How to Optimize You Home Theater Audio with Audyssey One Evo
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- 🔊 Ready to take your home theater audio to the next level? In this video, we dive into the powerful Audyssey One Evo script and show you step-by-step how to optimize your sound system for the ultimate home theater listening experience.
🎥 In This Video:
Introduction to Audyssey One Evo
Benefits of using Audyssey One Evo for audio calibration
Step-by-step setup guide
🔧 Tools & Equipment:
AV Receiver (Marantz/Denon)
Microphone for calibration
Audyssey MultEq Editor App
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A tip for measuring: please do not place the microphone on a cushion, as this distorts or absorbs too many frequencies. Please use a tripod... for example a foto tripod, they already have the right screw on top for mounting the mic. these are available at ama*on from €10. Incidentally, I have been a very, very satisfied user of Audyssey Evo since day one. This achieves the same sound fidelity as the expensive Trinnov preamps. Enjoy listening! Best wishes from the Austrian Alps, Simon
Thank you! I appreciate the feedback. Will do. I’m really enjoying movies on my system. So clear and spacious sound.
@@KevisFilms Clear and spacious 👍🏼😃 I've never thought that my setup can sound that good!
If you go a microphone boom mic stand, some screw adapter's from Amazon its even better...
This is a very good video. You should note that iPhone/mac users do not need to email the ady file, it is much simpler to airdrop the file. This works for both sending the files from the phone to computer and back.
@@rafacq thank you for watching and for the feedback!
Nice to see this getting more traction! There's a very active forum, fb group as well as FAQ for common questions that come up. Would be great to have those in the description!
Great feedback. I will edit this weekend and add. Thank you for watching!
Thanks for this guide, Kevis. Big help! Keep up the good work with the content
Thank you! Glad I could help!
Another version of this video with just the steps without an explanation and whatnot would be great. U can just advise ppl to watch this one first to get context for everything that follows in the next video
I appreciate the feedback. Thank you.
Good video. I’ll try your method of measuring each position twice. Good idea 👍
Thank you for watching!
Thanks! Comment to support. What’s your experience with the different target curves? Looks like “MJ” is the current one now??
Thank you! I’m on the MJ script. I’ve tried most curves and ended up with Harman 6db. Anything below that just did not have enough punch for me. Thank you for watching!
Great video! Thanks for the step by step guide to downloading and running the script.
Glad it was helpful!
@@KevisFilmsI gave you credit in my video and posted a link to your video in the description of the video. A1 Evo: Transform your home theater audio experience! #hometheater
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@@KevisFilmsI gave you credit on my video and posted a link to your video in the description of my video. Thanks again! A1 Evo: Transform your home theater audio experience! #hometheater
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@@magnoliamo thank you! I just subscribed to your channel! Looking forward to checking out your videos!
@@KevisFilms thank you!
Pretty impressed with my A1 Evo results. It's a lot LESS bass, however at the same time, the bass is far clearer and more transparent, being fully integrated into my system. I might run some sweeps just to measure my response now.
I really love my sound after Evo. I use the Harman 6db curve. It has/feels like more output for my taste.
Its not less bass, you now have eliminated the most of your room modes...
enjoy :)
@@vortexor1 yes this is what I assumed. My UMIK mic suggests that all the frequencies down to like, 8Hz are all audible and follow the Evo curve almost perfectly. I will say that the bass is very clean now, almost like a 'dry' sound if that makes sense. I have recently added 2 x 18" sealed Power Sound Audio subs to my rear wall and those are just amazing things for their size. I watched the movie 'Watchers' a few days ago and the bass in that was phenomenal. Highly recommend to give your system a test.
Hi, should you level match your speakers once complete or leave settings as is
@@eman-Eagles I would leave all settings out of A1 EVO as is.
good video...thank you....just need some clarification about the mic positions....how many positions are you using since you are taking 2 measurements per location?
Thank you! I’m using 4 mic positions. Center main listening position, 10” to the right and left, and 10” in front of the main listening position. Let me know if this helps.
@@KevisFilms Hello , why just 4 position and not 8 position 🤔
@@mauriciob8260 that’s a great question! Being that I’m keeping my sampling bubble pretty small, I did not see a need to keep moving the mic. The frequency response from the positions that I use are very similar overall (reviewing in REW once extracted) Maybe at a later date I may try 8 different positions within my same bubble and compare.
@@mauriciob8260 A1 Evo is optimized for use the first 3 positions as far as i know.
Middle of your head left ear and right ear, is where the mic must be placed for best results.
I use A1 Evo v3 it sounds great indeed, with the use of Fir filters there are no phase shifts in the sound and the system sounds like high end headphones or electrostatic speakers.
