Audyssey, Dynamic EQ & Dynamic Volume.

[jasper08]

I'm using Onkyo 808. Just had it calibrated by audyssey. After the calibration, the dynamic eq just came on. Want to know how many uses dynamic eq and dynamic volume. A friend of mine told me that dynamic eq and volume tend to suppress the high and low, only leave the mid. Don't know if there is any truth in it.

 

[BC Dave]

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I recently replaced a Denon AVR-1603 with an AVR-1611 that has the Audyssey features. There's a world of difference. My wife used to hate watching movies on the older Denon because she would have to boost the volume to hear quieter dialog parts and then scramble to turn it down when an explosion or other loud sound occurred. The remote control was constantly being used and sometimes we would decide to watch a movie only through the TV speakers to avoid the hassle. With the newer Denon's dynamic EQ and dynamic volume features, we can watch a movie at a lowish (room conversion still possible) volume and hear the dialog much more clearly than before. The bass is all there, along with the treble sparkle and the surround effects seem to be much better at low volume than with the older Denon. I think Audyssey is an absolutely wonderful feature and I can't believe I got it in a receiver that cost me all of $248 (CDN) in a sale the day after Christmas.

 

[tattoo_Dan]

I'm using Onkyo 808. Just had it calibrated by audyssey. After the calibration, the dynamic eq just came on. Want to know how many uses dynamic eq and dynamic volume. A friend of mine told me that dynamic eq and volume tend to suppress the high and low, only leave the mid. Don't know if there is any truth in it.

I have and love my TX-SR876,in my system,I always use dynamic EQ but I never use and don't like dynamic volume,

yes,IMO dynamic volume sounds muffled and compressed and I don't like the way it sounds,

I figure that's what "mute" is for

 

[DS-21]

I'm using Onkyo 808. Just had it calibrated by audyssey. After the calibration, the dynamic eq just came on. Want to know how many uses dynamic eq and dynamic volume. A friend of mine told me that dynamic eq and volume tend to suppress the high and low, only leave the mid. Don't know if there is any truth in it.

Dynamic EQ is a fancy loudness button. It boosts the bass, treble, and surrounds, but does so in a smart manner, and dynamically based on the volume level and signal content. TacT does the same thing as part of its room correction.

Dynamic Volume is a compressor.

It's confusing because Dolby Volume is the same two functions (though obviously using Dolby's math and not Audyssey's) but with one name. Dolby, also confusingly, call the loudness feature "volume modeling" and the compression feature "volume leveling."

When I used Audyssey, I found DynamicEQ sufficiently useful that I bought a Denon 4308ci and sold my Denon 4306. With my current Anthem AVR I always keep the modeling side of Dolby Volume on.

 

[PENG]

Dynamic EQ is a fancy loudness button. It boosts the bass, treble, and surrounds, but does so in a smart manner, and dynamically based on the volume level and signal content. TacT does the same thing as part of its room correction.

The first time I set up my AV7005, I thought I had bought a tube amp and perhaps it wasn't just hearsays about the Marantz was warm BS. Then I quicly realize Dynamic EQ was on by 'Default'. I turned it off and my system revert back to tonal characteristics similar to the 4308 based system, i.e. the so called 'warm' thing was gone. That's just my own subjective perception. I actually would turn it on once in a while and pretend I am back to the good old tube days.

 

[DS-21]

The first time I set up my AV7005, I thought I had bought a tube amp and perhaps it wasn't just hearsays about the Marantz was warm BS. Then I quicly realize Dynamic EQ was on by 'Default'. I turned it off and my system revert back to tonal characteristics similar to the 4308 based system, i.e. the so called 'warm' thing was gone. That's just my own subjective perception. I actually would turn it on once in a while and pretend I am back to the good old tube days.

Yes, more bass can be "warmer" or "fuller" or "lusher." Until it crosses the line to "boomy" or "muffled" at least.

You know you buy a firmware update from Denon to modernize your 4308 with DynamicEQ as well, right? I did so for both my 4308 and 3808. Back then, it was $100 per unit. Might be cheaper now.

 

[asere]

I recently replaced a Denon AVR-1603 with an AVR-1611 that has the Audyssey features. There's a world of difference. My wife used to hate watching movies on the older Denon because she would have to boost the volume to hear quieter dialog parts and then scramble to turn it down when an explosion or other loud sound occurred. The remote control was constantly being used and sometimes we would decide to watch a movie only through the TV speakers to avoid the hassle. With the newer Denon's dynamic EQ and dynamic volume features, we can watch a movie at a lowish (room conversion still possible) volume and hear the dialog much more clearly than before. The bass is all there, along with the treble sparkle and the surround effects seem to be much better at low volume than with the older Denon. I think Audyssey is an absolutely wonderful feature and I can't believe I got it in a receiver that cost me all of $248 (CDN) in a sale the day after Christmas.

I too own the AVR 1611 and I agree with the above quote.

 

[Natrix]

I ran REW to measure the difference in the responses between the Audessey settings just to find out exactly what it does to the signal. I have an Onkyo 809 that has MultEQ XT. The signals were input to my mains and sub and crossed over at 80hz. There are 2 graphs: 10 - 200hz, and 200 - 20,000hz. The red line is no processing, the blue line is Audessey music, the green line is Audessey movie, and the gold line is Audessey movie with Dynamic EQ on. 1/12th smoothing was applied for readability.

I don't find I need to have the Dynamic EQ or the Dynamic Volume on, and usually toggle between the music and movie settings depending on the corresponding input. I have a free-standing home and live by myself, if either of those two things were different I would probably find the Dynamic EQ and the Dynamic Volume settings very useful.