As many are tired of hearing, I am a resolved fan of speaker’s having level controls.
Speakers leave the factory like a person put on a ship in blinders, no idea where they are going, certainly not going to perform as tested in a foam lined space.
I wouldn’t spend a nickle on room treatments until after I adjusted the speakers in THIS space.
test cd, sound pressure meter on tripod, seated ear height, listening position,
1. test cd with many separate frequency bands, individually selectable, and repeatable, not just sweeps or pink noise.
amazing bytes, $25. (several at historic low prices)
2. sound pressure meter (needs bottom tripod hole)sound pressure meter
ADJUST HOW?
3. I have two L-Pads, simple adjust mid to woofer and tweeter to mid, makes significant difference. Another space, re-do it there.
4. modern, no level controls: I just bought this DBX clone Equalizer in anticipation of results of my upcoming hearing test. Age 75, they will find something!
Amazon, returnable, easy to try, hear how silent it is.
Dual Band 31 1/3 octave frequency adjusters
Zero noise, bypass, ’0’ detents, 3u height sliders have more precision.
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bypass for listening with friends and my presumed hearing aids in
engaged for me, no hearing aids, inverse of what they measure.
Based on my friends experience, simple 3 tone control adjustment from his phone, eq should be a more specific curve
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another use: find better/best positioning and measure results of various toe-in angles as well as slanted back to aim tweeter to seated ear height, and alter initial room reflections