I have my mic mounted in a tripod, not on a pillow. Since I am the main listener, I do 3 measurements, center, left and right, about 6” apart. I am pleased with the results.
If Audyssey lists speakers as large, do we still plug that into the a1evo script or do we change it to small?
Leave the audyssey calibration as is. EVO will take care of the rest.
Hello. Great video and insight you have provided. This is my first time using REW and now A1 EVO. I'm using macOS. After I dropped all of my calibration files into REW, I get the following multiple messages: No Free Positions | There are no free positions for the "SLA#.txt" measurement, "C#" in tab # will be deleted if you continue. That measurement has NOT been saved. If you Cancel the measurement will be kept. Save It | Delete It | cancel (End of popup window message) Now I think this is because I skipped the last (3) Audessy measurements because my room is small. What option should I take here?
I’ve not come across this on my end. Let me see if I can dig into this and get back to you.
Disregard this one, I uploaded the wrong Audessy file. Uploaded the right one and all went well
Great!!
what do you need to do if you already have a minidsp feeding the signal to your subwoofers?
I removed my minidsp. AVR out to each subwoofer, then use directional bass for room measurements. From there I let EVO do the work. It does a great job adjusting and making both subs work well together (assuming they are place properly).
Buddy why measurements are Only until 250hz and not for all the speaker until 20000khz why this happening and how im gonna do it to measure all the speaker???
People smarter than me advise to limit equalizing anything about 250hz. The room interactions make it unlikely that you can achieve any meaningful result over 250 Hz. I’m very pleased with sound in my theater with A1 Evo - has not sound this good before.
@@KevisFilms so you mean that treble must be flat as is without calibration without target curve without nothing??? 🙄 I try evo 1 but i brought the tone from my avr -3 db down to treble and the grapf in rew in middle treble its not flat in treble special has a plus 3 db curve in 1 khz Up to 7 8 khz so i think you understand that this section needs fixing but evo 1 dont make it but its ok
Hello, work that with a 5.0 system and a stock microphone from Denon x2500h?
You will need a subwoofer. Thank you for watching.
Great video , I tried A1 with my AV10 and compared against my Dirac live measurements and there are pretty close , I wish OCA done this before , I could have saved some money . Quick question with directional mode how many subs do you have ? Did you notice any difference with standard mode with regards to total bass output/overall how system sounded after running A1.
in my case I prefer the directional mode on my Denon 3800X I have 4 subs that are place in every for corner of my media room and compare it with standard bass the directional mode sound way better , bass is more punchy , voice are crisp and detail and the immersion of the surround is more vivid . The standard mode with Evo 1 scrip sound very good also but I prefer the sound more crystal with plenty of bass
I agree with @mauriciob8260 with the results. Also, I went back to REW and studied the frequency response of A1 and EVO and they were overall similar. EVO had better summation (not by much) around the 60-70 ish hz region which usually is a problem area (nulls) in my space. I used the latest EVO target curve which was also more aggressive in the low end than the Floyd Toole curve from A1.
@@mauriciob8260 I have four subs connected to my AV10 using minidsp 2x4 hd. I'm planning to get rid of minidsp and just connect my subs directly to my AV10 as it already has 4 independent sub outs but I'm not sure how A1 would time align them .
OCAs script calculates best delays for multiple subs and then converts back to Standard bass mode where all subs get same signal, which is best for bass response across multiple seats. The reason for measuring in Directional mode is to get the measurements for each sub so that they can be time aligned for best response as a combined unit. BTW time aligned doesn't mean that they are phase aligned at all - not for sub frequencies.
What is the order. First calibrate and then use the audyssey app and then load the evo to the avr?
@@arielrodriguez6980 audyssey app calibration, export to computer to run EVO, EVO will generate new file for you to use, you will export from your computer to your phone and then import to your app. From your app you will be able to send to your AVR. 👍🏼
@@KevisFilms I see. I've used XT32 but never with the app. Having said this, do I calibrate the avr with the app initially with the mic or no app? I may get the x4800 model.
@@arielrodriguez6980 once you download the app, it would force you to recalibrate via the app. It will ask you to plug in the mic and run you through the prompts. Let me know if this helps.
Have you compared One Evo to Dirac Live?
@@arielrodriguez6980 I have not. You can probably get good comparisons from the Facebook group from users that have access to both softwares.
Should we turn off midrange compensation in the multieq app after running the a1 evo script?
Once you upload your new file from Evo into the app, the midrange compensation will be automatically turned off. Is your showing the midrange turned on?
@@KevisFilms you're correct, midrange is off. i've seen in other vids that you want to adjust filter frequency range from 0-300 for speakers and then turn it off completely for the sub. right now my sub is set to 0-250hz, and speakers are from 0-20000hz. Leave these alone?
