Is DEQX a game changer?

Just wanted to say that I have used the technique of building a "box" of acoustic panels around a speaker for in room measurements. I have a bunch of Realtraps HF (not the standard kind) I use for this, mostly because they have metal frames and so stay upright and don't mind being transported from place to place unlike regular resin hardened panels which are not fully wrapped on the back side with fabric.

There is a much simpler way to create a duplicate or modified file: open your original file as normal in the software then immediately click 'save as' from 'File' on the menu bar (top LH corner)

When the smaller window appears, simply change the file name and save. It will then create another identical .mzd file in all but name into the same root folder as the original

Provided this file remains open while you modify or add anything, any further mods or saves will apply to this, not the original. My 'working' .mzd file was built up by multiple saves this way and eventually I went back and deleted all the older, no longer needed versions

05-20-15: Bifwynne
...... For example, any thoughts if I were to invest in a pair of Vandies which start out time aligned?

Hi Bifwynne, if you haven't already, you might want to read the following Vandersteen Seven loudspeaker review in the Speaker forum. Looks like a really good review by a user (not a reviewer)

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1431987937&&&/Vandersteen-Seven-Review

Thanks Bombaywalla. The Vandy 7s are a non-starter for me. Too da*n expensive. Also, my basement/sound room isn't big enough ... not even for the 5As. The Quatro Wood CTs might be an option.

Drewan thinks that the DEQX already time aligned my speakers. If so, any marginal improvement might be theoretical.

My guess is that it might come down to the quality of the drivers. And Paradigm's Signature line uses very good quality innards. The tweeter uses a Be dome and the mid uses a Co/Al alloy cone. Both drivers are quick on the draw.

I might try and arrange a trip this Summer to Verona and check out the Quatros at Johnny's place. He is also an ARC dealer and might be able to match up an ARC Ref amp with the Vandies.

In the meantime, I'm thinking about the sound box idea that Al and Acousticfrontiers mentioned above. It might enable Larry, the DEQXPert, to do a better job with time aligning my speakers.

Btw, you referred to "time alignment" and "time coherence." What is the difference between the two terms?

That it may come down to the quality of the drivers (and enclosure) when DEQX is in the system has also crossed my mind as well. No longer necessary to choose between speaker makers' voicing since DEQX allows you to dial that in yourself.