Scott Stephens
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- Dec 23, 1999
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I just got an analog SPL meter and I think I set up my speakers (excluding the sub) correctly. Here is what I did:
1. Set the volume level on my Denon 3802 to 0.
2. Set the SPL meter to "C" weighting, "Slow" response, and the dB level to 70 (per Video Essentials' instructions).
3. I then calibrated all my speakers (L/R front, center, L/R/Back surrounds) to +75 db using VE's test tones. Is this correct? I ask this because I have heard some talk on this forum about calibrating the speakers to +85 dB. Also, what should the reciever's crossover be set to? I've presently got it set at 100 Hz, but several people on the Forum recommend 80 Hz. Any ideas?
OK, hopefully I'm up to speed (if not, let me know). Now on to my major hang up. I can't for the life of me make sense of any instructions I have found to calibrate my subwoofer.
Is there a specific dB level the sub needs to be calibrated to, or is there a RANGE of frequencies? When the test tone for the sub starts, the SPL meter's needle fluctuates. So, I'm assuming there is a RANGE rather than a SPECIFIC frequency (but I don't know what this should be) to which the sub should be calibrated.
Also, in calibrating my sub, what should the settings on the sub itself be? I have a Paradigm PW-2200, and right now I've got the crossover set at its highest level (120 Hz I think). But what should the volume level of the sub be set at for calibration?
Sorry for the massive amounts of questions, but I really need some help on this...so anyone's input would be much appreciated. Thanks...
1. Set the volume level on my Denon 3802 to 0.
2. Set the SPL meter to "C" weighting, "Slow" response, and the dB level to 70 (per Video Essentials' instructions).
3. I then calibrated all my speakers (L/R front, center, L/R/Back surrounds) to +75 db using VE's test tones. Is this correct? I ask this because I have heard some talk on this forum about calibrating the speakers to +85 dB. Also, what should the reciever's crossover be set to? I've presently got it set at 100 Hz, but several people on the Forum recommend 80 Hz. Any ideas?
OK, hopefully I'm up to speed (if not, let me know). Now on to my major hang up. I can't for the life of me make sense of any instructions I have found to calibrate my subwoofer.
Is there a specific dB level the sub needs to be calibrated to, or is there a RANGE of frequencies? When the test tone for the sub starts, the SPL meter's needle fluctuates. So, I'm assuming there is a RANGE rather than a SPECIFIC frequency (but I don't know what this should be) to which the sub should be calibrated.
Also, in calibrating my sub, what should the settings on the sub itself be? I have a Paradigm PW-2200, and right now I've got the crossover set at its highest level (120 Hz I think). But what should the volume level of the sub be set at for calibration?
Sorry for the massive amounts of questions, but I really need some help on this...so anyone's input would be much appreciated. Thanks...