If you want lame advice DON'T do this!


Have you ever seen a member ask for advice about their system and don't understand why they need to make a change? Mistakes in this hobby are generally expensive. Does a list of components tell you how they sound together as a system? No Does a picture of a room tell you how the system sounds in the room? No. Think about the dollars that have been flushed away because the problem was the room and no matter what you stick in there or how much it cost it won't git er done. A flat in room frequency response is a starting point before changing anything. So, why don't more people post measurements when asking for advice? If you want lame advice DON'T post your system in your profile. If you want good advice post your system and a pic. If you want excellent advice include your in room FR measurements (which almost all modern receivers provide or REW can do for free). 

kota1

@kota1 

Try as you may, you failed to disguise your animosity in your opening statement. You insult  members of this site by issuing challenges based on faulty premises, hiding behind a transparent veil of what you call civility. You're not fooling anyone.
I stand by my original statement.

All the best,
Nonoise

 

@nonoise

Every professional installer (either for the home or the studio) measures, tweaks, measures, listens, and gets it right.

Every Joe Six pack like you that slings money at the problem at Best Buy couldn’t hear the difference anyway. Don’t walk away angry, it’s not my fault you have a blow torch at your wallet and another one you have to sit on every time you turn on your system.

I realize you struggle just using your phone, here get professional help, you can thank me later:

https://homeacoustics.org/haa-training/

 

 

 

@kota1 

Funny you should mention BestBuy as that's what one member said about your system when he PM'd me. That, and saying you're off your rocker. Tell me, are you getting some kind of commission from pushing your junk here on A'gon. Some kind of kickback? 

What I want to know is what self respecting audiophile would pack so much junk into their listening room like you've done, trying to fix all the problems you get from it with room treatment, when you could have simplified things and spent some of that hard earned cash on a real system, like the real audiophiles you criticize here?

Why anyone would want to build an audio tomb like yours where great sound goes to die is beyond me. Stop with the Adderall and go into detox. By the way, the last time I used a receiver was back in the late '70s. I've moved on to much better options since then.

All the best,
Nonoise

@kota1 

I think this is coming it a bit high.

Sometimes, a flat-line measurement isn't what's best, and I personally don't think someone needs to measure their room to get the best sound. The best measurable response? Possibly. But certainly not the best sound. Different people like different sound types, whether that be a rolled off top end, or a heavy mid response, etc...

Honestly, I'd prefer to tune my room by ear and experimentation. I don't need a graph to know if it sounds good. Actually, I'd prefer NOT to use a program to "figure it out".

Might want to lighten up a bit.

 

 

A flat in room frequency response at the listening position is NOT what you want.  You want a smooth frequency response with a rolled off treble.  Exactly how much roll off and the break frequency is up to personal preference.  Equally as important are time decay issues.