Smart Preset option for RoomFit

[Kman]

I'd like a way to assign different RoomFit profiles to preset buttons on the remote control. My previous room correction settings were moved to RoomFit with the latest update, so I'm no longer able to choose them with smart presets or from the "Now Playing" screen.

I use two different RoomFit profiles, one for sitting in the sweet spot and one for reclining on my daybed, which is against the wall with "boomier" low frequencies and different distances to stereo speakers.

Maybe an additional option for this can be added to Smart Presets similar to the pull-down choices for other settings:
"Follow Current RoomFit", "RoomFit Off" or selecting a saved RoomFit profile.

Another way to handle this would an option to send RoomFit settings to PEQ ("Export to PEQ" or "Save to PEQ"), which could then be configured as a Smart Preset. Entering by hand 20 settings with four parameters into PEQ is way too kludgy and subject to error. This would also make exported RoomFit settings directly selectable from the "Now Playing" screen.

Or ideally both methods would be available. ;-)

 

[pjorgenunes]

Did you note the latest update (Ultra)?

Headphone Output: Disabled RoomFit™ profile when using headphone output.

That is the only output where I see a need to disable the RoomFit. What else?

LINE OUT also... I use USB DAC for listening and RCA OUT to my Tape Recorder to record sometimes (very specific but I like the tapes)

My PRESET 1:
USB OUT
RoomFit - Enabled
EQ - Enabled

My PRESET 2:
LINE OUT
RoomFit - Disabled
EQ - Disabled

 

[Burnside]

There's at least 3 use-cases that would benefit from adding RoomFit to Smart Presets:

• Switching tunings optimized for different listening positions
• Switching tunings optimized for closed- vs open-room scenarios
• A/B comparing different tunings (like @DamagedGoods suggested)

But I do agree that these might all be too niche for many people, and it is great that WiiM is at least addressing automatic disabling of RoomFit for headphone outputs (which I'm sure is relevant to many). I wonder if BT and USB connected headphones will be similarly handled in the future...

Some more thoughts on RoomFit profile management topic.

I think it’s still the case that EQ isn’t applied to BT output.

 

[hgo58]

LINE OUT also... I use USB DAC for listening and RCA OUT to my Tape Recorder to record sometimes (very specific but I like the tapes)

My PRESET 1:
USB OUT
RoomFit - Enabled
EQ - Enabled

My PRESET 2:
LINE OUT
RoomFit - Disabled
EQ - Disabled

So the RoomFit settings follows the output type. That is what has been asked for.

 

[pjorgenunes]

So the RoomFit settings follows the output type. That is what has been asked for.

Yes, that could be the answer for me.

 

[slartibartfast]

So the RoomFit settings follows the output type. That is what has been asked for.

That wouldn't work for the tinkerers who would like to easily compare different RoomFit settings for the same output. That was my main use for smart presets.

 

[davmol]

Did you note the latest update (Ultra)?

Headphone Output: Disabled RoomFit™ profile when using headphone output.

That is the only output where I see a need to disable the RoomFit. What else?

The Ultra's headphone output is quite limited so I use an external dac / headphone amp to drive my planar magnetic sets, in which case RoomFit still has to be manually switched off whenever I use headphones. As a side note, I also have a small channel imbalance with my mono amps, so this also has to be manually set back to zero and then back again when I finish using my headphones. It would be useful for both RoomFit selection and balance to be part of the smart presets.