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Room correction - what device works best?

Looking at room correction and all the threads I found seem old. What are the current options for excellent 2 channel sound. Comments on DSpeaker, Lyndorf, DEQX, Audessy, Rives and others welcome. I have option for using in digital domain or putting between pre and amps. Would of course prefer great sound at lower price. Also prefer something that does not take a year of obsessive fiddling to get right. Have a very large family room, so room treatment options limited. Current system is Ayon Cd5s (transport, DAC and pre combined), Nuforce Ref 20 mono amps and Von Schweikert VR55 speakers. Is most of the bang for buck in correcting for room modes or is speaker phase issues also necessary? Eventually in may have subs but not now.
Thnaks
gammajo
unsound
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It appears as though unlike DEQX, DIRAC does not offer cross-over features.
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kr4
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Currently, DIRAC does not offer cross-overs or bass management, both of which must be implemented prior to DIRAC processing.
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ozzy
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Its still too bad the DEQX requires the movement of the speakers and consultation to obtain best results.

My current speakers weigh 215lb each and have spiked feet.

Perhaps sometime in the not too distant future there will be a more user friendlier version.

In the meantime, I'll stay on the sidelines awaiting Almarg's adventure.
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roscoeiii
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Kal, or anyone else who may know, how does the speaker correction of Dirac compare to DEQX?
acousticfrontiers
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There's a subtle difference between room and speaker correction.

Room correction you put the mic at the listening seat and you measure speaker and room combined.

Dirac only offers room correction (though a very good algorithm, and one I really like).

The DEQX separates out speaker and room correction into separate processes.

The speaker correction is done by measuring the speaker nearfield and windowing out the room response (or measuring outside). Then you take the mic and put it in the listening position like you would do with Dirac.
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