REW is indeed very good. And to see what is going on the waterfall graphs are most instructive. They show that peaks are not just peaks but are also an issue in the time domain, by lingering on and giving you that feeling of ’slow’ bass.
For those of you who only use a computer as a source (as I do in my home office), equalization is very easy. Just ask REW to create an equalization graph of the range below about 200 Hz and download that file into the Equalizer Apo software on your computer (aided by the Peace interface). Make sure that you turn off the default shelf filter that boosts the bass, if you want a flat reponse.
In my case I was using my Harbeth P3ESR mini monitors as desktop speakers (with the tweeters raised to ear height by IsoAcoustics desk stands). Unfortunately the proximity of the desktop still created a little bass hump that I could equalize easily for a rather tighter and cleaner sound. If you use more sources than just your computer, you will have to download the equalization file into e.g. a miniDSP and fit that somewhere in the signal chain.
For those of you who only use a computer as a source (as I do in my home office), equalization is very easy. Just ask REW to create an equalization graph of the range below about 200 Hz and download that file into the Equalizer Apo software on your computer (aided by the Peace interface). Make sure that you turn off the default shelf filter that boosts the bass, if you want a flat reponse.
In my case I was using my Harbeth P3ESR mini monitors as desktop speakers (with the tweeters raised to ear height by IsoAcoustics desk stands). Unfortunately the proximity of the desktop still created a little bass hump that I could equalize easily for a rather tighter and cleaner sound. If you use more sources than just your computer, you will have to download the equalization file into e.g. a miniDSP and fit that somewhere in the signal chain.