Room correction

[petrik]

I now use the guide by Magnus on the Roon forum for using real time averaged measurements in REW. It does a surprisingly good good with the amplitude stuff (phase is ignored but can be added with a secondary process if you're that way inclined - amplitude is good enough for me).

I don't think any human would like a flat house curve - that would sound really bright. Simple downward sloping is good (like Dirac default), or use B&K curve, or even the REW default. I hover between REW default and B&K and sometimes add back in extra bass, although for overall 'it works on most things' setup nothing added works best for me. The bass can sound a bit lean after Correction so if you want the party it might need some added back in. I think one of the biggest benefits is both speakers balanced independently as best as possible,  which really helps in a compromised space like mine. Plus you can tweak endlessly....

REWs convolution filters are essentially parametric EQ with the Magnus method - but it's easier to implement in Roon.

I never really find the corrected sterile - it's always better, but small changes to the house curve can have quite dramatic differences and it is hard to find the one you want. But I'm far happier with the result than without. I was going to buy Acourate but I'll just stick with the REW solution for now.

I'll use the Devialet system when the new streamerboard comes out. Oh no, wait.... my mistake.

Yeah, Magnus's guide is pretty awesome. I have tried it couple times and got nice results with it.

Finding an optimal house curve takes some time. I have tried dozens of different house curves. As you said, even small changes in the house curve have significant differences in sound. Some house curve might sound impressive at first but later on you might find it causing listening fatigue. I am currently using slightly tweaked Olive/Toole house curve and it sounds nice. Soon I'll compare it with B&K house curve and the one that was recommended by Mitch Barnett (flat to 1 khz and -6db at 20 khz). All these house curves are all similar in shape, so it's probably just a matter of personal preferences which one is the best.