The Velodyne setup track.
https://www.velodyneacoustics.com/downloads/97-0023b-DD+Sweep-Tone-78min.wav
https://www.velodyneacoustics.com/downloads/97-0023b-DD+Sweep-Tone-78min.wav
Open Letter To REL, SVS, Hsu, etc., et al
The Velodyne setup track. https://www.velodyneacoustics.com/downloads/97-0023b-DD+Sweep-Tone-78min.wav |
What do you need with test tracks? Use music. Unless of course you enjoy listening to test racks all day, play more test tracks than music, in which case what are your favorite test tracks to listen to? You could make a compilation tape of test tracks, or even better find a channel and stream all day long. Some of them like the old Stereophile Test CD come awfully close to music. There's the one with the Fender bass guitar. Personally I would be bored out of my mind. But its your system. Play whatever music, er test tones, floats your boat. |
Dialing in a sub? All I do, after what I believe is the proper placement, is turn volume to 1/2, turn the crossover to maximum ( because the crossover is handed by the AVR. Also, I’m sure to set the phase to zero if sub is in front, Done! Never had an issue. Then again, this is for dedicated home theater. I refuse to use any sort of sub in a dedicated 2 channel audio system. Subs belong in home theater or in the trunk of a car, period. Once again, if your 2 channel speakers such so bad in bass that you need to "Dr" it with a sub, you bought the wrong set of 2 channel speakers to begin with and they should be replaced Pronto. All my opinion, some may object lol.... |
My only comment about test tones is that they help you quickly realize where you have peaks and valleys....as the tone progresses from 20hz to 150hz you will hear where bass becomes obvious, where there are dropout and where there are peaks. Then you can try moving the sub to different locations (if you have that flexibility) to see how things deteriorate...or improve. In the end though, final tweaking has to be based on how the sub blends with the mains and how it sounds playing music. |