Room correction system

[abt]

Has anyone ever used one of these kind of room correction systems?

http://www.krksys.com/product_ergo.php
http://www.ikmultimedia.com/arc/features/

There is an great review of the KRK in this months recording magazine. Looks good, I don't like that it's a monitor controller as well, I've already got one of those. I don't like that the IK is a plugin.

 

[Wolfeman]

Haven't used room correction in my home, but it works a wonder in my truck audio system where it's hard to treat the area.

I'd do as much room treatment as you can before going that route, then maybe give it a shot to fix what your physical treatment can't.

 

[abt]

Haven't used room correction in my home, but it works a wonder in my truck audio system where it's hard to treat the area.

My friend had this. His had a little wireless mic that you stick on the roof above you head.

I'd do as much room treatment as you can before going that route, then maybe give it a shot to fix what your physical treatment can't.

I've done a fair bit of room treatment but from reading the reviews on the KRK they're claiming significant improvements even in pro studio environs.

 

[Wolfeman]

I'll have to look into the KRK one. Do you know if it just takes the correction from one position? I know the very nice room correction makes you take measurements from a few different positions, then finds a good average correction factor. Others just take it from the listeners position once, so any movement in your head away from that position may yield worse results than you had to begin with. I have an old Behringer digital EQ collecting dust that has some form of room calibration. I never thought to try it out since it is Behringer. But I may give it a shot and see how it does.

 

[Wolfeman]

Wow it is also a monitor controller? I may have to grab one of those KRK setups...

Edit- And I just read, it does both single position and room average, so it's got goth types of calibration on it.

 

[abt]

Wow it is also a monitor controller? I may have to grab one of those KRK setups...

Edit- And I just read, it does both single position and room average, so it's got goth types of calibration on it.

I don't like that it's a monitor controller because I've already got one.
zzounds is doing a bundle, looks like pretty good value:
http://www.zzounds.com/item--KRKERGO

 

[Joematthews]

These things shouldn't be advertised as room correctection, more "room polish". They don't work because you can't break physics with EQ, and a standing wave is still a standing wave with lots of nodes and antinodes despite its amplitude.

Basically, if you have a couple of hundered bucks to spare on those systems, go to a DIY shop, get some rigid fibreglass and get out your sewing machine.

Joe