New loudspeakers & room digital correction service

[SwissBear]

Very good book!

I think it is important to measure the room in the configuration you will have for everyday listening, not moving furniture away for the sake of measurements only, and putting them back. I have a small glass table between the sofa and the speakers that is generating a strong reflection way above the -20dB threshold mentioned by Mitch. This is bad and clearly audible, the soundstage is is clearly more crisp if I take the table away. BUT: my wife loves this table, and it's heavy (the table, I mean...). So it stays here, and I ran the measurements with the table. Same with the (heavy) curtains: sound is better when they're shut, but I usually listen to music during the day, so 2 out of 3 curtains are open. I did the measurements with the 2 curtains open. I wish I had a dedicated room!

Hi Alec_eiffel,

I was quoting Mitch because his recommendations are kind of 'state of the art' in making measurements. You might have your own habits, but he has a considerable track-record in this field. He suggests to make measurements with furniture removed for a reason, which is not to correct the installation for the reflections which are linked to the furniture.

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So you should, if you want to make the measurements as recommended by experienced people, remove the chairs of your listening area as well as the coffee table before making the measurements.

Just my 2c