Nad 658
Wenn etwas funktioniert, dann muss man es auch rezensieren. Und die App hat bei mir sehr gute Ergebnisse geliefert.
Useless
The app won’t let you do anything unless you have a recording device. I already have measurements and want to use the app to make tweaks to my profiles. Can’t open my project files, because it refuses to connect to my Marantz Cinema 30 due to a lack of a microphone. What a ridiculous limitation.
Take your ears up a notch
Using Dirac with my Onkyo RZ-50 was fairly easy. The Onkyo comes with Dirac. Keeping the iPad software connected wasn’t perfect but the end result was well worth a bit of aggravation. My set up is all custom in walls and ceiling speakers which sounded great, after using DIRAC the clarity bumped up to that next level.
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Useless with Denon X3800H
As far as I can tell, this app does not work with Dirac on the Denon X3800H. Clearer compatibility information would save a lot of wasted time.
Excellent sound quality – but an inconsistent workflow
Let me describe the real-world experience step by step.
Step 1: Measurement
Using the iPhone app for measurement is, in my experience, practically unusable.
Connecting the measurement microphone is cumbersome, detection is unreliable, and the overall process feels unstable. For software in this price range, that is disappointing.
So the decision was to measure using my Mac instead.
That works — but only if the Mac is physically placed next to the amplifier.
In my case, measurement over the network was not reliable. This means: carry the Mac into the living room, set it up beside the amplifier, connect everything, and then run the measurements.
Once the Mac is positioned directly next to the unit, the process itself works well.
The microphone is recognized properly, measurement points are captured correctly, and the target curves can be calculated without issues. The resulting sound quality is excellent.
Up to this point: inconvenient, but technically solid.
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Step 2: Fine-tuning — and this is where the real problem begins
After completing all measurements and calculations, you naturally want to fine-tune the target curve while listening — sitting comfortably on the sofa, making small adjustments.
That is exactly what a mobile app should be for.
However, when opening the app and trying to load the project, the second major issue appears.
The app does not provide access to projects created on the Mac.
The raw measurement data remains stored locally on the Mac.
The amplifier only stores the calculated filter — not the editable measurement data.
In practical terms:
• The app cannot edit projects created on the Mac.
• Without a connected microphone, the app blocks project access entirely.
• The amplifier does not allow retrieval of the original measurement curves.
The consequence:
Every small adjustment requires setting up the Mac next to the amplifier again.
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Summary
Problem 1:
Measurement via the mobile app is not practically usable.
Problem 2:
If you measure properly using a Mac, mobile post-editing is effectively impossible.
You are forced to choose between an unreliable mobile measurement process or repeatedly rebuilding your Mac setup for minor adjustments.
For software in the ~$300 range, this is not a cohesive system.
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Conclusion
Sound quality: Excellent
Measurement engine on Mac: Good
Overall workflow: Not well integrated
Dirac Live delivers outstanding acoustic results — but the overall system architecture feels incomplete and unnecessarily restrictive.
Step 1: Measurement
Using the iPhone app for measurement is, in my experience, practically unusable.
Connecting the measurement microphone is cumbersome, detection is unreliable, and the overall process feels unstable. For software in this price range, that is disappointing.
So the decision was to measure using my Mac instead.
That works — but only if the Mac is physically placed next to the amplifier.
In my case, measurement over the network was not reliable. This means: carry the Mac into the living room, set it up beside the amplifier, connect everything, and then run the measurements.
Once the Mac is positioned directly next to the unit, the process itself works well.
The microphone is recognized properly, measurement points are captured correctly, and the target curves can be calculated without issues. The resulting sound quality is excellent.
Up to this point: inconvenient, but technically solid.
⸻
Step 2: Fine-tuning — and this is where the real problem begins
After completing all measurements and calculations, you naturally want to fine-tune the target curve while listening — sitting comfortably on the sofa, making small adjustments.
That is exactly what a mobile app should be for.
However, when opening the app and trying to load the project, the second major issue appears.
The app does not provide access to projects created on the Mac.
The raw measurement data remains stored locally on the Mac.
The amplifier only stores the calculated filter — not the editable measurement data.
In practical terms:
• The app cannot edit projects created on the Mac.
• Without a connected microphone, the app blocks project access entirely.
• The amplifier does not allow retrieval of the original measurement curves.
The consequence:
Every small adjustment requires setting up the Mac next to the amplifier again.
⸻
Summary
Problem 1:
Measurement via the mobile app is not practically usable.
Problem 2:
If you measure properly using a Mac, mobile post-editing is effectively impossible.
You are forced to choose between an unreliable mobile measurement process or repeatedly rebuilding your Mac setup for minor adjustments.
For software in the ~$300 range, this is not a cohesive system.
⸻
Conclusion
Sound quality: Excellent
Measurement engine on Mac: Good
Overall workflow: Not well integrated
Dirac Live delivers outstanding acoustic results — but the overall system architecture feels incomplete and unnecessarily restrictive.
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