Yep clubfoot...
I will be testing full range with the Behringer mic. With my extended range tweeters and SVS PC-Ultra sub I expect to reproduce from 20 H z to 40 KHz. Factor in my small room (15x11x7) and I expect to be "very" challenged. I've been working on the HT stuff for 3 years now and tried to apply lots of theoretical design from the Master Handbook of Acoustics and lots of tech articles from various websites and forums. HT is such a complex discipline... which makes it fun for me... I like the challenge.
The major issue now is for me to have high quality, quantatative data. My best friend is a musician with a little technical experience. We have spent lots of time building and adjusting my stuff, over the last year and a half, and we hear a "tremendous" improvement in quality. Now we are to the point that the changes we make are inherently subtle, because the general quality of the HT is so much better. Sometimes what seems like an improvement this week, doesn't seem that way next week.
Hense the step up to digital analysis and subwoofer equalization. First thing I am refining is my existing room and system response... just to figure out what all the research and guesswork over the last 3 years adds up to. I'll be graphing all the experiments and trying to get the best performace from my physical room acoustics. Then add the new mains and equalizer and see if I can amaze myself and friends... fingers crossed...
Enough rambling for now and back to building my rear, high-corner absorbers...
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Thanks to all... and have a good weekend... Don
p.s... To the powder hounds out there - Ive got a foot of snow on my valley driveway, with 3 to 5 feet "fresh powder" at the mountain extremes... time to get back out on the trails...
