Any room correction device compatible with the 976

Posted by: jmeno

Any room correction device compatible with the 976 - 09/01/20 11:33 AM

I'm wondering if there is any type of room correction that can be used with the 976. I've talked to people who have this on their receiver they say it makes a big difference.
Posted by: butchgo

Re: Any room correction device compatible with the 976 - 09/02/20 10:07 AM

I am just starting to experiment with REW and a UMIK-1 USB microphone that should be able to show if EQ is needed for each speaker.
I'll let you know how it goes.
Posted by: jmeno

Re: Any room correction device compatible with the 976 - 09/04/20 07:14 AM

@Butchgo Good to hear! I would like to give something like that a whirl.
Posted by: butchgo

Re: Any room correction device compatible with the 976 - 09/04/20 11:38 AM

Well I got everything working and believe it or not I think overall everything looks real good.
All I did is run the auto setup with the microphone supplied by Outlaw with the 976 and I have not touched any of the settings.
There are some things I need to fine tune which I will start to mess with later.
REW is a great program and it can really analyze you system way beyond what I am capable of doing and it's free!
You need to go to AV Nirvana and sign up then you can download the program and there are some great tutorials on setting your computer up to run all of the tests.
This is the best one that I found - https://www.dropbox.com/s/zdhq72a1puyyxpr/REW%20101%20HTS%20Current%20Version.pdf?dl=0
You will have to join Dropbox to download it but it worked for me.
Just a little advice be sure you have a couple of hours of uninterrupted time to go though each step but it's worth it.
Posted by: jmeno

Re: Any room correction device compatible with the 976 - 09/04/20 01:21 PM

Wow! That is amazing! I used the outlaw mic for the simple setup and was impressed by that alone! I never did anything like that with the 990. I remember buying some type of mic and doing some type of adjustments with an old audio program that used a DVD. I will have to educated myself and find some time to play with the REW. I just ordered the spears and munsil UHD video calibration disc for my new Epson 6050. Being as I just dropped a ton of $ on my home theater I want it to perform as good as it can. smile
Posted by: butchgo

Re: Any room correction device compatible with the 976 - 09/05/20 09:19 AM

For sure.
I want my theater to sound the best it can and sometimes it the little things that can make the difference between really good and great.
Posted by: Tom M

Re: Any room correction device compatible with the 976 - 10/14/20 02:25 PM

I'm new to the forum, just got a 976 and 7000x to replace an 11 year old Denon. My question is with REW does it tell you how to set the PEQ for each speaker.
Posted by: butchgo

Re: Any room correction device compatible with the 976 - 10/14/20 09:33 PM

I am still learning but I think REW can set an EQ for each speaker that you can then download into the 976 but I haven't figured it all out yet.
Posted by: arbitrageur

Re: Any room correction device compatible with the 976 - 10/15/20 09:31 AM

You can definitely take measurements using REW (with the right microphone) and use them to compute a PEQ setting specific to the options available for the 976 for each channel. You then enter the settings through the OSD.

The learning curve and time for this process is substantial but I found it really taught me a lot about my room. In the end I was dissapointed with what I could achieve with EQ and instead I shifted attention to speaker/listener placement and acoustic treatments (bass traps, diffusors).
Posted by: butchgo

Re: Any room correction device compatible with the 976 - 10/16/20 10:58 AM

I am using the UMIK-1 that I bought from Mini DSP for $75.00.
Posted by: Tom M

Re: Any room correction device compatible with the 976 - 10/28/20 04:09 PM

I downloaded REW and ordered the UMIK-1. Watched a few videos and read a bit. Will give it a shot and report back.
Posted by: Tom M

Re: Any room correction device compatible with the 976 - 10/29/20 09:23 AM

This is the best video I have found to use REW. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev1bSSL8tRA
Posted by: butchgo

Re: Any room correction device compatible with the 976 - 10/29/20 10:46 AM

Try this video.
It really goes into detail how to set your processor up so you can actually do each channel individually.
You will have to join Dropbox but that's no big deal.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zdhq72a1puyyxpr/REW%20101%20HTS%20Current%20Version.pdf?dl=0
Posted by: Tom M

Re: Any room correction device compatible with the 976 - 10/30/20 08:32 AM

I went to Dropbox and checked out the guide it is more geared towards window users. I live in a Mac world. My MiniDSP came yesterday, very nice piece of equipment. Between the video I posted, REW for Dummies part 1, using REW with a Mac (AVS Forum) and the REW guides at the MiniDSP site I feel I'm ready to measure. I'm not quite sure how to upload the filters to the 976 but have no problem entering them manually. I am more of a music guy than home theatre and my external DAC runs through the 7.1 analog inputs. so I will apply the same filters to the DSP engine in Roon. All I need now is the time to measure!
Posted by: butchgo

Re: Any room correction device compatible with the 976 - 10/30/20 10:54 AM

Let us know how everything progresses....
Posted by: Tom M

Re: Any room correction device compatible with the 976 - 10/31/20 08:29 AM

I got everything up and running yesterday. I did 5 sets of measurements for both my mains and created an average curve. I ran the EQ module with a targeted flat response. The targeted curve looked very good, really Flat. I entered the EQ settings into the Roon DSP engine and the results were very boring. I went back to my 4 EQ points I had set by ear in Roon. I would post some of my curves but I can't figure out how to import my screen grabs. I am also looking into the Harman Curve as a target to EQ to. But I can report back that I entered my 4 EQ points into the 976 for the Rt and Lt fronts. Then using my Mac as a Roon endpoint sent a digital signal via HDMI to the 976. Really liked the built in DACs. So I ordered a Sonore UltraDigital and LPS to send SPDIF via coax to the 976 from my
UltraRendu. After reading over this post, I realize I am a nerd.