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If you are on Apple, the Housecurve IOS app would accept the UMIK with calibration files, only an adapter from Lightning to USB-C would be needed..

Tested , UMIK1 - does work with my WIIM Pro , app vers 2.117.240926, Android 14, Xiaomi 13 T pro, as such the WIIM pro does offer 10 PEQ per channel for the audio signal path, attached to both the Line out an the digital outs. The wiim pro is a digital streaming device that can be had around 150 USD/Euro during Black Friday sales. MSRP 179 Euro

i just learned today, that you could use the UMIK (I think its the one with USB-C) with your android phone (perhaps also with adapter on the Apple-sided world of phones) and the WIIM software with their rudimental room correction 10 band PEQ for each channale, afaik, the software is availble for WIIM devices starting with the WIIM Pro (WIIM Pro Plus, WIIM Ultra, WIIM AMP). Not sure if even the WIIM mini would do that. I may test that later this week ... Thus, there are affordable way doing measured measures that could be executed either manually or automated with some modern tech. Grandma may agree (or not .... ) ;-)

Housecurve for IOS

But I am using Umik and Audiolense on Windows for RC

Just try to verify your impressions with a mobil phone app, for a starter.

I use the minDSP Umik Usb, no idea about the Behringer. But sure @Krass will give you a good offer 😉

To me it looks a lot like you are fighting room nodes that enhance the bass, is that a correct observation ? I am asking because, many people have nodes that are rather nullifying the bass resonse at specific frequences I would think that for your LP, you should toe in the spekaers between 10 and 30 degree - as a starter And don't forget to measure the differences, for which you feel the need to compensate. - Test your levels close to the speaker (same difference should have the same result, for a testtone) and then on your listening position. - You may get a deviation which will define your task / strategy - there are a couple of free online tools available but you could ask as well, usually for free, a professional company and see which solution their AI machine would propse to your specific problem (like: https://www.gikacoustics.com/room-acoustics-visualizer/) - when you have at most octaves close levels at left and right, you may get the desired result. - Please have in mind, if your left channel has some deviation already when you measure it closely, you need to work first that route to level match your speaker - making sure that you are not chasing a technical problem with room treatment. - Next step will be the room measurments (I would think mainly listening position) and than define a strategy against the felt/measured deviation from optimum. - Even then, i may assume, it seems possible that your biological / cerebral state may make you feel that it still sounds different, because you anyway might have a visual difference to maintain. With measurements you may have at least a peace of mind ;-)

Afaik and recall your set up, you may suffer from having unbalanced first reflections when sitting on the main listening position. Did you measure how much you loose compared to the right side ? I think you could do that with your phone for each channel. In order to achieve a rather symmetrical environment, the first step imho would be to absorb / diffuse your reflections on the wall to the right and to reflect/diffuse more on the left (non existing wall), for example with a wooden diffusor (to be tested). Perhaps have some diffusion behind the listening position, as well. And yes, the measurement will help you to believe what you hear ;-)

It' all about Bi-Bi-amping 😉

Could be: At mid-year some readers are still consuming this overwhelming review Agree that this review kind of exhausting and gives a lot of micro details about his way of thinking/analyzing - obviously he has the space, spirit and time for not economizing everything. Kind of 6 moons ... Some readers may find rewards in that. Other reviews may offer rewards to manufacturers.

Here's a recent DAC review, where the reviewer compares - with quite a decent effort - the device under review with Chord DAVE and ROCKNA Wavedream Signature. https://soundnews.net/reviews/sources/dacs/gustard-x30-dac-review-the-quintessential-delta-sigma-dac/ Just an illusion? Is his attempt to anticipate differences, boundaries and common denominator just doomed to fail?

@Nicoalix Wonderful environment and excellent advice of Team Audiophile Style ! Would you consider to sacrifice the view for better sound ? You could arrange your couch/sitting arrangement int the open space and to the left wall (seen from the open) and have your system with the TV at the opposite wall (would there be reflections on the TV ?). There may be security concerns to be adressed. The advanatage would be no reflections from the wall behind your ears and you may get some proper sound as well at the dining table.. You may still have the need to compensate for the missing wall at the right from your sitting position. There might be a couple of valid reasons not even to try it, but I love to offer different views at times ... ;-) cheers, Tom

I understood it that way, that in pure DAC mode a standard filter is set. Therefore light signals have no effect, as no filter is changed. I could be wrong, though. 😉

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