Popular Post phoenixdogfan Posted December 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2021 This is a review of 3D Sound Shop. I'm putting this out to coincide with John's release of the Dutch & Dutch 8C Universal Prir on Black Friday. I had the pleasure of being in studio with John and the D&D's when John took the measurements for this PRIR and had the benefit of having an in person measurement (PRIR) made of these remarkable speakers which I've been able to enjoy for the last six weeks. I'll cut right to the chase: It sounds absolutely incredible. John made for me a PRIR which includes every ATMOS speaker included in the current A16 profile. It's easily the best sounding system I have in house, and I own LS50 Meta's with SB2000 sub and OG LS 50's as my surrounds. This PRIR sounds much better than that speaker system which is driven by Octo and Purifi electronics with Dirac Live room correction. Yes, the D&D PRIR is better. than my actual high end 4.1 speaker system. Likewise it sounds better than the 23 channel in person PRIR I made of my LS 50 Meta's. The D&D's are just superior speakers, and John's professionalism in making these measurements is better than anyone could duplicate at home. I've personally made two PRIRs myself, and the quality of the PRIRs went no higher than the mid 60's on SNR. Chalk that up to my noisy environment. By contrast, when John did the measurements in the 3D Sound Shop, the SNR was far better. When I went in the studio where we took the measurements, it seemed quieter than a church, and that made quite a difference. I believe that's why SNRs of those PRIRs handily exceeded my home measurements. And the difference is clearly audible. The 3D SS D&D PRIR has a noticeably lower noise floor than my 23 channel Meta PRIR. And thanks to the cardioid bass on the D&D's the lows are much more articulate and defined than my Meta+SB2000 setup. The dimensionality of the D&D's also shine through on the PRIR. It clearly lives up to the 3D moniker of the business. I made two presets of D & D listening rooms. One is a multichannel room (Atmos 13.1.10, DTS-X 7.1.4. PCM 9.1.6) and the other a 2.0 room for 2 channel audio exclusively. These have become my go to settings for Movie Watching, as well as for listening to streaming music. They have better dimensionality and clarity than the Realizer room captures I loaded off the common Google drive as well. I've downloaded more than 15 PRIRs from the Google drive, and very carefully done manLouds on each of them. After careful listening to each of them, I now suspect very few have been recorded with the care that John has employed. A couple at most sounded good, such as the MiCasa 7.1. which tells me that if a BRIR is very carefully recorded it can be quite good, but also not very good at all if great care is not observed in the capture process. Which brings me back to John's business. For the longest time everyone has wondered when the Smyth's would open up the Realizer Exchange, and obviously the RE has not materialized to date. But guess what? John with the 3 D Sound Shop offerings has stepped into the gap. Having been in studio with him, and seeing how professional and methodical he was in capturing the D&D system convinces me that what he's putting out is the next best thing to an in person PRIR, and will create a high quality product. Moreover, his menu includes some of the most coveted speakers in the world. I don't know what the Realizer Exchange if it went live tomorrow could do that's superior to his operation. 3D Sound Shop is the Realizer Exchange only better. I think the D&D Universal PRIR will be a winner. What they do well (cardioid bass, superior sound staging, flat fr) will carry over even if it's not an in person PRIR, and anyone who buys it will have a future proof 24 channel PRIR that can be used to make whatever listening room the Smyth's make the Realizer capable of rendering. And if you have an opportunity to get into studio with John to make an in person measurement, jump on it. You will have a great experience, you'll have a lot of fun, and you'll make a new friend. And you will come away with a PRIR which is capable of realizing the fullest capabilities of the Realizer. In talking with John, I understand he will have other high quality speakers available for personal measurement, including the LS 50 Metas which will undoubtedly make a superior 24 channel PRIR in a studio environment. So whether it's an in person or a Universal Prir you purchase over the internet, 3D Sound Shop will help you get the most out of your Realizer investment. Not to be missed. 3dsoundshop, ThomasJohann and Richter Di 3 Link to comment
phoenixdogfan Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 I have both the multi channel version and the pure two channel version of the D&Ds with in person PRIRs. The two channel is fast becoming my go to for listening to two channel music, though I don't think I'd want to use it for multi channel video sound tracks. Different horses for different courses. Link to comment
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