with Dirac the center image becomes fuzzy and unfocused. I get the same effect with both Dirac LE and Dirac Full and have used both the Emotiva mic and a UMIK-1. Try taking a spl reading for the speakers. Tony Speakers are level matched for my preset 1 setting and the image is about perfect. Take a spl reading during the Dirac speaker volume setup screen?
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Post by novisnick on Feb 21, 2016 21:27:08 GMT -5
Something is missing here, Ive run full Dirac and set one of the Presets by ear and they sound identical to me. Strictly speaking of two channel. mybe your not taking the readings properly. Which setup in Dirac are you using? Single seat, coach or theater? I am using the stereo option in the beginning and then selecting UMIK-1 and the 90 degree cal file, setting sensitivity to -24 and speaker volume to -12. The seating is set for chair and I run the max set of measurements before creating the filters. I have not tried modifying the curtains. You are using two subs? I didnt see that in your sig.
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Post by 509Paul on Feb 21, 2016 21:32:16 GMT -5
I am using the stereo option in the beginning and then selecting UMIK-1 and the 90 degree cal file, setting sensitivity to -24 and speaker volume to -12. The seating is set for chair and I run the max set of measurements before creating the filters. I have not tried modifying the curtains. You are using two subs? I didnt see that in your sig. Just one sub and stereo speakers is my current setup for Dirac. I have tried stereo and no sub with Dirac and get the same smeared center image.
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Post by novisnick on Feb 21, 2016 21:45:03 GMT -5
You are using two subs? I didnt see that in your sig. Just one sub and stereo speakers is my current setup for Dirac. I have tried stereo and no sub with Dirac and get the same smeared center image. Your sub should be set to mono for setting up Dirac. I've gotten my best results with that for a single sub, also for multiple subs but I married them after running Dirac. Does that make sense to you.
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Post by 509Paul on Feb 21, 2016 21:52:42 GMT -5
Yep. Sub is set to mono in XMC-1. The bass level seems fine with my last run of Dirac but can't figure out why my good stereo image is falling apart after Dirac downloads to the XMC-1. Switch back to Preset 1 with my manual distance settings and levels and it is perfect.
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Post by novisnick on Feb 21, 2016 21:57:14 GMT -5
Yep. Sub is set to mono in XMC-1. The bass level seems fine with my last run of Dirac but can't figure out why my good stereo image is falling apart after Dirac downloads to the XMC-1. Switch back to Preset 1 with my manual distance settings and levels and it is perfect. Was it set to mono for the sub when you ran Dirac?
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Post by 509Paul on Feb 21, 2016 22:01:53 GMT -5
Sub set to single mono and fronts are set to small and 80hz with all other speakers set to none in the Dirac preset before running Dirac.
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Post by novisnick on Feb 21, 2016 22:24:21 GMT -5
Sub set to single mono and fronts are set to small and 80hz with all other speakers set to none in the Dirac preset before running Dirac. Im at a loss. Maybe if I sleep on it, but ,,,,,dang!!
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Post by 509Paul on Feb 21, 2016 22:27:24 GMT -5
Sub set to single mono and fronts are set to small and 80hz with all other speakers set to none in the Dirac preset before running Dirac. Im at a loss. Maybe if I sleep on it, but ,,,,,dang!! Dirac has never worked right for me. Maybe the XMC-1 is at fault.
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Post by novisnick on Feb 21, 2016 23:11:22 GMT -5
Im at a loss. Maybe if I sleep on it, but ,,,,,dang!! Dirac has never worked right for me. Maybe the XMC-1 is at fault. Call tech support in the morning, I think there may be a simple solution to the problem.
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