Adjusting Bass Tones for Cambridge CXN100 in Roon (ref#YJH65N)

[r.bellaart3]

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Describe the issue

I have a Cambridge cxn100
Is it possible to reduce the boomy bass tones of my speakers with Roon?

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I have a Cambridge cxn100
Is it possible to reduce the boomy bass tones of my speakers with Roon?

[Suedkiez (Just a fellow user like you)]

@r.bellaart3

Is it possible to reduce the boomy bass tones of my speakers with Roon?

Yes, using Roon’s sound processing features, called MUSE. You can either make manual adjustments with an equalizer or you can measure the room and create a custom convolution filter. MUSE is described starting here:

MUSE - Precision Audio Control: Accessing the MUSE suite

With an iPhone or iPad, you can get easily started with measuring and a convolution filter with the fabulous HouseCurve app:

Room correction using your iPhone and HouseCurve

I would like to share an app note on room correction for Roon using HouseCurve, an audio analysis app for your iPhone/iPad. Full disclosure, I’m the author of HouseCurve. I wrote this app note a few months ago and it has been getting a lot of interest. I’m sharing it here on the Roon community forum so I can answer questions for Roon users. One of the most common questions is about the quality of iPhone microphones. The sort answer is “actually, pretty good, especially when you don’t have…

There are also other software options, of course. A forum search for room correction will find many existing discussions:

https://community.roonlabs.com/search?q=room%20correction

[r.bellaart3]

Good day,

Thank you for your quick response.
I’m not that technical, but what do I need to do all this?

[Suedkiez (Just a fellow user like you)]

For manual equalizer adjustments in Roon’s MUSE, all you need are your ears and some time to play around (and Roon).

I’m partial to not guessing and just measuring instead. There are many possibilities with a measurement microphone (costs about $100 or about half of that if used) and various types of software from free and more work (like REW) to various more expensive and fancier options.

However, the HouseCurve app (see the thread I linked) makes it cheap and simple, and it gets you a large part of the way. All you need is an iPhone or iPad (borrowed if need be, it doesn’t take very long) and the HouseCurve app from the App Store, which costs about $10.

In most approaches with measurements, the software will create a so-called convolution filter (which is essentially a set of WAV files), which you then load into Roon’s MUSE.

[r.bellaart3]

Hello,

Thanks for your quick response, unfortunately it is too difficult for me. I am not at all handy with these kinds of things

[Suedkiez (Just a fellow user like you)]

It’s not really difficult. For the most basic thing, you can try to tame the bass boom with the parametric equalizer in MUSE:

MUSE - Precision Audio Control: Parametric Equalizer

The other stuff is also doable if you read the links. And if you get stuck, fellow forum users will be happy to answer questions

[r.bellaart3]

thanks for your response. Could you please tell me step by step what I need to do?
greetings ronald

[Joachim_Herbert]

1.) Get an iPhone/iPad
2.) Get HouseCurve
3.) Read the instructions
4.) Take a Measurement
4.) Make basic adjustments via MUSE
5.) Consider if the results are worth while spending more of your time
6.) Take more measurements, refine adjustments

You will be all set in less than an hour.