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Re: My MCACC results Aperion/Axiom & Questions
1sweetspot #357273 10/23/11 12:08 AM
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Yes, and I have done this. with the Pio SC-55, I can set Pure Direct mode, which takes out all processing and only puts out what is put in from the source.


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Re: My MCACC results Aperion/Axiom & Questions
agentfox1942 #357275 10/23/11 12:24 AM
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Only one thing wrong with disabling MCACC. If you are going to be using it, wouldn't you want to know which speaker sounds best with it on?

I would make 2 judgements, then. One with MCACC on, and on for the correct speaker set, (I'm a good one for forgetting to switch stuff like that during a test). One with MCACC off.

Fortunately with Pioneer Elites, you can save multiple MCACC settings.

When you say Aperion's sound less fatiguing to the ear, to me, that means they probably are missing high end detail. When I say to use Pioneer's X-CURVE, I meant that as an experiment, to see if attenuating the highs would make them sound more like the Aperions. I was curious to know if it made that much of a difference. (You may have to run several tests, because X-CURVE works in 1/2 decimal increments.)

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Re: My MCACC results Aperion/Axiom & Questions
CatBrat #357276 10/23/11 12:45 AM
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I was incorrect about the pure direct mode. It does not cancel out the MCACC settings. I just picked an empty MCACC memory location. This has 0.0 db in all channels, no EQ, no x-curve deviations. totally flat.

CatBrat, what I meant by less fatiguing is that I don't seem to strain to hear the details. Like high-hat cymbals bein ticked very lightly. Sort of like discerning the details easier. What's interesting is when I play the Axiom with the Aperion MCACC settings, of course they are louder, but the Axioms sound distorted. Too much power, I guess? I don't do this long, only a minute or two, because i don't want to damage the speakers, if that is possible.


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Re: My MCACC results Aperion/Axiom & Questions
agentfox1942 #357279 10/23/11 02:32 AM
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Yup, the Axioms are very revealing speakers, buy what you enjoy...I'm happy!

Re: My MCACC results Aperion/Axiom & Questions
SBrown #357280 10/23/11 02:38 AM
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Well, you definetly want to play the Axiom's with the Axiom MCACC settings. Wouldn't make sense to play them with the Aperion settings, and vica versa.

I haven't compared the Axioms with any other speaker. But not sure why you would hear more detail with the Aperions.

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