06-Dec-2014, 18:00
Hello Kari,
I have tried Dirac and found it generally "a good thing", at least in my room and with my system. However I don't think it's true to say that it does what SAM does, except fairly superficially. The point about SAM is that it's based on a detailed analysis of the loudspeaker's transfer function; that enables it to do things that a traditional room-correction approach can't do. One of those is ensuring that the speaker is always driven within safe limits.
Another, perhaps obvious, point is that because SAM is implemented in the amplifier itself, it's far more convenient than Dirac (that is, it works on all sources, not just computer-based ones).
Equally it's probably true to say that Dirac does things that SAM doesn't/can't.
Ian
I have tried Dirac and found it generally "a good thing", at least in my room and with my system. However I don't think it's true to say that it does what SAM does, except fairly superficially. The point about SAM is that it's based on a detailed analysis of the loudspeaker's transfer function; that enables it to do things that a traditional room-correction approach can't do. One of those is ensuring that the speaker is always driven within safe limits.
Another, perhaps obvious, point is that because SAM is implemented in the amplifier itself, it's far more convenient than Dirac (that is, it works on all sources, not just computer-based ones).
Equally it's probably true to say that Dirac does things that SAM doesn't/can't.
Ian
Roon (Mac Mini), Wilson Benesch Full Circle, Expert 1000 Pro CI, Kaiser Chiara
Warwickshire, UK
