My experience with the RC program is exactly like PWM's. In fact I also use a Sony laptop to do all my a/v downloads/fuploads, and the Sony doesn't want to talk to the 861 only for RC.

I had to lug my HP desktop and monitor over into my a/v room to setup and run the RC program. My Sony runs with Windows ME, and the HP with 98'.

Anyway, everyone is really going to like the V4 upgrade, and RC is like icing on the cake which further refines the sound in your enviroment. [Linked Image from softronix.com]

The only negative to this whole thing is that there still is the channel dropout issue which is not prone only to analog speakers.........I think we may have reached the end of the line for sonic improvements with the 861. [Linked Image from softronix.com]

Incidentally, the best way for me to describe the improvements with just V4 running is that everything is much more focused. Then you add RC into the mix, and the mud is removed from the bass which then cleans up the mids.

It's also pretty interesting to see how each speaker interacts with the room given the graphs M provides for you. I have a soffit running down the entire left side of my room due to the hvac duct work. The response of the speakers on that side (7.1 channels)is different from the right, and the RC application renders then more alike. The graph enables you to view a split screen of before/after so that you can view the changes.

[This message has been edited by Deniz Mutlu (edited 06-22-2003).]