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I wanted to update on the dual SVS SB-16 Ultras. I definitely intended to have a full review posted long before now. After I got them installed and did the initial calibrations, I settled into enjoying them for a while. I noticed them improving by the day. Equipment break-in is a...

BTW, I will be posting, in another thread, an extensive review of my new SVS SB-16 Ultras. After I set them up and did the initial calibration (which I posed about here) I realized they were benefiting from some break-in time. Since then I've just been really enjoying them and giving them a...

I want to do something different, and... more... than the usual review.

There's a closet/storage area right next to the front subwoofer that has folding doors. I just ordered some door stops to try and keep them from rattling.

...was it that bad?

OK, about 9 days into the new subs and I should probably finally post something about what I've done so far. I'll be writing about the subs themselves (dual SVS SB-16 Ultras) in a review thread, so this will be mostly general info that's not specific to those subs, except I will be showing the...

I think I'll go ahead and post my initial setup procedure, even though I used too heavy a hand with the curve smoothing. After all, this is intended as a learning thread. So, I might as well post the entire process, including the initial curves. Besides, now the subs have had more breaking...

I used to be remarkably strong. Not that long ago, it seems. There was a time when I actually could pick up and carry my 165lb. SVS PB12 Plus/2 up or down the stairs. I did it more than once, because it's been moved between systems a couple times. Those days are long gone, because moving the...

People will especially appreciate impressions of the new SoundPath setup. I have to admit, I’m sort of coveting a pair of SB-3000s for the living room now.

Well… @DaveF ?

This is still very much a learning thing for me, and I guess I need to do my sweeps with higher resolution for them to be as useful as they should be. So I'll be back once I've done that. I'm more into enjoying the results at the moment, so maybe I'll do it this weekend. I've been watching...

After work yesterday I dragged the second new sub downstairs and got it into position and connected. I'm going with opposing corners (front right, back left) after suggestions and planning. I did some quick sweeps to gain match them and decided I should give them some break-in before digging...

Both my HT and living room have concrete floors under the carpet. So anything that goes through the carpet is all I really need.

Holy Crap! They're both in the house, thanks to the hand truck and tie-down straps. One of them is unboxed and in the initial trial location. I took pics of how I got it done. I genuinely hurt today. I'm older than I used to be. Crap I feel old. BTW, I don't want to sidetrack this...

What did you order? Is it in stock?

That looks really interesting. Fortunately, my HT room seems to be good where those kinds of problems are involved. The living room has bigger issues. Actually, the main thing in my HT is I need to hunt down and secure rattles. Various things around the room and walls that resonate at...

And today... it will be tomorrow. Gives me an excuse to take an extra day off, depending on when they're delivered.

The subwoofer upgrade is very close. It has arrived in Denver and just needs to travel the final 60-70 miles. Hopefully tomorrow.

Dave, slightly off-topic question. Is your center speaker a pre-production unit?

I have a significant subwoofer upgrade coming, and I’m busy picking out passages to test the limits. The movies Serenity, Cloverfield and Dredd will be in there. Music from Tool, Dream Theater, Mahler, Saint-Saens, and then if they can reproduce My Favorite Addiction and Bury a Friend by Billie...

Something I hadn't considered is that the MiniDSP can make phase adjustments that are frequency dependent, rather than just making sweeping changes. Is that what you're saying? It completely makes sense that would solve a lot more problems than the internal controls can. BTW, no doubt I'll be...

It only does what you tell it to. Maybe I’m oversimplifying it, but it doesn’t do anything on its own.

You got a 9dB improvement of that major low spot. Amazing how much of a difference placement can make, even when your options are limited, isn't it?

@John Dirk I'm guessing the green curve was an early one? I can't really read the graphs. You might save them larger and as PNG instead of JPG so there aren't any compression artifacts. I've been saving them at 1,000 to 1,500 pixels wide. They're still very small files, at about 90-100 KB each.

Thanks Dave. I've been working my way through those videos and a few others you've posted. I hope others will also pitch in, with advice or questions. I'm still very new to this. One question I have for @Dave Upton is in those curves for my living room, there's a peak centered around 40Hz...

Yeah, feeling defeated might be an unavoidable aspect. It's complicated. My HT room has presented far fewer obstacles. Reagrding your 80Hz null, what I have to say is 14'. That's the length of an 80Hz soundwave. How does that help? Not entirely certain, but I suspect it means something...

So, where to start. The fact is, digging into REW is intimidating. The software isn't designed with a consumer style easy interface and you have to do research into how to use it with your system. I'm far from entirely understanding the best way to use it. Like a lot of people, I'm using a...

This is something I've been seriously planning recently, so I figured I'd just go ahead and start it. This thread is for information about how to truly and effectively integrate subwoofers into a room. Along with others here, like @John Dirk and with months of encouragement from @Dave Upton ...