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Post by Lsc on Mar 30, 2015 13:55:58 GMT -5
I love the REW upload off of the usb stick...takes 10 seconds. But I don't need either one of those presets 1 & 2. I'm hoping for 4 Dirac presets and zero REW presets. It's no contest as to what sounds better. It's a lot louder now..,I can't tell if it sounds materially any different than your file though. Man it's tough for me to spring for the full version bc it sounds so good right now. Im afraid it's gonna be a waste of $99. I was thinking the same thing on Friday . I made it till sunday night then I pulled the trigger, I want to play with it lol. Firmware 3.0 has enhanced the after dirac volume level on its own so I am not sure it was the file . Richard I'm still holding out as I had stuff going on today. Time to go listen to my music after lunch and re-evalute. It's tough to think the full version is significantly better when "my bass is thumping" and the "mids are super clear" and the "highs are detailed yet smooth". Maybe in a few days I'll get the itch. I really wanted to try to Mac version of full just to see if I'll have the same connectivilty issues....I'm pretty decent at figuring stuff out and wanted to help. |
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Post by htguy on Mar 30, 2015 18:33:47 GMT -5
I'm kind of wondering about the way you worded that...... You say "when the singer gets loud they get thin and shrill". Should we imply from your statement that it's ONLY shrill when it's loud? The sensitivity of our ears to different frequencies varies with loudness, so music will definitely sound different when you listen at different levels. This means that you might not be able to get it to sound the way you want it to at all listening levels. (Our brains normally compensate for this to a degree, and loudness compensation helps at very low listening levels.) However, with the Full version of Dirac, you should be able to set any Target Curve you like to make things sound the way you want at any particular listening level. However, if someone were simply to tell me that their speakers sounded "shrill and screechy" when they played them loud, my first reaction would be to suspect that the midrange drivers in their speakers were simply distorting when turned up too loud - which isn't at all uncommon. Some speakers are a little harsh at even normal volume levels, and it gets worse as you play them louder, while others that sound just fine at normal levels start to sound nasty only when you overdrive them. If this is what's happening, then there's not much you can do with ANY kind of room correction to fix it. (You could make it less obvious by putting a strategic dip in the midrange, but that's a Band-Aid fix at best.) Thanks Keith. My speakers play fine with my preset 1 filters but it is not as clear as Dirac. But Dirac gives me a shrilling sound at moderate volume (about 82db) in the upper midrange and some musical instruments are so thin that it sounds almost like a mono AM radio. Try that band aid type fix that Keith said so that hopefully you can fix it that way and still enjoy the other benefits of DIRAC. My speakers sounded harsh/shrill too but for me DIRAC actually help it a lot! Previously I had to use preset 1 and EQ in the XMC-1 before DIRAC LE and again it helped me but DIRAC LE just did a better job over all. |
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Post by ansat on Mar 30, 2015 22:49:29 GMT -5
I'm kind of wondering about the way you worded that...... You say "when the singer gets loud they get thin and shrill". Should we imply from your statement that it's ONLY shrill when it's loud? The sensitivity of our ears to different frequencies varies with loudness, so music will definitely sound different when you listen at different levels. This means that you might not be able to get it to sound the way you want it to at all listening levels. (Our brains normally compensate for this to a degree, and loudness compensation helps at very low listening levels.) However, with the Full version of Dirac, you should be able to set any Target Curve you like to make things sound the way you want at any particular listening level. However, if someone were simply to tell me that their speakers sounded "shrill and screechy" when they played them loud, my first reaction would be to suspect that the midrange drivers in their speakers were simply distorting when turned up too loud - which isn't at all uncommon. Some speakers are a little harsh at even normal volume levels, and it gets worse as you play them louder, while others that sound just fine at normal levels start to sound nasty only when you overdrive them. If this is what's happening, then there's not much you can do with ANY kind of room correction to fix it. (You could make it less obvious by putting a strategic dip in the midrange, but that's a Band-Aid fix at best.) Thanks Keith. My speakers play fine with my preset 1 filters but it is not as clear as Dirac. But Dirac gives me a shrilling sound at moderate volume (about 82db) in the upper midrange and some musical instruments are so thin that it sounds almost like a mono AM radio. sending you a pm |
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Post by usxplong on Mar 31, 2015 13:03:56 GMT -5
Well, finally I got the perfect filters last night. I used one of my Dirac LE files that I used the CS cal files from Ansat's sig page and modified it. Uploaded the filters then did something I was not doing before and that is after uploading the filters I turned off XMC-1 from the back switch and left it for about 20 secs then turned it back on. And the result, WAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Absolutely mind blowing. I listened to some of my songs (not high resolution audio) with absolute joy. One of the songs I was playing was about 93-94 db loud and I was smiling. The same songs before I could not listen to with Dirac at 80db. I am using the 24db/octave slope with tighter bass and fantastic sound from mains vs the 12db/ octave slope that was giving me somehow bloating bass and not very clear sound from mains. By the way Keith is a perfect man for coming up with technical excuses for every problem posted. There is nothing wrong with my brain nor with my speakers. Common Keith.  |
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Post by taxman2 on Apr 1, 2015 11:27:11 GMT -5
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