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Is Anyone Using Dirac Live Or Other Room Correction?

Just looking for thoughts or suggestions. I'm currently using a Music Vault Ultra 2 with Roon. I'm leaning toward Dirac but would like to hear any experiences anyone has had. 
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tketcham
291 posts
 

Something to consider with DSP/DRC recommendations is the age of the review or discussion. I'm seriously considering a miniDSP unit using Dirac Live and have been reading reviews and comparisons with other DSP/DRC options. What I've noticed is that miniDSP is expanding their line of products with more options and flexibility built in. And the Dirac Live software has been improving as well. So comparisons with other DSP/DRC options from three years ago may not be relevant and even discussions from a year ago should be put into context.

The world of DSP/DRC is changing rapidly and it pays to stay updated.

Regards,

Tom

limniscate
241 posts
 
I just got a DSPeaker Anti-Mode 2.0 for my Rythmik F12G subs to blend with my Magnepan 3.7i's.  It doesn't seem helpful so far, but I need to fiddle with it some more.
erik_squires
16,118 posts
 
I like Dirac, especially the curves they use, but I do it all myself with a miniDSP and OmniMic.

My main speakers are pretty flat at my listening location and only really use the EQ for the sub where it is glorious. :)

Best,

Erik
jaybe
740 posts
 
My customer service experiences with Dirac were not good.

So I went with Acourate. No problems at all. Better service and software.
wynnytsky
17 posts
 
There's a Flavio@Dirac who used to handle tickets and entertain my inquiries (in a small company way).  I abused that contact until he stopped responding :)

In any case I've been using it for almost 3 full years and for the most part it alienated me from recordings that lacked headroom.  The old stuff sounds great but from the 80s on I'm constantly adjusting the balance between Dirac's digital attenuation and my preamp gain (on a track by track basis) to strike the best balance that maximize dynamics and minimizes clipping.  Definitely a job for a computer and not the listener.  Eventually I got tired and stuck to all high quality recordings so I could be a spectator and not a DJ.  I blame Dirac for forcing me to like Jazz (all that headroom) and abandon my favorite catchy tunes that were stripped of headroom shortly after birth in the processing studio.

This morning I tried the Volume Leveling (R128) function in JRiver.
Not one flicker from Dirac's clip indicator, and I have Dirac's gain maxed.
I played Kanye West, Major Lazer, Infected Mushroom, and still no clipping.
Roon v1.3 is supped to have this R128 function.  I'm not leaving JRiver until that feature is ready.
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