Stereo integrated amp (or DAC?) with Audyssey Dynamic EQ

[PENG]

Hmm, perhaps I missed something. But I didn't see it on my 3312.

See manual page 101 & 110 (pdf menu shows 104 because it counts the first 3 useless pages). It has the feature.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

See manual page 101 & 110 (pdf menu shows 104 because it counts the first 3 useless pages). It has the feature.

Might have just been one particular input. Or something else like pressing something. I will try again and see. Sometimes when I make manual changes, it somehow adversely affects things.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Anyway..... back to the OP's thinking.

Just use a Denon AVR and bypass the Audyssey room correction (Audyssey Bypass L/R feature) & use Dynamic EQ when listening to 2.1 music.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

See manual page 101 & 110 (pdf menu shows 104 because it counts the first 3 useless pages). It has the feature.

Anyway, I tried everything I could think of. Went to A/V Adjust --> Audyssey Set --> But the only 3 options are 1) Audyssey, 2) Flat, & 3) Off.

On my AVP-A1 & 5308, there are 4 options including Audyssey Bypass L/R.

I'll probably have to reset the 3312 and run auto setup again, but I'll do that another time since it is onerous.

 

[PENG]

Anyway, I tried everything I could think of. Went to A/V Adjust --> Audyssey Set --> But the only 3 options are 1) Audyssey, 2) Flat, & 3) Off.

On my AVP-A1 & 5308, there are 4 options including Audyssey Bypass L/R.

I'll probably have to reset the 3312 and run auto setup again, but I'll do that another time since it is onerous.

Agree, as you stated before, it is possible that after an auto setup you played with it manually and that messed something up that would not clear up. A reset may just fixe that for you.

 

[LB06]

Anyway..... back to the OP's thinking.

Just use a Denon AVR and bypass the Audyssey room correction (Audyssey Bypass L/R feature) & use Dynamic EQ when listening to 2.1 music.

Yeah, it's going to be either that or the DEQ2496. I'm trying to see if I can audition in somewhere close .

Thanks for the helpful responses so far!

 

[ImcLoud]

the deq is something you will have to try at home, there is A LOT to it, you will play with it for months, then the sounds will all melt together and you will try it without it one day and say "what am I doing?" and you will sell it on ebay for $125, lol...

I hear the same thing from everyone, its fun to play with but I prefer it as it is for 2ch listening, just like most people don't play with the tone adjustments on their preamps, they end up just wanting it as it is... Play with placement play with speaker choices and you will get a great sound... when you get the deq don't forget the mic...

 

[panteragstk]

Yeah, it's going to be either that or the DEQ2496. I'm trying to see if I can audition in somewhere close .

Thanks for the helpful responses so far!

I'll tell you that if you get one of those, you better have someone that knows how to set it up show you a few things. Any store that sells pro audio equipment will have those and should have someone that can show you a few things. Trying to EQ for 2ch listening isn't something I would want to mess with unless it was for my subs, and even then I'd let something like REW do it for me. I believe that it works with the DEQ so you could always go that route.

 

[mpitogo2000]

I saw this is an old post and you may have already gone a different direction but there is one I know about, the HarmonKardon 990. This one is an interesting beast stereo integrated amp of good quality with dual sub bass management and room eq. But unfortunately not Audyssey.

I recently went from a Denon 4802R to a Marantz SR7009 mainly for HDMI switching but was pleasantly surprised by Audyssey XT32 MultiEQ. I use it in the family room for HT and TV with an Atmos setup and dual subs. Dynamic EQ on set to reference everything else off. In stereo I listen to 2.1 with L&R bypass. In both cases, I'm loving the sound.

The Denon 4802R was moved to the living room in a 2.1 setup using the pure direct mode (all video and sound processing off). I find the sound to be a bit complicated without the room correction, while the Marantz in 2.1 sounded more precise and clear. This room correcting technology is not just AVR hubbub, check out the Legacy Audio Aeries speakers. These are high end speaksers with its own room correcting DSP.

Rooms will hardly be perfect and matching speakers and placement will rarely be optimal so in some ways it's helping to get that flat response we all want.