To Audyssey or not to Audyssey...Your Opinions?

[Hillside Trece]

Originally Posted by Tufelhundin

I use MultEQ-XT via my 1007 and I'm not sure I will get another AVR/PRE without at least XT. I was floored by how things sounded in my room after initial setup. I was coming from an AVR that didn't have any type of calibration other than distance & level.

I was sold the 1st time I used it.

But in my particular setup, I'm restricted to Audyssey's 2EQ system, which is really as basic as it comes -- I am surprised that you weren't able to achieve anything memorable with "just" your distance and level adjustments on your prior AVR...

Can you give me an idea of why you felt "floored" upon initial setup? What were you hearing? Did you let your 1007 do full automatic setup?

Per the engineer comment and keeping the EQ off for a more neutral sound, I can go with that, as long as room was treated properly, for that is what Audyssey helps with. Right? Correct me anyone if I'm wrong here.

I had apologized to HAMP because of that statement -- it was too generalized in terms of referring to engineers and what they possibly "thought" the soundtrack should come across like. However, indeed I believe a system seems more "neutral" and kind of "the way it should sound" without EQ applied.