Not sure if this helps at all but my Denon has Multeq XT and I found things sounded better without using it other than to set my distances. I measured my subs with and without and the difference was negligible. You will get more from room treatments and they super easy to make. The hardest part is deciding what material to use. Having preouts gives you an option of adding an amp at a later date which is a plus. On the downside I felt my RXA 1000 was a little underpowered. guess that didn't help , damn
