Tools to measure in room response


I've never measured the room SPL response.

Do I just need a Stereophile test CD3 and a Radioshack SPL meter?

Is that it?

Thanks and best regards,

K
kschiu

Showing 2 responses by shadorne

I'm with Kal - I use Fuzzmeasure and a measurement microphone - examples are on my virtual system. Even with a tool like this it took me several days to make adjustments. A good understanding of physics helps but is not a prerequisite to using tools like Room Eq Wizard (provided you read up on the subject).

If your idea of system tuning is swapping out your $500 speaker cables for $1,000 speaker cables in order to match the brand of your $500 interconnects then simply ignore this post. (There is absolutely no point in taking measurements if you are not prepared to take appropriate action to do anything about it - in that case it may be better not to know and you'll have more fun spending your money on some cable elevators instead)
Behringer ECM 8000 with an XLR cable is cheap and works fine. There are better measurement mikes out there but for room evaluation this is more than good enough. You will need a microphone stand also and a USB interface to your microphone (it uses phantom power) - I'd suggest the EMU 0404 USB - again I am recommending excellent gear but at modest cost (great value).