19-May-2021, 18:35
It is perhaps worth mentioning that the idea behind the Focus Fidelity software is to attenuate resonant modes and improve time domain, looking at impulse responses, step response, phase etc in the room. So whilst a given speaker may have issues with not being time aligned or with phase, ultimately the software is correcting for a lot more than that once the influence of the room is taken into account.
As for the sounding "dead" issue, I shall reserve judgement on that one for now, I simply have not had enough listening time to be able to be sure.
One good thing running the convolutions in Roon, it is very easy to switch between convolutions, parametric EQ and uncorrected whist listening. I have some a basic PEQ set up in Roon that I think sounds good and is essentially just correcting the worst of the bass resonance modes. It will be interesting to compare this to running uncorrected and the Focus Fidelity convolutions.
I'll try this when I get some free time and report further.
As a final thought. There are a lot of parameters that you can play with in focus fidelity. The target curve is pretty much fully adjustable, you can limit the amount of correction, both positive and negative, plus many other things. Quite how all of this will work out in my system remains to be seen, but there is quite a lot that can be customised to suit a given system, and personal preference.
For anyone interested in investigating further, the user manual is available on the Focus Fidelity website, well worth a quick look.
As for the sounding "dead" issue, I shall reserve judgement on that one for now, I simply have not had enough listening time to be able to be sure.
One good thing running the convolutions in Roon, it is very easy to switch between convolutions, parametric EQ and uncorrected whist listening. I have some a basic PEQ set up in Roon that I think sounds good and is essentially just correcting the worst of the bass resonance modes. It will be interesting to compare this to running uncorrected and the Focus Fidelity convolutions.
I'll try this when I get some free time and report further.
As a final thought. There are a lot of parameters that you can play with in focus fidelity. The target curve is pretty much fully adjustable, you can limit the amount of correction, both positive and negative, plus many other things. Quite how all of this will work out in my system remains to be seen, but there is quite a lot that can be customised to suit a given system, and personal preference.
For anyone interested in investigating further, the user manual is available on the Focus Fidelity website, well worth a quick look.
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