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In Reply to: RE: You are very trusting of the auto set-up. No surprise if you've paid for it. posted by ppopp on April 13, 2009 at 10:01:51
"The point I'm making is the mic doesn't pick-up the sound the same way the ear does. " Yes and properly so. If you do not appreciate that an objective measurement is necessary then you have little understanding of the logic or technology involved. There are valid scientific reasons for this and for why your silly/casual suggestion of having the mic mimic the ear or, indeed, the HRTF of the listener is wrong.
Now, as I said, if you or your clients prefer some other sound, you are certainly entitled to "flavor to taste."
Kal
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As it is with an audio system. What Audyssey et al have come up with is a great marketing tool and clever feature which many find appealing. But to believe it is the only way to tailor your system for the best sound is to follow the lemmings off the cliff face.
I've tried many of the auto set-ups included on modern day receivers and they are a decent way to get up and running. For those who like a sound other than what auto set-ups do, there's a really good alternative. It's very simple. Let your ears decide. To many I've spoken with, manual set-up yields greater reward.
In rooms where the speakers have first say with placement over furnishings, by-passing the receiver's processor completely can also result in better sound via the Blu-ray players analog outs (providing it has the necessary decoders built-in of course).
It's a lot easier to understand once you've experienced it.
As it stands, you are either a particularly interested party in the auto set-up industry or you are Audyssey's wet dream.
You know, with some implementations of Audyssey (and not just the Pro version like Kal has), you can copy its findings, then adjust to taste. Not just the XOs and average level for each speaker, but the individual freq response of each speaker within at least a dozen freq bands. It may not be all you'd like, but it is fairly flexible, and not so "robotic"...Audyssey just gives you the starting point, and it does seem to do a fair job of that.
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