CALIBRATE LIKE A PRO! | Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit Review (NOT a Tutorial) | Immersive Audio

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Thanks to Joe N Tell and Techno Dad, I got my hands on their revolutionary Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit Blu-ray disc. I started from scratch, resetting my preamp to factory default and went to town, calibrating my home theater manually. Lemme tell ya - I'm now a firm believer that ANYONE should have this as part of their toolkit to calibrate their home theater to the next level. Check out my review and see how well it helped my testing theater!
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MY HOME THEATER SETUP
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Valencia Oslo Luxury Home Theater Seating
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65” LG C1 OLED TV
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Marantz SR7015
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IOTA AVX17 Preamp Processor
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Outlaw Audio Model 7000x Amplifier
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Aperion Audio E7 Energy External Amp
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Peachtree Nova300 Stereo Integrated Amp
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Emotiva BasX A3 Amplifier
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FRONT LCR
Aperion Audio Theatrus T80 Cinema/Studio Monitors
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Aperion Audio Verus Theatrus T65S Slim Design Cinema/Studio Monitor
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FRONT WIDES & VOICE OF GOD
Aperion Audio Novus Slim N6SC LCR
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SURROUNDS
Aperion Audio Theatrus T65 Cinema/Studio Monitor
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SURROUND BACKS
Aperion Audio Novus N6T Tower Speakers
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ATMOS HEIGHT SPEAKERS
Aperion Audio A5 Height Module
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LG UBK90 4K Blu-ray Player
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2022 AppleTV 4K WiFI + Ethernet (3rd Gen)
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Nintendo Switch
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14 AWG Copper Speaker Wire
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Monoprice Low Profile 22 Lb Capacity Speaker Mounts
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MY VIDEO GEAR
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Audio Interface - Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
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Sennheiser MKE600
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Sony A7 II Full Frame Mirrorless Camera
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DJI OM 4 SE
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Shure KSM32 Cardioid Condenser Microphone
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LINKS
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Everything you need can be found at the link below! Woohoo!
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#spatialaudio #hometheater #dolbyatmos
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Cold Open
1:08 Overview/Initial Setup
3:31 Calibration Disc Intro
4:47 Callouts
5:15 Level Matching
7:24 Polarity Tests
8:54 Timing Tests
14:11 Crossover Points
16:17 Speaker Pairs
17:21 Tonal Balance
17:54 Object Panning
18:46 Torture Tests
19:54 Pro Calibration Tools
21:32 My Impressions
27:21 Even for Soundbars?
29:10 Final Thoughts
29:55 Outro
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DISCLAIMERS
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@TechnoDad Год назад

My man over here moving speakers around!! Awesome video. Thank you so much! It's cool to see so many people using it in different ways. SACT + Dragon? Ooohhhh...can't wit to see what happens!

@ealanosborne Год назад

Me too! With those rotatable surround upward firing speakers? Dial that in line a MF’er! 😁

@mustangfred2006 Год назад

Great video! I received my Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit last week and haven't plugged it in yet. Little overwhelmed with it without even trying yet. Until now. I will add this video to favorites and watch again later when I calibrate. Thank you 😀

@ealanosborne Год назад

Sweet, man! A great weekend project! 🤘

@mattgiunt Год назад

Totally agree with you on the value of the Toolkit. I use a yamaha 2080 with a 5.2.4 system and I had YPAO settings dialed in for years. I tried using the Toolkit and keeping YPAO settings instead of starting from scratch and it seemed to work better for me.I found the distance/delay setting for YPAO was spot on effective compared to my digital measuring device. The biggest change came with level matching since the Toolkit and a Radio Shack sound pressure meter destroyed the YPAO settings which were pretty off. Same with Toolkit crossover settings, Everything else kind of fell into place but my system now sounds like I just bought a new receiver.

@ealanosborne Год назад

Hell yeah, dude! Eye opening (and ear opening)! 🤘

@jedik206 Год назад

Great video, I see a lot of people commenting on measuring their distances, the distance in the AVR takes into account any processing, it was worst thing they ever did by calling it a distance as its so much more. I find that you still need the system calibration to manange the frequencies but by using all the tools combined you can get an amazing result.

@ealanosborne Год назад

So true!!! 🔥🤘

@mikemmikem2758 Год назад

Great video as usual. On another point I found a new reference quality audio -Dolby TrueHD. And the winner is Deep Impact (1998), just released in 4K. This is, without a doubt, one of the very best audio experiences I've ever had. Absolutely stunning, pulse pounding, and captivating beyond measure. I have 2 SVS PB1000 subs and 4 Elevation speakers and oh boy! Strap your seat belts on and enjoy.

@ealanosborne Год назад

Whoa, cool! Thanks for the recommendation! :)

@mikemmikem2758 Год назад

Would love to see your review on this bd. Any Nak dragon reviews date yet? Got a feeling it won't be until they start shipping.

