24-Dec-2016, 00:52
(This post was last modified: 24-Dec-2016, 11:06 by Hifi_swlon.)
Have experimented loads with SAM ON/off since I got the D, and am always hot and cold.
With a bit of back and forwards on the Pro, I've finally disabled it properly. I've already got more bass than my room can handle and am using a bit of EQ to fix. I'm also using an EQ to get a more B&K curve type in-room response.
With SAM on (even at 0%) the soundstage always seems smaller and I've always thought things just seem a bit 'softer' and slightly off, so I'm not fully convinced on the alignment stuff alone. OK, the bass extension does work well, but in my case it's not needed and there's much finer control using room and user preference specific DSP.
I'm sure I'll always pop it on every now and then as it's a feature, and it's hard not to knowing it's there. But for now the amp will turn on without it, and since it needs an SD card write to re-enable it, it will probably stay off and I'll stick with more convenient controls.
Also I've not heard many other SAMed speakers - maybe it varies quite a lot and that's why some love it more than others?
(I voted sometimes, and variable, as that's been the case throughout, even though it's now off 100%)
With a bit of back and forwards on the Pro, I've finally disabled it properly. I've already got more bass than my room can handle and am using a bit of EQ to fix. I'm also using an EQ to get a more B&K curve type in-room response.
With SAM on (even at 0%) the soundstage always seems smaller and I've always thought things just seem a bit 'softer' and slightly off, so I'm not fully convinced on the alignment stuff alone. OK, the bass extension does work well, but in my case it's not needed and there's much finer control using room and user preference specific DSP.
I'm sure I'll always pop it on every now and then as it's a feature, and it's hard not to knowing it's there. But for now the amp will turn on without it, and since it needs an SD card write to re-enable it, it will probably stay off and I'll stick with more convenient controls.
Also I've not heard many other SAMed speakers - maybe it varies quite a lot and that's why some love it more than others?
(I voted sometimes, and variable, as that's been the case throughout, even though it's now off 100%)
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