The ideal setup? Quest for flat?
ttrentt
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Is the true quest for speakers, a flat response? Maybe I am nuts...
I have a 30 band stereo (60 band total) Alesis M-EQ230 which is supposed to be a very decent EQ with the very wide band.
I spent the last hour using test tones and a radio shack meter to get my JBL L26s within about +/- 3DB @ 80 DB from 40 HZ to 15000 HZ.
The only really odd sections are at 71 DB, there is a 5 DB positive spike, and at 142.5 a 11 DB negative spike (I assume this to be a limitation in the ported design).
Switching the EQ in and out and doing an A/B test is very interesting. I can't decide which sounds better. They both sound decent -- but I am used to A, not B.
I have only made + or - 4 DB adjustments on the EQ -- and this has the speakers pretty flat. I think vocals and cymbals seem a little crisper. Low end also seems a little more defined.
Anybody do crap like this? Is the final judgement the ears, or the meter? Ears will get used to a different style sound. Do they need to get used to what the meter says is flat? SHould I trust that damn thing so much?
Trent
I have a 30 band stereo (60 band total) Alesis M-EQ230 which is supposed to be a very decent EQ with the very wide band.
I spent the last hour using test tones and a radio shack meter to get my JBL L26s within about +/- 3DB @ 80 DB from 40 HZ to 15000 HZ.
The only really odd sections are at 71 DB, there is a 5 DB positive spike, and at 142.5 a 11 DB negative spike (I assume this to be a limitation in the ported design).
Switching the EQ in and out and doing an A/B test is very interesting. I can't decide which sounds better. They both sound decent -- but I am used to A, not B.
I have only made + or - 4 DB adjustments on the EQ -- and this has the speakers pretty flat. I think vocals and cymbals seem a little crisper. Low end also seems a little more defined.
Anybody do crap like this? Is the final judgement the ears, or the meter? Ears will get used to a different style sound. Do they need to get used to what the meter says is flat? SHould I trust that damn thing so much?
Trent
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The final judge is always your ears. We buy this stuff to enjoy music, right? Use what sounds best to you...Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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Yep. ALWAYS go with what sounds best to you.HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50 LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub
"God grooves with tubes."