@ealanosborne Год назад

@@mikemmikem2758 It’s now on my list of BD I need to get. 😁 And I think my Dragon review unit will arrive around the same time the lucky first 500 buyers get theirs. August, maybe? 🤷‍♂️

@mikemmikem2758 Год назад

@@ealanosborne I ordered mine through Best buy

@Mlock76 Год назад

Thanks for the great video! I look forward to diving into this disc when it arrives. My order has been placed. Thank you for the 10% off coupon too 👍

@ealanosborne Год назад

Woohoo! Glad I could help in any way! :)

@joentell Год назад

Thanks for the review! Im glad you had fun with it and were able to learn more ways to improve your system. I kind of like your approach of moving yout speakers to get better time/delay integration. That's the best way if possible. For those who don't have the option, they have to just adjust the delay on their AVR. Wait till you try some Magic Beans to get some custom EQ into each speaker. Its going to change the game!

@ealanosborne Год назад

Exactly! Excited for that extra level! 🎉🤘

@t-rex1480 Год назад

Joe, one thing I wish the toolkit had was something for lip sync to allow you to dial in the delay on the bluray player. Aside from that it's a great tool to have.

@CaseTheCorvetteMan Год назад

You just sold it, i'm off to buy it, this is fantastic!

@psyphonyxaudio Год назад

Some of the best options we have from anywhere to calibrate correctly and discover system flaws.

@ealanosborne Год назад

Hell yeah! 🤘😁

@Rockovissi Год назад

Looking forward to this. I just recently bought a laser “tape measure”, an SPL meter, and a tripod. I’ve been using a 5.1.4 Dolby Atmos test video I found on the internet somewhere that plays pink noise.

@ealanosborne Год назад

Nice! You’re set! 😁

@upriseintel9970 Год назад

Thanks for the review, I was waiting for this video and now am sold (plus the discount is always nice!). The thing that really sold me was the pro calibration options that I can use with REW, without having to deal with a long HDMI connected to the pre-amp, plus the ASIO4ALL and sound card issues that always cause problems. The fact I can plug the mic in and run sweeps, I will be way more likely to use REW to adjust along the way. Thanks for the review!

@ealanosborne Год назад

Exactly! It’s really cool!

@welderfixer Год назад

Ealan, Thanks for your coverage of T-Dad's work. Someday, I hope to be able to afford to purchase a copy from him. I'm sure my system could benefit greatly from using it. However, I have to wonder what the thoughts of several professional Atmos mixing engineers would be if they ran this disk through their studios. Guess we will have to wait and see. As always, I wish you and yours all the very best, Kevin

@ealanosborne Год назад

Thanks, Kevin! I do agree with you - I wonder what people at Skywalker Sound would think, for example. 😁

@welderfixer Год назад

@@ealanosborne I hope we get to see/hear their critiques of T-Dad's and Joe's work someday soon. I am so grateful that Channa and Joe took the time to produce this testing media. Even if it is not 100%, it is the best there is at the moment. They do have huge bragging rights!

@markbee4238 Год назад

I have dirac live and love it. I plan to use the toolkit after my dirac settings to to check everything and maybe tweak it. I would think if i did the toolkit first and then dirac, some of the toolkit chages would be lost.

@ealanosborne Год назад

True. That’s prob best with Dirac, since it is the superior room correction software available to consumers these days. 🤘

@micker9830 8 месяцев назад

I bought this too test my 7.1.4 setup. I just want peace of mind, that everything is positioned properly and imaging where it should. I use Direc live on my Rx50 receiver, so not sure how much I can tweak, but I will see how much this helps or if it was even needed.

@BFArch0n Год назад

After YEARS, I realized my 14 gauge speaker wire was CCA, not OFC....swapped over to quad 14 gauge OFC (essentially 11 gauge), NIGHT AND DAY DIFFERENCE.

@ealanosborne Год назад

There’s always something, right? Always be tweaking! 😁

@welderfixer Год назад

All copper cables is the best choice. Aluminum is only 60% as conductive as copper. I'm glad you found and fixed that issue. Also, the bigger 11ga OFC will pass more current so your system will sound much more "dynamic" than with 14ga CCA.

@kewlbug Год назад

This hits home, I went half my life before I even knew "aluminum wire" was a thing. Had to buy a lot more wire when I found out. lol

@user-rt1wq6ty1l 8 месяцев назад

As you mention, the level test applies to the Blu Ray. I am wondering if the disc version is more efficient at calibrating the disc player as opposed to the AVR. I watch more streaming and was wondering if the digital version would apply better to the AVR and streaming.

@Echo-jg8is Год назад

Can you not unplug the left or right speaker from the power amp and swap it with any of your Atmos speakers and then do everything through REW, then swap them back🤔

@ealanosborne Год назад

You could. That’s what I meant by having to do some “trickery” to actually get it to work with REW. This disc just makes it a whole lot easier.

@vla220474 7 месяцев назад

Can you use USB drive plug directly into the AVR and do the job?

