REW Newb Needs Some Help

[charrison]

Hey Everybody. Like the title says I'm a newb to REW but I can tell that it's what I need to tune my system. Unlike most of you, I'm a car audio buff. I just laid down a nice hunk of change on some new stuff and I need help tuning it. Below is a list of my equipment. I haven't bought an SPL meter yet, and I need a recommndation on that as well as any other equipment that I might be leaving out. I was looking at the Radio Shack digital SPL meter for $50, but I've read that the microphone on it is not good for full range audio (although I could be wrong) which is what I need. I'm trying to do this relatively cheaply if possible. Thanks in advance.

In The Car:
Alpine IVA-W200 Head Unit
Alpine PXA-H701 Digital Audio Processor w/ 31 band EQ on each channel.
Alpine MRV-F545 125Wattsx4 Amp
CDT HD62 Speakers
Image Dynamics 12" DVC Sub

REW Setup:
Apple MacBook Pro running REW
SPL Meter = ??
Other Equipment = ??

[brucek]

I was looking at the Radio Shack digital SPL meter

You will need to step up past an RS meter to do full range. Most people around here like to use the Behringer ECM8000 and associated pre-amp. For it to be accurate you will need to get it calibrated. Here is the information on that.

You will also need a few cables and adapters which you can sort out if you read this REW Help file.

That should get you started anyway..

brucek