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by anotheryou 1377 days ago
I'm using the commercial https://www.sonarworks.com/soundid-reference and it's amazing.

I'd say the worse your setup (especially your room) the more magic it does.

I did it without an individually calibrated mic though (but with a decent measuring one), wonder how much better it could be.

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I'm also using this.

The results are very good. I have studio monitors and a crappy room setup, and the calibrated sound is much better. I purchased the kit with the supplied mic.

That said, the software is unstable. To the point of uselessness. It caused so many system crashes that I - very sadly, because the results are so good - just don't use it anymore.

Hoping they fix stability in later versions so I can go back to using it.

I think a lot happened shortly before the rebranding to "SoundID Reference". If you tested before that, maybe give it another go.
I stopped using it about a week ago.
Is it affordable for mortals or is this a business only offering?
Certainly expensive. ~300 eur/usd with mic (and you need a proper audio interface to support the mic).

A bit sad, because it might do most for less expensive speakers and untreated rooms.

It's cheap compared to a Trinnov system. But honestly you might be better off spending 300eur/usd on wood, Rockwool and some fabric.