Lewinskih01 .... you wrote:
"I can't remember the scope of time alignment in your system. Is it subs-to-main speakers, or are you using the active XO in the DEqX and aligned your mains drivers and also the subs? This would help put your comment above into perspective."
Yes, Larry the DEQXPert time aligned as best he could my self power sub and my front speakers. I say "as best he could" because my speakers' woofers are in opposite polarity from the tweeter/midrange. I seem to recall he had to make compromises.
My DEQX is the PreMATE. It does not have an active x-over function. The HDP-4 is the top of the line unit and it does have active x-over capability.
Now ... as regards time alignment ... I may have overstated or perhaps understated its importance. Larry did time alignment on his first pass two months ago. During the second pass the other night, he fine tuned room EQ. There were additional improvements achieved as I mentioned above.
Your question touches on the narrower point re the importance of time alignment as a stand alone attribute. I'm not sure I can honestly answer the question because Larry corrected both attributes on his first pass: time alignment AND room EQ.
I'll defer to Andrew (Drewan77). Andrew is super facile with his DEQX and can probably speak to the importance of time alignment as a stand alone attribute. I imagine he would have to do a "with" and "without" comparison.
My bottom line is this: my system sounds better WITH the DEQX in place. Larry "tamed" my speaker's time alignment shortcomings and room EQ effects. Perfect -- NO. Better - YES.
Personally, I think a "DEQX-type" unit is a must for a serious hobbyist who dropped a lot of bucks into their rig and who cares about the sound of the music playback.
I question out loud how folks who spend a small fortune on top of the line speakers can even know how good their speakers sound if they have a screwed up room. So, even if one owned time aligned speakers like Vandies or GMAs, all the time alignment in the world will not fix a screwed up room.
"I can't remember the scope of time alignment in your system. Is it subs-to-main speakers, or are you using the active XO in the DEqX and aligned your mains drivers and also the subs? This would help put your comment above into perspective."
Yes, Larry the DEQXPert time aligned as best he could my self power sub and my front speakers. I say "as best he could" because my speakers' woofers are in opposite polarity from the tweeter/midrange. I seem to recall he had to make compromises.
My DEQX is the PreMATE. It does not have an active x-over function. The HDP-4 is the top of the line unit and it does have active x-over capability.
Now ... as regards time alignment ... I may have overstated or perhaps understated its importance. Larry did time alignment on his first pass two months ago. During the second pass the other night, he fine tuned room EQ. There were additional improvements achieved as I mentioned above.
Your question touches on the narrower point re the importance of time alignment as a stand alone attribute. I'm not sure I can honestly answer the question because Larry corrected both attributes on his first pass: time alignment AND room EQ.
I'll defer to Andrew (Drewan77). Andrew is super facile with his DEQX and can probably speak to the importance of time alignment as a stand alone attribute. I imagine he would have to do a "with" and "without" comparison.
My bottom line is this: my system sounds better WITH the DEQX in place. Larry "tamed" my speaker's time alignment shortcomings and room EQ effects. Perfect -- NO. Better - YES.
Personally, I think a "DEQX-type" unit is a must for a serious hobbyist who dropped a lot of bucks into their rig and who cares about the sound of the music playback.
I question out loud how folks who spend a small fortune on top of the line speakers can even know how good their speakers sound if they have a screwed up room. So, even if one owned time aligned speakers like Vandies or GMAs, all the time alignment in the world will not fix a screwed up room.