Have you wondered if you should get a MiniDSP or what exactly it can do for you? Here's the answer! Maybe! It depends on exactly what you already have, if there will be any benefit to the sound. But no matter what it does save a ton of time, and is much more flexible for solving just about any setup problems. This shows you step by step how to use it in your existing system but not the nitty gritty setup and software details. Equipment Used: iPhone X Shure MV88+ Mic: amzn.to/2PUyPIK Polk Audio LSiM707 Speakers: amzn.to/2NQxTCg Polk Audio R50 Speakers: amzn.to/2E1XfJ4 Yamaha RX-V2085 Receiver: amzn.to/2JUfWBE Monolith 3x200 watt Amplifier: amzn.to/2NQty2d Monolith Interconnects: amzn.to/2Np0qA3 Custom Speaker Wires: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j9uofpB5tq3am30.html Various Acoustimac & GIK Acoustics absorption and diffusion panels: amzn.to/2JUOjby Synology 1019+ NAS: amzn.to/31h10mY Seagate IronWolf Drives: amzn.to/32jV6D4 Recorded in Pure Direct, straight to and from camera. Source, Amazon Music HD over Airplay at CD Quality. KZfaq does not support more. Sound Demo videos are not monetized by me, all proceeds go direct to the respective copyright holders. How To Place Speakers: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/odCJh6qHlbKxk6c.html Polk LSiM707 Unboxing: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p5iida6e1Mm9goE.html Polk LSiM706 Unboxing: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gM-Cktyr2c3IfWw.html Polk LSiM702 Unboxing: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eMVhY5Z4u761hqM.html Polk LSiM707 Review: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/idV6f9x8yrDRqWg.html Monolith 3x200 Amplifier Review: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZpObaZpy2d-5j30.html Streaming Services Comparison: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ouCDndBoq9m7koE.html As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

This is by far away the best explanation of using DSP for someone with no experience

If this guy is a college professor, his class will always be full. Thank you for taking the time to explain everything so detail hence making it so easy.

Dude, you definitely make this stuff way easier to understand. Back in October I talked the wife into getting a better soundbar, ended up with a 5.1 book shelf system. I'm now looking forward to 5.2.4

You have a real talent for explaining a topic in an easy-to-understand manner. I really did not understand how to use DSP to enhance sound quality, until I found ur video.

I'm really glad you decided to make a video on this. This will definitely help out a lot of people. Great work!

I have been following all you bass management videos. It helped me a lot. I have SVS subs with eq and I got a mini DSP after watching your video. Now I enjoy a sound that I really like. Thanks for the inspiration and sharing.

Haha, taking all these measurements are addicting, as soon as I got mine pretty close, I also used a tone generator to find out which frequency made my wall hung TV rattle, then cut that frequency enough so it doesn’t do it anymore unless it’s really cranked up. Great job with this tutorial.

In REW Filter Task settings, set the Individual Boost & Overall Max Boost to zero to ensure no boost is applied. You have them both set to max (12 & 18). That could blow up any subwoofer easily if your not paying real close attention to your Auto EQ. Loving these videos and keep up the great content!

I have watched several of these videos, and my conclusion is that I have nowhere near enough patience to follow what these folks are doing. Definitely appreciate you making the video though. Helps me to avoid messing with this to begin with lol.

Hey CO Guy. I'm a CO guy too and like cigars as well. Great videos and content on your channel. Very timely MiniDSP/REW video. I just got mine (DDRC-24 version) last week and have been scouring KZfaq for content when I noticed you just uploaded this one. I totally figured out how to get an initial baseline and tweak things for the better from that point. Thanks for taking the time to make this and share your experience.

Thank you so much sir for your immediate response. I can now enjoy my home theater even more. Keep up the good work. You are helping a lot of people like me. Thank you again.

Thanks for the step by step tutorial! Saw your comment on the Audioholics video and checked your channel to see if you had any new uploads - I’ve been thinking of adding a miniDSP to dial in my subwoofers as well! Your videos seem to help fill in the missing pieces from all the other miniDSP and REW tutorials on KZfaq. Love the content.

Your very understandable and explain thing perfectly. I wanted to purchase the minidsp but was intimidated till I watched this video. Many thanks sir.

Hi I just want to say thank you for such a great & in depth video on how to use a Mini Dsp. I'm currently using an Anthem AVM 70 PrePro 8K & I've been trying to balance my Dual SVS SB-4K Subwoofers but I've had a hard time. Your video is incredibly clear & very informative which I greatly appreciate. I'm looking forward to purchasing a Mini Dsp to add to my Home Theater 🎭 System.

