I see a lot of chat here about components, but not much about EQing a room. Is the belief that hifi audio systems should rely solely on the output of their components? I added a mixer with parametric EQ to my rig and it really allowed me to improve the sound quality…
Yes, I took a set of measurements with a calibrated microphone, created correction filters based upon that, loaded them into DSP section of my music player/server application(s), and quite enjoy the results.
Even a well constructed listening room can benefit from it; not all speakers are going to interact with it in an identical way due to their different dispersion patterns.
What microphone and software setup do you use for measurements? I really want to do the same but I always give up after trying to figure out how to get accurate measurements.
This measuring thing can become a side hobby with its nuances, the required education, and difficulties in measuring well.
I’ve made the typical rookie mistakes. Hell, just last night I used the 90 degree cal files with the mic pointed straight ahead. Took a good few minutes of listening to figure out the highs were not like what the charts said. Don’t be me, trying to do this stuff right before bed! ;)
https://www.daytonaudio.com/product/1117/imm-6-idevice-calibrated-measurement-microphone
https://www.roomeqwizard.com/
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/room-measurement-tutorial-for-dummies-part-1.4/
I’m surprised that that Dayton Audio mic says it’s sensitivity goes as low as 18hz. That’s impressive!
Thanks!