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Automatic Room Correction has won the Subwoofer Wars

Just thought of something while perusing the chats, and finding yet another "help me, I bought a subwoofer and it sounds bad" threads. 

You know what we rarely if ever see?  "Help me, I used ARC to set up my subwoofer and it sounds bad."

I think this is a strong testament to how effective these systems are to integrating a sub into an existing system, and why I'm no longer trying to help others improve as much as pointing them towards ARC as better options.

While ARC does a lot more than subwoofer integration, I think we have to admit that for most it's pretty much been a panacea.
erik_squires
audiokinesis
2,772 posts
 
Mijostyn, you are correct that I don't have experience with the latest in room correction, but I have no reservations anyway about its use in the subwoofer region (aside from the presumably-outdated possible latency issue).  My reservations about "room correction" occur further up the spectrum.  And in case I haven't been clear, I have no real problem with using EQ to correct the SPEAKERS north of the bass region, but I DO have reservations about using EQ to "correct" the ROOM north of the bass region.  I can explain the distinction between the two if anyone is interested. 

Duke
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atmasphere
12,168 posts
 
Sir, do you not understand my role here?? :-)
I'm going with 'no' on that one...
Seriously though the title doesn't seem to be what the thread is about.

erik_squires OP
16,892 posts
 
I DO have reservations about using EQ to "correct" the ROOM north of the bass region. I can explain the distinction between the two if anyone is interested.



A distinction shared by Toole which I have to agree with.  Don't get crappy speakers and then try to fix them. 
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