“With the Sound Equalizer, our installers have the horsepower to guarantee the room will sound good and the customer will be happy.” — Eric Leicht

Eric Leicht, AV Partners, Thousand Oaks, CA

Eric Leicht has a long history in audio: studying acoustical engineering at Cornell, managing one of the first THX-enabled home theater systems at JBL and his current position as President of AV Partners in Thousand Oaks, California. In this interview he talks about room equalization, fielding calls from installers in Martinique, setting up Clive Davis’s home theater and more. Read on.

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“After calibrating MultEQ Pro you should have little doubt that the customer is hearing anything except his or her speakers: no room or furniture distortion, just audio.” — Ray Coronado

Ray Coronado, Socalht.com, Los Angeles, CA

Installer and audio enthusiast Ray Coronado has been serving the Los Angeles area for years. His experience with MultEQ Pro Software ensures his installations are the best possible, no matter where his clients want the system — from busy living rooms to dedicated listening spaces.

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“Your room is the most important component you own. With Audyssey, people can get a really nice-sounding room without doing anything drastic or expensive.” — Shawn Byrne

Shawn Byrne, Sound Advice

Since 2006, Sound Advice has been serving the Midwest and Plains states with the latest home theater equipment and design. Founder, and climatologist, Shawn Byrne brings scientific knowledge and experience to the table. His deep knowledge of audio physics ensures his many loyal customers enjoy the best sonic experiences even in the most challenging environments.

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“After the install I got a call from my client. His wife was playing all her favorite movies just to hear them again because of the audio improvement of the MultEQ Pro Calibration.” — Joe Tooley

Joe Tooley, Audio Perfection Inc., West Columbia, SC

Audio Perfection Inc., has been a longtime installer of Denon Products. Its owner, Joe Tooley, first became curious about Audyssey when he noticed the Audyssey logos on the Denon AVRs he and his wife were installing. Now, he finds even his toughest customers enjoy the results of a professional calibration.

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“Any install I do, there’s no chance I wouldn’t utilize Audyssey. No way. My client wouldn’t have a choice. It just makes that much of a difference.” — Art DiScala

Art DiScala, BDC Distributors, Westbury, NY

BDC Distributors represents and distributes more than 40 different product lines, including Denon home theater products. With the launch of Denon’s latest advanced A/V receivers, BDC Sales & systems designer Art DiScala was able to hear Audyssey MultEQ XT and Dynamic EQ for the first time, and discovered the value of introducing the Audyssey Installer Program to his customers.

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“Whenever a customer is watching a movie, they want to feel everything, like they’re actually in the movie. When we hooked up the Audyssey system, you could feel everything . . . It’s amazing.” — Derek Wilson

Diem Digital Interiors provides audio, video, and home automation solutions to customers in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metropolitan area. As a dedicated Denon retailer, DDI is able to add the unique combination of Audyssey Dynamic EQ and MultEQ XT to their custom installations with MultEQ Pro.

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“The Sound Equalizer is a fundamental part of doing separates.” — Derek Trulious

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Derek Trulious, Dallas Extreme, Dallas, TX

What was your first experience with Audyssey?
Our first experience was at a training at CES a few years ago between Denon and Marantz, when they introduced the Denon 5805. That was the first time hearing the Audyssey name. We did a little research and found you have a standalone product. Our business has been escalating into higher-level separates rather than just integrated receivers, so it seemed liked a great opportunity for a pretty easy-to-use solution.

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“There is not one other item out there that will make as big a difference as that Sound Equalizer; it’s that profound.” — Rich Erkens

Rich Erkens, Audio/Video Extremes, Rice, MN

Discovering the Sound Equalizer
We attended the Audyssey demo at CEDIA last September. Audyssey played a little Eagles Hell Freezes Over clip with the Sound Equalizer off, and it sounded OK, but then they turned on the Sound Equalizer, and the room disappeared, and instead of having to live with the room acoustics, which were quite poor, the Sound Equalizer took the room out of the equation and made everything sound accurate.

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“The thing I love about the Sound Equalizer is that it’s unique—it’s really tough to find products like that.” — Jim Lee

Jim Lee, Nuts About Hi-Fi, Silverton, WA

The room is the final frontier
The gear has gotten really good, but I can bring $100 grand of gear into a room and leave shaking my head. I like the idea of not having to take chances on performance. This Audyssey Sound Equalizer fixes a lot of issues, whether it’s room issues, speaker issues or position issues, whatever it is, this aligns everything.

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“I was amazed—it was easy to do and sounded great. Now, I am the advocate and
make sure all my clients know about Audyssey calibrations”

— Wayne Wray, Magnolia Audio Video Design Center

Wayne Wray, Magnolia Audio Video Design Center, Seattle, WA

Magnolia Audio Video is a household name thanks to its long history, numerous awards and, since 2000, a new owner in Best Buy. The first Magnolia stores opened in the Seattle area and, in the late ‘70s, Wayne Wray joined the specialty audio retailer.

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