Stereophile spec measurement baffling(pun?)


What is and why is it important, anechoic -6dB point?

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At best it can tell you how much air the speaker can move. Audiophiles rely on this spec way too much IMHO, especially when deciding whether or not to add a subwoofer and how to configure one. The room makes liars out of all of the anechoic/quasi-anechoic bass measurements.

IMHO, measuring dynamic compression is of more value for most of us, and the one publication that used to do it (SoundStage) I believe stopped publishing these measurements.

There’s no substitute for listening, and measuring in the room.

I had forgotten until yoyoyaya mentioned, bass test tones. The last time I tweeked my Paradigm subwoofer/monitor system I used tones for the setup. An SPL meter doesn't sound like a bad thing to have in the house.

An SPL meter doesn't sound like a bad thing to have in the house.

REW is better.