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Old 24th August 2007   #17
Ethan Winer
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Originally Posted by dacart View Post
regardless of the naysayers the RMC DOES work.
I'm sure I came off as a "naysayer," but hopefully I was able to make clear what RMC can and cannot do. If the ads stated, "Our RMC helps a little, but you still need bass traps if you expect accurate monitoring" I'd have no complaints. But they don't say that. Rather, they claim to "correct the problems in all rooms" or something close to that. (Sorry, I don't have one of their ads handy.)

See this for more on what DSP can and cannot do:

RealTraps - Audyssey Room EQ

Again, I agree that EQ can help somewhat if it's applied carefully and in moderation, and not used above maybe 80 Hz. Above the low-bass range EQ always does more harm than good. At least in domestic size rooms.

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