Open Letter To REL, SVS, Hsu, etc., et al


Why don’t you include a cd that will actually enable your customers to properly set up their purchase from you? Telling me to choose something with ‘low bass content’ and put it on repeat is pathetic at best. There are very specific and very limited numbers of tones needed to dial in a sub. One of the above companies tells me to use track 4 from ‘Sneakers’, a 29 year old movie, as an aid in dialing in a sub. Maybe in 70 years the track will be in the public domain and they can just rip it for free to whatever medium is current in 2091.
Test tones, as far as I know, aren’t copyrighted, and would cost very little to put on a cd. 50 blank cd’s cost 15.00 retail. Include one with tones and instructions in the box. Tidal, Spotify, Qobuz, etc., etc., would also qualify as a place to put your sub setup tones, along with detailed voice instructions. 
I know many people now use automated setups in their AVR’s, but I’d bet many reading this on Audiogon don’t- most two channel systems are behind the times in this regard.
Or am I missing something?
james_edward
@james_edward :  Disregard the usual "asshats" on this site, they know who they are. If they have nothing to contribute why do they not hit the back button and move on???  ( need to feel superior much). Too much pandemic isolation maybe 🤣.

Glad you were able to find some suitable tracks. I have several setup CD's that I use and was going to offer you a copy. Just pay shipping. 😃
vandertones includes a very well recorded acoustic bass scaling above and below the 100-120 hz crossover zone for setting sub level. The actual test tones are unique on centers problematic to most average rooms....but will provide information on how your system performs. FWIW Vandy subs ( model 3 ) include 11 bands of EQ to fix those issues........ since 1977

carry on.