Definitely go for it! I also started my first ever project a few months ago (also an active 3-way) and enjoying the learning and creative process. A lot of help from this forum, lots of reading. Will follow your design and build with interest.
Stumbling on the woodwork 🤪
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That being said....yes.......i think the 2.1 system serves your use case much better........and many engineers employ the same ideology. For a DIYer capable or measuring and feedback solutions, an active system isn't really a practical compromise either as you can build your passive system, measure at the listening position and then create an instance of an EQ plugin to add to your master buss......you can defeat it when mixing in phones or with a 2nd set of monitors......i use a set of full range mix cubes as well that i've eq'd to sound like most common boom boxes for focus and mono .
And then there's latency to think about with yet another ADDA stage when you're actually monitoring in real time.....so lets say you've got 8 channels of drum mics coming in to your interface, then into your DAW through whatever plugins and then back out through the monitor buss......and off through the processing in the monitors..........better be sure you're already at low latency before that stage.......if i'm using those mics as sample triggers and i'm monitoring?........well....sometimes things just get backed up and that's another set of issues......now you're quantizing to fix the errors and so on and so on...... I'd say why create a problem where one doesn't exists........a set of 2 ways, a sub.......a calibrated measuring mic and you're done. You can also create a side chain for the subwoofer output through the master bus with another plug in EQ instance so you don't need a sub amp with a bunch of DSP......just measure at the LP and eq to suit. Hope this helps. Most important thing you can do is to LEARN your monitors and know how they'll translate.......hence the NS10 who's response is all over the place but transients?......pretty not bad.
I currently have 2.1 system and have previously found using room correction EQs rather clunky. My audio actually goes direct to my Sub and then out to the Monitors...
Seeing what's currently available on the market with room correction directly on the monitors feels like a better fit for me. I only have a few hardware instruments directly into my interface, not sure latency will be much of an issue if other manufacturers are using the same DSPs in their monitors could there?
It's a good guide, however it uses umik-1 mic. Kimmo is clearly asking for a loopback mic with a soundcard.
I never understood why it is so différent. Is it only to avoid the "3 measurment stuff" like Jeff bagby method tweet then mid then tweet + mid to measure dz or is there something else behind.
I am also not sure if the "3 measurement method" done on axis is still accurate when you are off axis.
Any thought on this ?
Update: Most of the component have now been purchased and delivered, but most time has been spent trying to design my own Amp. Probably 90-95% of the way there with the schmatic, but feel like I'll need more experienced help with the PCB layout design, depending on potential cost. Have a block diagram I was going to post in the Digital Level Line section to see if I'm even on the right track or if there might be some modifications needed. ✌🏾
I am trying to do something similar and would love to hear your progress. The most difficult thing I found was the amp and I am very much at the beginning.