@TheWarrior
“Correct, it's not dogma, it's guesswork.”
I’m comfortable in my opinion that it’s based on far more than guesswork.
“To assume you can look at a measurement and understand why it measured that way is a terrible mistake.”
Define “terrible mistake.” Below the transition frequency of the room, the room controls bass response. There are varieties of tools which allow one to properly correct them. This list is fairly comprehensive in detailing them.
“Flat, is never the goal, only accurate. There have been far too many posts on this forum about applying DSP filters to achieve a visual effect in a measurement (flat) without taking any time to understand why the system measures in such a way.”
Where does it say in this link that “just flat” was the end goal? While flat response is indeed accurate, preference can be anything. Steps 9-16 reflect this.
“I ONLY recommend applying filters based on room mode measurements.”
I ONLY disagree! I found that I have to go past simply knowing room modes and ONLY filtering them to get the response which I prefer. You do it your way, but this is what worked for me, so I pass it on. If you did it this way and it didn’t work for you, that’s also fine. But, do you have a
concise detailed list which DID work for you? Please share!
“You match a DSP filter's amplitude, Q and frequency to the frequency centered in a peak or null of a mode.”
Right, most of us know how to use REW.
“Trying to boost subs below the influence of room modes can be detrimental to higher frequencies and is yet another cause of 'one note bass' issues.”
Boosting, cutting, or leaving response alone, to the preference of the listener, leads to a satisfied listener. What you might think is one note car bass (ad hom) might be audio ambrosia to another. If you don’t want to boost any particular arbitrary aspect of your response, and that approach works for you, by all means do it that way. I’m comfortable letting the listener decide what sounds good or not, and to boost, cut accordingly. This is also reflected in steps 9-15.
“Failure to achieve desired low bass means more or more capable subs are needed.”
Sometimes, but certainly not always. The satisfaction many here have had using REW/MiniDSP, suggests otherwise.
“It can be a good bit of work. But once it's done, it's done!”
Figuring out your room modes is fairly easy, but it’s tertiary information by itself. REW can even calculate them into a curve for you (YMMV). In any event it’s usually apparent when you do your first sweep. Finding proper location for your subs takes a lot of this out of the question in the first place. I’ll be honest, I think you’re on a massive
Dunning Kruger kick and are simply too quick to condescend to ideas if they don’t absolutely reflect your own.
