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eboettn wrote:
 Thanks TJHUB. That helps a lot. I think I'm going to get the BFD here in a few weeks. What did you use as a microphone / SPL for the REW? And what did you use as a preamp / phantom power for the mic? |
I can identify with your thought process. It's so hard to make a decision on products that you have little to no familiarity like the BFD. How does it work? How well does it work? Is it going to do the things I need it to do? Is this one better than that one? Why? Audio is so subjective, it's really hard to trust what you read. Luckily though, the BFD's are relatively cheap and therefore not too risky to try. I posted to your thread because I thought I understood what you needed to hear.
I've always wanted to pick up a Behringer EMC8000 mic with an M-Audio sound card with phantom mic power. I wanted the setup to run TrueRTA, but then you realize that the costs of these items really start to add up and for as little as you really use them, you end up wasting money. I've owned my RS analog meter (the old style) for many years (at least 10 I think). Reading these forums gave me enough confidence to at least believe that my RS meter would be plenty good for EQ'ing my sub. Based upon my listening results, I'd have to agree. Had I not already owned a RS meter, I may have strongly considered a mic/preamp setup. But like I said, for how much you use it, when do you start wasting money?
Having been through REW twice now
(see my thread here) with extremely similar results, I feel very confident my RS meter was adequate for the job. I'm VERY happy with the results. What's even better is that the more listening time I get, the more I'm liking what I hear. That's the best sign that I've done something good and possibly correctly. I certainly will never be able to go back to running my sub without some sort of EQ'ing.