OK, I got some good measurements last night after pushing subs around my room for about and hour and a half. I've got 3 subs - 2 new, 1 older that is mismatched - and the placement combinations are seemingly endless! Anyway, I think I've got the bass response as good as it's gonna get without treatment (in the plans).
These measurements were taken with my UMM-6 and legacy audio connections (PC audio out to AVR). I've still got a small ground loop hum at 60hz that I need to hunt down and kill though.
Here's my graphs:
Subs + L/R, Audyssey OFF:
Subs + L/R, Audyssey ON:
Subs + L/R, Audyssey ON/OFF overlayed:
Subs + L/R, Audyssey OFF, full range sweep:
Subs + L/R, Audyssey ON, full range sweep:
Subs + L/R, Audyssey ON/OFF, full range sweep, overlayed:
Subs + L/R Waterfall, Audyssey OFF:
Subs + L/R Waterfall, Audyssey ON:
Drawing of my room with current sub placement:
Ceiling is 8'.
MDAT file:
View attachment Alan P2.mdat
The sub response to me looks really good with Audyssey off, but after it's turned on there is some weirdness going on above the crossover point (80hz). Audyssey did however flatten it out nicely between 30-60hz.
On the full range sweeps, Audyssey created a big dip between 90-170hz. This is the "meat" of the mid-bass, correct?
Waterfalls are set to 600ms to get the last of the decay - looks not too bad to me, but what do I know.
After I took these measurements, I had a listen to some demo material I'm familiar with (Audyssey on) and the (for lack of a better word) "richness" was lacking - bass was almost non-existent. Checking the speaker levels in my AVR with the SPL meter in REW showed them to be quite a bit under 75db. Some were off by just a couple db, but the subs were down a good 10-11db. This has been my experience every time I run Audyssey on this system in my room though, so no surprise there.
I wrote down the speaker levels set by Audyssey, then adjusted the FL/FR and subs to as close to 75db (per REW's SPL meter) as I could. WOW! The sound really got "rich" after this - much more bass and mid-bass. Whatever it takes to make me smile I guess. Listening to the same demo material again did most certainly bring a smile to my face. I stayed up way too late enjoying the audio goodness!
I have not taken measurements after adjusting the speaker levels, but plan on doing that tonight.
To anyone reading this, I can't stress enough the importance of experimenting with sub placement - especially if you have multiple and/or mis-matched subs. The inter-reaction between them is key to getting good sound. I'm stunned by how just moving one sub from the front to the back of the room made a world of difference. I also gain matched (thanks Craig!) these subs for the first time last night (was always level matching before) and I think this may have greatly contributed to the results I'm getting.
Thanks to you guys for all your helpful input!
These measurements were taken with my UMM-6 and legacy audio connections (PC audio out to AVR). I've still got a small ground loop hum at 60hz that I need to hunt down and kill though.
Here's my graphs:
Subs + L/R, Audyssey OFF:
Subs + L/R, Audyssey ON:
Subs + L/R, Audyssey ON/OFF overlayed:
Subs + L/R, Audyssey OFF, full range sweep:
Subs + L/R, Audyssey ON, full range sweep:
Subs + L/R, Audyssey ON/OFF, full range sweep, overlayed:
Subs + L/R Waterfall, Audyssey OFF:
Subs + L/R Waterfall, Audyssey ON:
Drawing of my room with current sub placement:
Ceiling is 8'.
MDAT file:
View attachment Alan P2.mdat
The sub response to me looks really good with Audyssey off, but after it's turned on there is some weirdness going on above the crossover point (80hz). Audyssey did however flatten it out nicely between 30-60hz.
On the full range sweeps, Audyssey created a big dip between 90-170hz. This is the "meat" of the mid-bass, correct?
Waterfalls are set to 600ms to get the last of the decay - looks not too bad to me, but what do I know.
After I took these measurements, I had a listen to some demo material I'm familiar with (Audyssey on) and the (for lack of a better word) "richness" was lacking - bass was almost non-existent. Checking the speaker levels in my AVR with the SPL meter in REW showed them to be quite a bit under 75db. Some were off by just a couple db, but the subs were down a good 10-11db. This has been my experience every time I run Audyssey on this system in my room though, so no surprise there.
I wrote down the speaker levels set by Audyssey, then adjusted the FL/FR and subs to as close to 75db (per REW's SPL meter) as I could. WOW! The sound really got "rich" after this - much more bass and mid-bass. Whatever it takes to make me smile I guess. Listening to the same demo material again did most certainly bring a smile to my face. I stayed up way too late enjoying the audio goodness!
I have not taken measurements after adjusting the speaker levels, but plan on doing that tonight.
To anyone reading this, I can't stress enough the importance of experimenting with sub placement - especially if you have multiple and/or mis-matched subs. The inter-reaction between them is key to getting good sound. I'm stunned by how just moving one sub from the front to the back of the room made a world of difference. I also gain matched (thanks Craig!) these subs for the first time last night (was always level matching before) and I think this may have greatly contributed to the results I'm getting.
Thanks to you guys for all your helpful input!