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Room correction, DSP for dummies.

I have not paid a lot of attention to audio for some time, almost 15 years and as a result I am trying to catch up on some of the innovation and tech developments that have been popping up in that time. 

One of the more interesting to me is the advent of electronically guided digital signal manipulation to help quell small system issues and room reflections. It seems wildly promising but  the few systems that I have read about that seem to work well look to be  painfully expensive. 

Reports have seemed to indicate that this technology was making its way into other, more affordable formats but I guess I just don't understand or grasp where the field is going well enough to know where the bulk of the technology is and how its manifesting in our hobby. 

Who can help shed some light on where this tech is, how  its being applied and how can I make use of it without selling a kidney? Maybe that last part is not possible yet? 

Thanks in advance! 
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Very interesting.

So it seems there are some decent options AND competition that are already under $1000!

I can just build my system then when I’m ready grab which of these best suits my needs and plug it in between source and DAC/Pre and go to town!

I look forward to chasing down information and deep reading on the products listed!

Thanks crew! Super helpful!
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glennewdick
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Has anyone compared the Lyngdorf 2170 to some of the other similar products? like the new Anthem 2 channel products with ARC room correction (there's a pre-amp and integrated amp). I'm sure there is others out there.

Grannyring you mentioned you used the Lyngdorf on your Living Voice speakers I also have Living Voice's just wondering how you liked it on them, I've only had SET tube amps on them.

david_ten
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the room correction assures your speakers sound as the designer intended in your particular space.

@grannyring Bill, I’m scratching my head regarding the sentence above. It’s confusing to me, if I interpret it at face value. Can you explain further? Thanks.
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Builders voice their speakers to sound as they desire. Many work hard and carefully for a certain set of sonic attributes, wether it be neutrality, touch of warmth, vivid resolution etc....

Problem is we bring the speakers home and place them in a myriad of rooms greatly impacting the resulting sound. Some have to place the speakers closer to a front and/or side wall than ideal. Some have rooms that cause bass boom. Others have rooms that do not allow for symmetric placement of the speakers within the space throwing off the imaging and balance. Many other sonic compromises occur because of our listening spaces/rooms. Many of us share the listening space with the living room and cannot place all manner of room treatments.

Room Perfect room correction takes the room out the equation and deals with these room sound degrading realities. The speaker is now able to sound as it should without room editorializing and degrading.
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ncarv
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Audyssey room correction is now available in many midlevel surround receivers. There’s really no high price barrier to obtain dsp room correction.
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