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  1. Chuck*W

    Subwoofer calibration for HT is a pointless waste of time

    From Mike: Right you are. I've been arguing for calibration (of sound, of picture) to recreate, to the best of our ability, the film that the director intended. If people want to modify that to suit their taste (or circumstances), that's their choice. But I think the closest we can come to...
  2. Chuck*W

    Subwoofer calibration for HT is a pointless waste of time

    What right answer? The color and exposure of a theatrical print is set in timing sessions. The timer is just a guy with an opinion. Why should we be bound by his ideas of what the movie should look like? And what, exactly, is the "right answer" when mixing an electric guitar against a trumpet, a...
  3. Chuck*W

    Subwoofer calibration for HT is a pointless waste of time

    Honestly, Brian, I think you are just trying to yank our chains a bit. But I'll try anyway: Why? Music isn't mixed? I swear I've seen mixing boards in recording studios. Why does that mixer's opinion count for more than a film's mixer? What if someone likes their music "more or less bassy?"...
  4. Chuck*W

    Klipsch Reference Series

    Chris is absolutely right of course: the ideal treatment of a room can be quite complicated and is worth spending time getting right. Unfortunately, many of us are limited by structural and, um, social constraints from doing everything we would like. Mark was specifically worried about...
  5. Chuck*W

    Klipsch Reference Series

    Hey Mark, First of all, don't panic and run out and buy some equipment you may not need. Several factors may be at work here: 1. Movie soundtracks, when played in a home environment are excessively bright. This is a consequence of the way they are cut and mixed. Excessive brightness would...
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