Home Cinema Guru's Tips And Observations
Audio Calibration
Finishing Off Your Man Cave Home Theater
Jul 9th
Your home theater is not complete until you have had it properly quality checked and calibrated. Without this you are likely not getting anything close to the performance that your equipment can deliver. This process involves the following items.
System Benefits:
- Stunning color
- Improved image detail
- Reduced video artifacts
- Stunning sonic realism
- Proper bass level
- Clear dialog
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Is ISF Calibration Or Audio Calibration Worth It?
Feb 19th
ISF calibration is a service that can bring your display to peak performance. The truth is that displays and blu-ray players are not shipped with settings that deliver the best picture. Once you have seen an accurate image on a quality display it is a very captivating thing. Poor quality displays, rooms or sources will More >
JBL BassQ Manages Multiple Subwoofers
Jan 31st
JBL Synthesis BassQ
JBL Synthesis BassQ offers multiple subwoofer automatic room mode correction for up to four subwoofers in a system. This incorporates Floyd Toole’s methodology of Sound Field Management for subwoofer equalization. Two different house curves are included one for music and one for movie use. The unit uses equalization More >
Common Problems With Equalization
Jan 30th
The market is full of automatic equalizers and other equalization solutions that promise the world. Beware of the following problems with any solution you choose.:
- Local optimization instead of multiple seats
- Poor solution accuracy
- Does nothing to solve other common problems with subwoofer setup
- Too little focus on the effect on speaker distortion
- Losing settings on power failure
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Optimizing a Multiple Subwoofer System
Jan 30th
I would consider running the CARA design software to optimize at least the subwoofer locations in your room within your constraints for the primary seats. After positioning the subwoofers I would manually optimize the phase and level with each subwoofer individually and then combined to get the smoothest frequency response More >
Subwoofer Equalization
Jan 30th
Subwoofer equalization is a useful thing to do. Many tools are available on the market to do this. The key thing to realize is that many of the low frequency problems in your home theater are caused by the room itself. Trying to use an equalizer to solve room problems will have More >