@@omark1781 I would leave the imported settings from EVO as they are. Enjoy the sound from there.
@@KevisFilms Loaded it up and it sounds really good. Dialogue seems crisper. One thing I noticed was that the crossovers were a little off. 60 hz for center, and 80 hz seems low given I have 4 beefy subs.
Mine are pretty similar. Are you using the latest and greatest EVO? The script determines best crossover based on in-room response. Glad it sounds well!
Do you go back and make some small adjustments? Speaker level match. Also, do you change your crossover frequencies if set incorrectly? I have been seeing all the stuff OCA is doing it's all the updates that come out in such a short amount of time that has me wondering how good is this method.
I will adjust any speaker that the script tells me to crossover below the speaker’s capabilities (I changed my rear Atmos from 40hz to 80hz). Also, I may bump up my center channel a db or two. I believe he said that he is pretty much done and really could not improve the script any more than it is now. We shall see.
@@KevisFilms I will be trying it out this weekend and saving myself days on days trying to figure my calibration out. After A1 Evo have you measured your setup at reference 0db on your avr? I m just curious. I will do that just because I have to know.
I have not measured at 0 on my AVR. I might try as well. Let me know what you find out with measurements after you run the script. Good luck!
Is it ok to change my speaker crossover settings after applying the Rew Optimization update?
Yes. I changed the crossover for my rear top speakers. It still sounds great! What is the script telling you to set them at? What are you trying to set them to?
A1 EVO set them too:
10:32:51 PM [INFORMATION] Speaker C: 90Hz
10:32:51 PM [INFORMATION] Speaker FL: 60Hz
10:32:51 PM [INFORMATION] Speaker FR: 60Hz
10:32:51 PM [INFORMATION] Speaker SLA: 90Hz
10:32:51 PM [INFORMATION] Speaker SRA: 90Hz
10:32:51 PM [INFORMATION] Speaker TFL: 80Hz
10:32:51 PM [INFORMATION] Speaker TFR: 80Hz
10:32:51 PM [INFORMATION] Speaker TRL: 90Hz
10:32:51 PM [INFORMATION] Speaker TRR: 90Hz
My speakers are the following below. I was told they should be around 10-15hz more than what the specs start off with
Klipsch CDT 3650 C* II- 63Hz-23KHz
Klipsch RP-504 C** II - 50-25kHz
Klipsch R-5502 W II - 46Hz-20KHz
Klipsch R-5650 S II - 60Hz-23KHz
Klipsch RP-1000 SW - 19Hz-131Hz
Take a look at your final frequency response in REW (after script finishes) and see where they (each speaker) starts to drop off as they cross over the subwoofer frequency.
@@KevisFilms They look a little off. I think its because I may have the Subwoofer Target settings wrong in REW for my Klipsch RP-1000 subwoofer type. What should these settings be set too? I went with the default as you indicated in your video and I think this need adjusting to match my sub specs of 19Hz-131Hz
Target type: Subwoofer
Bass management cutoff (HZ): 250
Bass management slope: 12db / oct
LF Cutoff (Hz): 12
LF Slope: 24 db / oct
also in rew under eq tab, the bass management cutoff is defaulted to 80hz and lF cutoff is 10hz. i noticed OCA left it there, but you have it at 250 and 12, respectively. Does it matter?
I’ll have to check my settings. Pretty sure those were my defaults. Will let you know
After running the script, does it put the recommended crossovers into the created .ady file that you transfer/upload to the AVR, or do have to add them manually?
It will do it atomically :-)
@@KevisFilmsit doesn’t, depends, didn’t work on my 7706, had to add this manually. Better check twice
@@tiree2231 I will double check on my end as well, but so far I have not come across that issue.
For whatever reason, REW won't allow me to load more than SLA5 for measurement files. I drag all my files over and drop them onto the UI, it begins loading them, then it gives me a "No free positions" prompt and says I can either save them and lose C0, delete it, or cancel and not load all the files from that point on (e.g. SLA6 and beyond). How do I get it to allow loading all of my measurement files? What am I doing wrong?
Are you using the latest REW beta? Can uninstall and reinstall REW and try again? I’ll see if I can search on my end.
@@KevisFilms I tried installing a different version (no dice). Then reinstalled the latest beta (same). I guess I’ll try full uninstall > reinstall > reboot and see how it goes.
@@KevisFilms Finally figured it out after watching OCA's A1 EVO video. I missed the part where I needed to change the max number of measurements from 30 to 300. So it was limiting how many I could paste in. Thanks for the help!
@@dmccoyny awesome!!
doesnt work on sony recievers
It would need to be an audyssey capable receiver like a Denon or Marantz. I believe Sony had their own proprietary calibration software.
it don´t works without a subwoofer
Correct 👍🏼