Dirac has delivered Dirac Live Bass Control for Premium Audio Company (PAC) receivers which includes the Integra DRX-8.4, Elite VSX-LX805, Pioneer VSA-LX805 and Onkyo TX-RZ70 AVR units.

Dirac Live Bass Control, part of the Dirac Live family of room acoustic solutions, is designed to help users manage their subwoofers. The feature aggregates measurement and location data from each subwoofer to determine how a system’s bass is distributed throughout the room, then identifies inconsistencies in the low-frequency response and compensates to distribute bass evenly throughout the room.

“Mainstream consumers are demanding premium audio more than ever before, and accurate and compelling low-frequency response has only become even more critical in enjoying the full spectrum of sound. At the same time, high-quality audio now must be accessible from the professional integration and audiophile-level to the broader consumer markets,” Dirac vice president of home & pro audio Fredric Tapper says.

“The integration of Dirac Live Bass Control, along with availability of the Dirac Live Room Correction, puts professional-level acoustical room control within reach of all listeners. In collaboration with four of the industry’s most iconic brands, Dirac is proving that the world’s best room acoustics software is not just for audiophiles, it’s for everyone.”

Dirac Live Bass Control corrects for the time alignment of subwoofers with the main speaker pair, assuring that the entire spectrum of audio is accurately reproduced. All this processing enables the subwoofers to be positioned anywhere in the room, wherever most aesthetically pleasing, without sacrificing performance for design or vice versa.

Key benefits of the Dirac Live Bass Control include a smoother low-frequency transition at the crossover point between subwoofers and speakers, consistent low-frequency response throughout the listening area, bass management on multiple subwoofers and flexible subwoofer placement.

Dirac Live Bass Control is part of the Dirac Live family of audio processing which also includes the Dirac Live Room Correction, which is included in the Onkyo, Pioneer, Elite and Integra AVR units.

The solution’s patented impulse response correction maximizes the performance of a sound system fast and easy. Dirac Live Room Correction benefits include improved localisation of sound sources, improved clarity and intelligibility in music and speech and a deeper and tighter low-frequency response free of resonances throughout the entire listening area.