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I hear a lot of complaints about movie theaters being too loud or that they cannot watch a movie at reference or near reference sound levels with someone else because it is too loud for them. A solution to this are earplugs that are made for musicians that cut the volume, but do not… Read more
I have worked on several new Onkyo receivers with AccuEQ. I am finding that this auto calibration technique is much worse than others on the market. While the others are not particularly great they are better than AccuEQ. Onkyo in the past also offered manual equalization for front, center, surrounds and subwoofer along with automatic setup. … Read more
Radio Shack for years has sold one of the less expensive sound pressure level meters on the market. It is commonly used to set channel levels. I see a wide variety of methods advocated on how to use this device and others to set channel levels for home theater. The method I describe here advocates… Read more
I recommend the following receivers for home theater use based on observed performance of these products. The power you need to drive your system will depend on your speaker efficiency, speaker impedance, desired sound levels and room size. A product with some type of loudness correction is recommended if you listen at low levels regularly. … Read more
Home theater processors today are loaded with settings that make it a confusing problem at best for consumers and installers alike to get the sound quality promised by the high quality equipment available on the market today. Don’t worry though most manufacturers today include products that claim to solve all of your problems by running their… Read more
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