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I spent a long time last night playing with the Audyssey on my Denon 2808ci. I thought it did a great job identifying speaker positions and setting levels. When I checked levels with an SPL meter they were within 1-2 dB. It did identified my center speaker as large ( I think it only has 5" drivers) which I though was a little strange.
The equalization was not that good. It boosted 2k by 6 dB (ouch!) and cut the base to shreds. I checked the bass equalization with my Velodyne spectrum analyzer, and while it was reasonably flat, the overall balance of base and mid/treble was way off. I manually EQed the base using the Velodyne analyzer and then set everything above 250 Hz. to flat. I got a chance to A/B the Audyssey EQ, manual EQ, and no EQ with music. The Audyssey was quite awful while the manual settings were pretty good.
This system should work better so I figure it has to be mic mounting and positioning. I didn't use a tripod. I had the mike on a stool for some positions and on a box for others. I'll try to get hold of a tripod and give it another shot.
Are people happy with the Audyssey EQ? Interested in feedback on this.
The equalization was not that good. It boosted 2k by 6 dB (ouch!) and cut the base to shreds. I checked the bass equalization with my Velodyne spectrum analyzer, and while it was reasonably flat, the overall balance of base and mid/treble was way off. I manually EQed the base using the Velodyne analyzer and then set everything above 250 Hz. to flat. I got a chance to A/B the Audyssey EQ, manual EQ, and no EQ with music. The Audyssey was quite awful while the manual settings were pretty good.
This system should work better so I figure it has to be mic mounting and positioning. I didn't use a tripod. I had the mike on a stool for some positions and on a box for others. I'll try to get hold of a tripod and give it another shot.
Are people happy with the Audyssey EQ? Interested in feedback on this.