Wow! I never expected to see you doing a mini dsp video. I use to watch your motorcycle videos. It's good to sew your doing well. I'll subscribe to this "newer" chanel.

What? Cigars and audio? You’re my man!!

Hey! Thanks...i have a sub which has its amp board faulty...planning to use crown amp in it...whats your thought about using crown amp directly to sub box or with a mini dsp added in series to that?

Good video, when integrating the Front Speakers with the Subs, use the Time align feature in REW, it will analyze the responses from the Front Speakers and Subs, then it will give you the delay time and distance for the Subs, to fix the null at the crossover point. It worked pretty well for me.

During AVR setup, Do you change the distance setting in the AVR to zero?

Very easy to understand! Great video 👍🏽

Excellent explanation, really clear and to the point! But it leaves me wondering, how did you address that big null just under 200Hz?

Good video

Helpful info. Thanks. What knob settings did you set you PSA subs to when added those in? And any benefit to putting a towel over the seat's back/headrest?

1:40 this is the other reason I got Def Tech 15. First reason I mentioned in the SVS setup video. The SVS 16's I had are exaggerated and simply don't sound good or musical. Yes they pump out a lot of bass but it's not realistic or good quality. Outside of some positive movie watchers reviews the only reason I got the SVS 16's was the remote and the app. It's great to be able to store three different settings. One for movie and one for music and one for something else. But for music listening they're just no good. I mostly listen to jazz and classical, and they are just not up to snuff. Movies? Sure if you want a lot of stuff with excessive bass, go ahead. But even given the same amount of output there's a world of difference in musical quality of the Definitive Technology 15's vs the SVS. Emphasis with HT is accuracy and transparency. Emphasis with SVS is as much bass as possible. The fact that your final line was full of peaks and valleys proves my point. The Def Tech are basically flat and trouble free. I could show you the SVS vs DT REW measurements, both done in the same room.

So after I run say Audyssey XT32 I have to turn the Audyssey EQ off in the Audyssey app?

Can you use the DSP if I'm only using 1 sub

Thanks for vid This has been a help. So how do you generate tone at about 21 minutes inw hat was the setting, tab level etc? I'm a super noob at this and having difficulty getting MiniDSP 2x4HD to work with REW. My mini DSP disappears from the Mini control console with REW open. so wierd.

Do you have to raise the volume of the subs any after pulling so much out via EQ?

Thanks for your great videos! I have a easier to drive 90 dB/w/m speaker and are sitting 2m from them. Using miniDSP and after a while I noticed that there is noticeable hiss/sssssh coming from the speakers.. Only left the subs outputs into the DSP and disconnected and bypass the DSP for the main speakers. Problem solved.. So I can't use PEQ on the mains any longer. 😟 Is there any DSP with lower noise floor than the miniDSP 2x4 HD?

For bass bleed or reverberations in the bass frequency primarily below 100 Hz. Will EQ help? I understand the the nulls can’t be fixed with EQ, but bass bleed is not the nulls it’s the standing waves or the high reverb times so will EQ help?

Any clue what version to order if I use a pro amp that uses...i think 1 volt in?

Great video! I have 2 questions: 1) When using a house curve do you use the same one for music and movies? 2) Do you also use Dynamic EQ (or whatever the name is on Yamaha AVRs)?

Can I use this miniDSP microphone with a Klipsch subwoofer?

Where did you see the average number for the db or did you just guess based upon the changing numbers? (not sure if the average needs to match exact).

wth... never knew you were into HT. i watch your cigar reviews lol.

I just got finished with 2 cigars. I’m a self-proclaimed audiophile. You don’t happen to be in Texas…?

Sorry if my question is naive. So you phase corrected the main to Sub and found the Audyssey came back with the same delay and post that you switch Audyssey off again and smooth the curve to your house curve, basically switching off Audyssey all together. So if you do not use Audyssey you lose the ability to get Dynamic EQ which is fine for listening levels but you lose out for lower volume levels ?

i cant find any info on how can i connect a dsp to my receiver i have a sony str790 and want to connect a dsp to it but the back of my recieveonly excepts 1 pair of rca ...how am I supposed to control time alignment and proper tuning if I only have access to 2 channels?

Thanks for the video not easy to get such extension don’t know why miniDSP didn’t do it so as to help their customers Also I find it little too much for my patience isn’t there something can flatten as best as possible according to my room and placement. Will DIRAC do it automatically

Good explenation 👍🏼

Is the sweep I see on here with your mains integrated in with the subs?

