Shouldn't This Sound Boomy?


I have recently purchased a mic and I’m running REW to test my room response. These are the resulting charts:

I hear nice tight bass when I play music. I hear a big improvement over my previous speakers. The mid range and treble sound great and again the bass sounds articulate and tight. I would think this would be boomy and muddled. Unfortunately, I did not have the ability to test my previous speakers. The room is treated with GIK panels, but I have no bass traps in the corners due to the spouse approval factor. Am I a horrible listener that can’t hear this, or am I missing something else?

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Showing 2 responses by hilde45

@erik_squires Misjudged the graph. Thanks.

Re:

The graphs are a waste of time, if you're happy with what you hear.

This was true for me until I used the graphs to improve the response. Then, I was MORE pleased with what I heard.

In other words, graphs are useful if you want to improve the sound. If you prefer to not bother, then graphs are a waste of time.