Don't like the DSP function. Wait, what?

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@AndersVinberg

In my view, the things that affect sound quality are, in order of importance, 1) the room, 2) the speakers, 3) having electronics that meet a minimum bar of adequacy (e.g. amps with enough power), and 4) all the details that the corksniffers enjoy debating […]. I’m not saying the corksniffing tweaks are not real, im just saying they are vastly, fantastically unimportant compared to the room and speakers.

Unfortunately, the cost also follows that list. And there are non-cost impediments to room modification, I don’t want to sit isolated in a separate room to listen to music. I enjoy my music in a room with a view of the lake and the mountains, and art on the walls, and furniture I like.

Hi Anders,

I really envy you for the stunningly beautiful view you can enjoy every time you listen to music in your own four walls (you posted some absolutely amazing photos in the “Showing [off] your Roon equipment” thread!). However, from my own personal experience I can tell you that having a dedicated listening room doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to spend lots of time there all by yourself. On the contrary, when my wife and I decided to hire a team of acoustical engineers to design and build our acoustically optimized sound room, we did that because we wanted to enjoy the music we love together and to spend quality time together. We both agree the whole project was definitely worth the money. We simply love the acoustics in this room and our kids do, too. As musicians and music teachers, we never get tired of telling people they should go to live concerts as often as possible. Live music is the real thing! But we can’t go out every night, can we?