Is DSP room correction worth it with a high end analog system?


This question was inspired by a YouTube from “2021 Capital Audio Fest: Jefferson Room”. Even though a lowly MP4, this is the best I have ever heard a drum solo!

The speakers are the Arion Apollo system. I question going through an ADA conversion coming from my quite high end analog front end with a tube preamp. The Apollo system uses a, said to be the best of its kind, Trinnov ST2 processor.

Certainly room correction seems very useful but is it worth going through a digital conversion?

mglik

To me digitizing everything kinda defeats the point on an analog system. Maybe it’s fine but it would bother me. That being said I don’t spin records much at all. 

I guess I'm missing the point. Room correction is just that, room correction. It has nothing to do with the source. I run correction from 300hz and down. 300hz and up, is pure analog and a passive XO. I also run GRs servo sub system too. That is fed with an analog signal, but the plate amps are A/B with a step baffle and firmware for correction 100hz <. 100-300hz is done with a 2496 active XO full blown correction and on the fly visual to see your correction interact with the room. It has an active feed for the mic and you can see it from a laptop as you correct.

Treat the room as much as you can stand, set up your bass system and enjoy your analog hybrid system. BTW decouple the BASS and you'll use even less correction.. I like correction just not active correction and for bass management only.

Regards

Well room acoustics don’t shy away in fear just because the hifi is high end.  You can bank on that! 
 

 

 

 

 

Depends what you are doing. :) My hero, Floyd Toole, and I agree on the principle that doing too much EQ makes you wonder why you bought those particular speakers in the first place.

 

Where EQ really shines is in the bass, and subwoofer integration, and there the effects can be pure glory if done right. 

If you have a high-end 2 channel system the place to start is with excellent room treatment.  Then think about DSP

Room correction is not a cure all. Good hi-fi systems have been in operation long before room correction was possible. Does every system need room correction? I think no but things can always be improved...in most cases.