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That's not a great way to match sub and speakers, there can be massive differences between one frequency and the next. You need to see what the sub is doing across the range it covers in order to figure out where best to set the gain (and if you have the flexibility, where to place the sub)...

To level match properly you'd need to use a program like REW and a mic (though you'd still be unable to time align sub and speakers). Looking at the sub though, I'm not sure you won't be better off with your speakers as they are.

ASR is just one of a handful of sites that are now making an effort to do proper analysis of audio gear. A large impetus behind joining this and other forums for me was to clear up misunderstandings around TVs and the images they produce - I don't think ASR was around in 2008. Thankfully in the...

It is not mistaken. A watch doesn't keep time because you watch it, it was set in motion following principles that exist outside of you and I. Yes, but we are not electro-mechanical devices, their operation is not directed subjectively. You may feel certain your watch is running fast, but if...

No debating that I do upset people - it happens more often than I'd like and I actually never know what is going to set people off. Sometimes I respond to something and I think "okay, here goes..." and nothing! Sometimes I say something I think is pretty innocuous and things kick off - I never...

I don't know about the middle finger, but the review contains good evidence of the ineffectual nature of the device. It's not a cheap box, you would think one would want to know what it actually does. I'm sure it is a bitter pill to swallow, and maybe they're missing something, either way I...

Depending on how active you are in the gym, Apple Powerbeats Pros might be a better idea. Airpods wouldn't stay put in my ears for the sorts of activities I do, but the Powerbeats hook over the ear and stay nice and secure. I'm not a fan of the tips they come with however, I use Comply tips...

Fun - nice virtual tour!

That's an improvement to not overlook, anything to make the room quieter.

How exactly? I try not to make personal comments, if people choose to take it that way rather than have the discussion, that in itself says something. Are you saying that unless I agree with popular opinion, I should shut up? Is the point of the forum just to slap each other on the back and...

I don’t understand the sensitivity - surely we can draw our own conclusions without making it about the person.

It's not one or the other, measurements are just an extension of what you hear, like a telescope augments what you see when you look up at the night sky. If what you see through the scope doesn't gel with what your saw, you're probably either looking in the wrong place or don't understand the...

No, like testing windspeed from behind a tree, you wouldn't get a good measurement. The mic in a measurement scenario is the head. It has, and it's great at parsing sound even when it's horribly distorted. Doesn't mean horribly distorted sound is good. There's no logical argument that I...

If you're referring to the cigarette, your head would interfere with the measurement. If you're referring to the ears, they do a great job of receiving, but the mushy stuff between is notoriously unreliable in relaying the information.

The problem with having a barrier so close to the mic (be it the seat back or a wall) is it doesn't give you good readings of the room itself, and you can't analyse the room and make adjustments to the response without good data. I suppose if all you want to know is what does the response look...

Let me ask you something, I don't want you to answer, just to think about it - what audible effect do you think cables have when considering what REW shows us about the room?

Wherever you're sitting, you are subject to the constructive and destructive effects of the room - the large swings in the response you see from 500Hz down are caused for the most part by room modes. The magnitude and balance of those swings will change depending on where in the room you sit...

Just be careful of confirmation bias. The further from the back wall you place the speaker, the lower down in frequency the speaker boundary interference - you need to move your speakers pretty far into the room to escape it completely. By bringing the speakers closer to the wall, you bring the...

The transcript you're quoting is for sound engineers discussing setups in venues much larger than a typical living space with separate bass modules - how far you need to be from the wall depends on the bass extension of the speaker. Theory is all good, but there's no way to really know how your...