Hi Jerome...
I understand and will comply...
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I realize Im not coordinating my personal goals and public questions very well. Not only do I want to calibrate existing systems, I also want to help make well informed decisions, "before" the money is spent. I am a "mad scientist" by nature, and I am hoping to put together a standardized test set up that will let me compare acoustics, in different settings. I think that using a common amp and speakers, will provide insight for me into differing room acoustics. Since the search for knowledge and understanding is so much fun for me, I don't mind buying a little extra equipment. Not to mention I will use the amp and speakers for my office tv, so its a no lose situation.
My friends can't afford their high-end equipment now... but I hope to use REW to figure out a good direction for their upgrades... not to mention I just love testing out my theories and ideas.
Everyones help has been very useful for me to figure out what I want to buy up front. I seem a little off the mark because I am trying to do 2 things at the same time - perform the normal calibration for my system - and develope a way to do some "outside-of-the-box" testing...
Wish me luck... the
scientist: Hermit von Audiostein... eh eh eh !!!