Posts Categorized: Audio

How Many Surround Speakers Should You Install In Your Theater?

How Many Surround Speakers Should You Install In Your Theater?

  Many people have issues with surround speaker placement or the cost of installing more than the standard left and right surround speakers. Before deciding on what to install in your theater you should be aware of the trends in surround formats along with the technical aspects of using and installing a 6.1 or a… Read more

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Bass Traps, Diffusion, Absorption – What Should You Do?

  Theater rooms in general should not be highly reflective spaces. The room itself should attempt to emulate a theater mix studio, but for most people this is an elusive target that results in a lot of worry or poor performance. Luckily there are published data and guidelines on what a theater should be like… Read more

Audyssey MultEQ Comparison To Manual Audio Calibration

Audyssey MultEQ Comparison To Manual Audio Calibration

    I recently purchased a Marantz receiver with Audyssey MultEQ built-in. I thought it would be interesting to compare the results from manually setting up this receiver using professional tools to Audyssey since it is so popular. Observations And Comments My general impression of the setup that resulted from running Audyssey was that it… Read more

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Audyssey Sub Equalizer Review

; Audyssey makes products to programatically equalize sound in home theater environments. I typically encounter these in receivers from various manufacturers. I recently had the opportunity to work with the stand alone version for subwoofers. This system had one attached to a single subwoofer located in the front of the theater. It appeared to do… Read more