RoomFit confusion

[dominikz]

Ok with the speakers very close to the wall (more like 7cm) have rerun RoomFit. Measurements and results as follows. Any thoughts? As is, it sounds ok I guess.

A few comments: the dip below 200Hz definitely improved with the new placement which is nice.
However with the "Individual Channel" RoomFit you now get more of the bass suck-out between 70-100Hz, which seems to be a result of some kind of cross-channel interference in your environment. Note that you are not alone with this kind of issue - see this post for a similar situation in another member's system.

Now, how flexible are you with speaker placement? If you can't adjust placement much, then going back to "Stereo" RoomFit might be the easiest solution. Is the current speaker placement symmetric (i.e. same distance from each speaker to sidewalls)?

Think it needs some EQ or maybe just some use of the tone controls on my Marantz amp.

Tone controls are the way to go for tonality adjustments! You can adjust it on your Marantz or inside WiiM Home app EQ (see this guide), either approach should be fine.

Am quite amazed how un-boomy the Dali's are so close to the wall! I guess that's the RoomFit doing it's job

Exactly - it's purpose is dealing with resonances/boom!

 

[ginger_ninja]

Placement wise...not much room for adjustment. So maybe a stereo measurement is the way forward. Here's my view from the sofa

 

[ginger_ninja]

And here is the stereo result. Absolutely zero idea how to interpret so appreciate any comments!

 

[dominikz]

Placement wise...not much room for adjustment. So maybe a stereo measurement is the way forward. Here's my view from the sofa

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Seems like a very cool space!

Like the other member with a similar cross-channel cancelation problem it seems there's a significant difference in distance to sidewalls from each speaker. I suspect this may be a factor.

And here is the stereo result. Absolutely zero idea how to interpret so appreciate any comments!
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This looks much better to me. Notice how the cyan curve is closer to the yellow curve between 70-100Hz (compared to the previous individual channel case), and how the notch around 180Hz is now significantly shallower than in post #1.

Are you happy with how this sounds?

Of course, feel free to adjust the sound to your liking with the tone controls. Bass/treble balance is largely a personal preference thing - this is why tone controls exist, after all.

 

[ginger_ninja]

I'll have to give this some listening with my usual test tracks. Thanks for your advice and help!