Hello, what brand mic stand are you using?

Hi CO Guy, I got stuck on your channel through your buttkicker vid. Thanks a lot. This time, while watching the video, i had big smile on face, having the following thought or guess: Those videos are made because NOBODY of our family or neighbours or friends or collegues are interested in what we are doing here! Isn't it?! Hahaha! I am a physicist, making that circumstance even worse :-) I but the butt kicker under my drum chair. I am quite deep into edrums and MIDI and MIDI controller, drum pads and drum modules, and triggers and software drumming and audio software and the electronics connected to all that and I am trying to build a DIY hi hat controller or actually testing different sensors etc. Besides that, I am into smartHome stuff and networking and DSLR photography. And the people react to all that like: "Whata hell.... what are you doing there and why?! Why you're not reading a book or watch a movie?" For me one day is definitely to short ... So, maybe I will also make a video, talking to people who are insterested in what I am talking about! Really, that was quite funny, ... to me ... at least :-) Greetings from Germany Manuel

Great video thanks

Is there a reason the filter is loaded to the output channels? I would think adding to the input would be more ideal so that you can than adjust your output filters when need (when using Bass EQ - BEQ - for example).

Would there be a benefit to using a mini-dsp with just one subwoofer? I plan to get a second one at some stage in the future.

Hi...I just saw this video and was wondering if you could possibly help me with my situation. I have a dedicated HT room with 2 existing subs ( Paradigm PDR12 and PDR10 ). I recently bought a SVS PB-1000 and was hoping to be able to integrate it to the 2 PDR's. I have the miniDSP 2X4HD. Will it help and how do I do it? I'm a bit of a noob so would appreciate your help. I know these are mismatched subs but was really hoping I could make it work.

Hello, This is a very informative video and it walked me through everything I needed. I’ve updated settings to my mini dsp 2x4 HD, but for some reason my subs aren’t producing any bass. They appear to be off, but they aren’t. There are no signs of bass. During the calibration process everything worked good. Idk why I’m not getting any sound of my subs. I even tried adjusting the sub level on my AVr and still no bass

Quick question, when you were level matching the subs, what level was the volume on your AVR? And just to clarify, you gain match different brand subs to same db output from same position in room, move subs to thier location, and then adjust gain levels on sub again to level match? If so, isn't that the same thing as just having the subs set in their location and matching them all to 75db?

Awesome video!! You really make it easy to understand. I’ve ordered the Mini DSP & miniDSP UMIK-1 Omni-directional USB Mic. I need to get a tripod. I looked at Parts Express & there are several options. Will any work or any clue on which one(s) have the adapter needed? Thx again!! 👍

Do I need two mini dsp's to connect more than 4 subs?

Are you going to try out Bass EQ? What are your thoughts about it?

What mic stand is that?

Ok I have the minidsp 2x4 hd I have the power hooked to my power conditioner I have the USB into my laptop also have the umik1 plugged into my laptop I have the minidsp input 1 running to my emotiva xmc2 with my 4 subs plugged into the output side of the minidsp I have a fiber optic hdmi cable from my processor hooked to my laptop I have my rew all setup correctly my minidsp 2x4 hd plug-in downloaded connected with everything hooked up correctly I have double and triple checked but when I check ny levels and also when I try to measure I get no sound

What mic stand did u use in the vid ?

Would be interesting to know your take and if you can try now Dirac since u already have 2x4hd. I am not very technical inclined and eager to know pros cons of Dirac. Again on YT not much info on Dirac

I'm just a newbie trying to learn how to use mini dsp . I followed your tutorial diligently after I save/load my configuration on my minidsp hd. I run YPOA set up just like you said in your tutorial but It is not detecting my subwoofer that is connected in subwoofer 1 out subwoofer 2 out was disabled. subwoofer 1 out connected to the input 1 my minidsp HD and the Output 1 and 2 of minidsp I connected my dual subs of svs 2000 pro. Am I missing somenthing? Why I cannot get my YAMAHA A2070 to detect my subwoofer during YPAO setup? I don't have issues when I run sweeps I heard each subs with no issues and completed all the measurements. Thank you sir for any help or advice that you can give me. Godbless and more power to your channel

Great video! Does the computer has to stay plugged in to the dsp to work or would we disconnect the computer for normal use? Thanks

When you say disconnect your mains, do you mean unplug at the speaker terminal or turn them off in your receiver ? I am using an Onkyo TX NR 1000 and can turn off all speakers except my fronts, I am a little reluctant to just unplug them at the receiver or speaker for fear of damage to the receiver. Please advise how I can get round this, Thanks in advance

Quick question. Are you connecting to your AVR through an HDMI cable using ASIO4ALL or are you simply going through the ninidsp using Java?

