Copland DRC205 digital room correction

Wazmoh,

Thanks for all the great reading and results. I found after listening to the factory curves that A1 was the best for me. I played around with the "custom" curves but found in my room I was VERY limited in terms of moving the speakers to correct one problem. In turn, I would create a worse problem which was audible. I went back to my standard A1 and love this thing. Every once in a while I listen to A4 (uncorrected) and wonder how I used to like that sound.

I wonder how the Behringer ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496 compares to the Copland unit?

It is certainly cheaper and has a lot more functions, however is it audiophile quality?

Hi All,
This is a very intriguing thread. I used to have a Rives Parc, which helped with some bass problems, but tended to depress the dynamics of the rest of the signal. I am starting to research different room correction systems, although for my application, I want the correction entirely in the digital domain, prior to my DAC. There are starting to be a lot of choices out there, but the learning curve seems very steep. The Lyngdorf seems to be very advanced, but as one poster said, there is no provision for user adjustability. The DEQX seems to have it all, but the manual is over 200 pages, and of course there is no dealer in my area. In any case, the Copland highlights what I think is a very positive trend.

David

Downunder,

I know it's different but I use a Behringer Ultraddrive 2496 in my system before the DRC-205. I use this as my crossover between my electrostats and subwoofer. It works perfect for that. I am going to try the Ashly 3.24 next. It has MUCH better quality parts in it.

The Ashly 3.24 is new to me and very interesting. It appears the output delays are OK for typical subwoofer locations, but the manual doesn't say anything about maintaining phase linearity in the crossover filters.