PseudoRandom
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I've got a fairly basic/cheap 5.1 setup in my living room comprising a Yamaha DSP-AX563 amplifier and some matching satellite speakers and sub.
The amp has an "auto setup" mode where you place the supplied mic in your listenting position and press go. This particular amp sets up level, delay and crossover, but no EQ. However, despite trying various workarounds, it doesn't like the ~40Hz room resonance when setting up the sub. It fools it into making the sub about 20m away and absolute minimum volume. I can see why, but it makes auto-setup a bit pointless. I've done it manually now and it sounds ok.
Anyway, I have been considering buying a receiver with the Audyssey MultEQ (perhaps the Denon AVR-1910) mostly in the hope of getting a bit clearer upper-mid range, getting the sound more acceptable in other seats besides the "hot seat", and getting that Dynamic EQ feature because I don't always want the sofa to shake. I hesitate to rush out and buy though, because I'm concerned the room resonance will screw up the setup again.
Does anyone have experience with the Audyssey system in the presence of room resonances? Does it cope during auto setup? I'm not specifically expecting it to kill the resonance(s) as such, but more whether it can deal with it in order to correct everything else.
Secondarily, anyone have an opinion whether the Denon would have any shortcomings over my existing Yamaha?
The amp has an "auto setup" mode where you place the supplied mic in your listenting position and press go. This particular amp sets up level, delay and crossover, but no EQ. However, despite trying various workarounds, it doesn't like the ~40Hz room resonance when setting up the sub. It fools it into making the sub about 20m away and absolute minimum volume. I can see why, but it makes auto-setup a bit pointless. I've done it manually now and it sounds ok.
Anyway, I have been considering buying a receiver with the Audyssey MultEQ (perhaps the Denon AVR-1910) mostly in the hope of getting a bit clearer upper-mid range, getting the sound more acceptable in other seats besides the "hot seat", and getting that Dynamic EQ feature because I don't always want the sofa to shake. I hesitate to rush out and buy though, because I'm concerned the room resonance will screw up the setup again.
Does anyone have experience with the Audyssey system in the presence of room resonances? Does it cope during auto setup? I'm not specifically expecting it to kill the resonance(s) as such, but more whether it can deal with it in order to correct everything else.
Secondarily, anyone have an opinion whether the Denon would have any shortcomings over my existing Yamaha?