You’re very lucky to have such a great room. Minimal nulls!

I’m confused. Why do you gain match the subs only to have to turn them down to level match? I set the gain to half way on both subs in different positions. How do you level match them if you don’t have an svs app? If you go back and level match then they won’t be gain matched since you turned down the sub gain to level match.

Hello I got a question. After you EQ something in REW, if you take those filters in Equalizer APO, probably you will see that overall db go over the 0 (if you boosted something in EQ) and you have to apply a preamp filter and decrease gain to match 0 again, or you risk to blow your speakers. The question is, if you export the EQ filters directly in minidsp or an other dsp, how can you know if you need to fix this db issue? Thanks

Can you use it for headphones?

Although, I do use 90 degree angel for the mic it isn't dire to do so with subs only . Even Hometheater Gurus says the same.

I understand when you say you don't want the the bass shakers rumbling to the sound of the voices in a movie. So what crossover setting would you set the shakers to avoid that?

im confused do i make sub measurements from 6in away from sub or measure from listing position? ever since i installed the minidsp 2x4hd my output is lower so i had to crank the db on receiver to 3.5 and 3.5 on the input side on the 2x4hd to get some decent output

Is i only have a single PB 1000, is the mini DSP worthit when its cost + Mk1 mic is half the cost of the PB 1000?

The subwoofer will usually be significantly delayed relative to the mains, due to the built-in DSP latency, so we need to delay the MAINS, not the sub. The shortcut is to set the front/center/surround to 7' distance in the AVR, and the sub to 20' in the AVR. This will force the AVR DSP to delay the main/center/surrounds, thus roughly compensating for the sub DSP latency as a baseline prior to calibration via minidsp.

Are you still happy with all of the electronics etc you've bought today? I ask because I'm in the market for a TV and sound system and know you did lots of research and have experience with them. Any suggestions for someone who is first getting into it for the first time but not willing to drop thousands ie receiver speakers etc? I've watched your videos on all of your upgrades, but the high end stuff you've got is a little much for my budget. Did you ever get a chance to see the Vizio Quantum X and Samsung QLED Q7 tvs side by side and if so which do you suggest? Hard where I live to find a costco or other store with a large number of TVs on display and I know you like your Vizio.

Great demonstration. I know its a insignificant part of your video but I was curious why you think phase 0 or 180 isn't good for a sub(cheap). My co worker talks about his gear a lot and how happy he is with his REL ht1205. I think he prob uses it more for music because he never mentions movies to me but idk. He was pretty convincing though. Did my man over pay for his gear? Lol

What is the name of the mic stand your using with the UMIK-1?

If you have a DSD256 music file going from SSD Drive thru Media Center 26 to a native DSD DAC(iFi iDSD BL) and then to the analog inputs of a Denon AVR-X4500H(Audyssey off). Question is: If you use external miniDSP for mains and sub (and external Amps), the miniDSP changes the analog signal to digital (@ 48KHz or even 96KHz, not sure?) and then back to analog.. you final resolution is limited to 48 or 96KHz right or wrong? If right, then you should never use DSP correction to get the best DSD sound from your system. Very confused about this. Any help will be appreciated.

That is the HD Version right? I love mine! Took my subs to another level. I watched Hometheater gurus for detailed walk through. He's great.

I like Bass, but I don't want to notice it, I think it should be a extension of the mains.

Interesting.

When gain matching your subs should my baby volume be at reference, so that my subs hit 75db at reference volume?

Is it worth it for one subwoofer?

CO guy, would many DSP help in a one sub setup?

Why is the measurement done with out you it? Ironically, wouldn’t it be more accurate with a body or some form to act as body since thats how you are always in the listening position?

Put a laptop closer to minidsp because you have to use shorter USB cable? What?! It is a digital signal, it is either works or not.

Please help. I gained matched my subs last night which took me 4hrs to hook up and figure out. Lol That being said I go to watch a movie today and have no sound coming out my subs. The lights are on but no sound. I’m just using 2 subs. Please help thank you

3:32 🤣

need some help, use REW and for my room, I think I have it the best i can. Movies sound much better but music is lacking a little bit in the bass.

Why u dont use one sub in each in of minidsp instead only use 1 in with the 2 subs ? The gain match dont are the same think of level match ? Because u use the svs app for equal , so is the same think...