@Rayman-expertsoundpro 5 месяцев назад

I must be missing something here but if you do this before room eq, would the settings not be overwritten by room eq like Audyssey once you run it?

@JL-ku7wo Год назад

Has any anybody tried with a 990b or even a 930b without the auto calibration to see if its better?

@chebrubin Год назад

No Ealan there is product category using software or an installed app on that needs to be able to play every note, frequency on a bedlayer speakers and heights of choice. And can test travel objects with the swipe of your finger.

@RahzAlGhul Год назад

I don’t use any room correction only level match and distance I feel like things sound worse with room correction for my ears

@lisawhitehouse927 9 месяцев назад

I have fixed in wall speakers. I can’t physically move them for many of these tests. I feel I can do most of these features thru the Audessy in the Denon. I think this disc is more advantageous for those that can move their speakers around

@ealanosborne 9 месяцев назад

Silly me, I may have misspoke when it comes to the “distance” setting. There’s a difference between “physical distance” and “acoustic distance.” Within every AVR, you can make adjustments to the “distance” feature which ultimately adjusts the delay on any speaker so that audio from all your speakers reaches your main listening position at the same time. It allows for those even with fixed speaker positions to still be able to make adjustments, since AVR manufacturers know not everyone has the luxury of moving a speaker’s physical position. So this calibration disc lets you make adjustments to the “acoustic distance” by playing those ping pong sounds between 2 speakers to better align them with the main listening position. So you make slight “distance” adjustments in the AVR - adding a little or a lot of delay - which ultimately lines up the audio from 2 speakers more precisely with your listening position. I hope that clears things up! 😁🎉

@lisawhitehouse927 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for the response, Ealan. That helps@@ealanosborne

@SamperFi1775 6 месяцев назад

I have in walls as well, and this SACT disc helped alot, finally enjoying my home theatre after using.

@JC-bl9bo Год назад

It's a great idea, it's a really cool tool but 99 bucks is pretty outlandish. I think that's just a tad ridiculous, sorry but that's my take.

@JohnSmith-qi6co Год назад

Those guys put many many hours of work into it. It's perfectly reasonable for it to be around a hundred bucks. If you don't think so, why don't you try making your own calibration tools? You'd see in a hurry that the price is not bad at all.

@JC-bl9bo Год назад

@@JohnSmith-qi6co 99 bucks is a bit outlandish no matter how you slice it, sorry. I won't be buying it and I'm not going to make my own. There are plenty of ways to calibrate your system without spending 99 bucks. I'm not sure why you took offense though. Just my opinion.

@tom6363 Год назад

I would get this just to help tweak my system if it had some Atmos tracks included to demo your system. I have not been able to find any. I played many so-called Dolby Atmos demos off of YT and none were in Atmos (just upmixed with Dolby Surround on my Denon 4700).

@ealanosborne Год назад

I mean, yeah, that’s what the official Atmos demo discs are for, if you can get your hands on one. RU-vid videos will never be immersive audio (for now, at least). You can get Atmos demos through XBOX, if you have one. 🤷‍♂️

@welderfixer Год назад

@@ealanosborne Atmos demos via Xbox - how please and thx.

@ealanosborne Год назад

@@welderfixer Download the Dolby Access app on an XBOX. It’s free. The only thing that should cost money is the Atmos for Headphones feature, but that’s only if you want something like that if you game with headphones on a lot. 😁

@welderfixer Год назад

@@ealanosborne Thx Ealan. I'm pretty sure I have DA on our Xbox. The Atmos content I run through Xbox sounds darn good. I enjoy my rare free time playing Halo and the room filling sounds helps me locate the AI combatants. Yeah, I'm a old middle aged noob still playing campaigns. 😉 I was hoping you had found some real Atmos demos in a hidden in a dark room in the center of a maze somewhere for the Xbox. The very few good demos I have found are on my USB stick that I have to play through our Xbox. Myself, like so many others out there, would be so grateful to own a genuine Dolby Atmos demo disk. Heck, any demo disks for that matter. Again all the best and please have great day, Kevin

@sohammer Год назад

Do you have svs prime elevations that are wall mounted as front/rear heights and angled down but essentially facing the opposite wall? I’m in the process of buying those myself and plan to mount in that exact 1 for all layout (incl auro) but have been struggling with how to mount them. Svs says to mount flat to the wall bc of their wide dispersion. But my room/seating area is wider than deep so worried about off axis response which I think you were getting at. I don’t have a simple ceiling or side walls as alternative locations. Please do share what your plans are for angling the speakers. I’ve been trying to look for articulating speaker mounts so I can swivel them. But I’m admittedly a novice so would love to hear if you or anyone else can recommend mounts like this that are strong and lowish profile since their shape makes them somewhat bulkier than standard satellites.

@ealanosborne Год назад

Aperion Audio sells some nice articulating wall mounts (which currently hold my front wides). Their A5 height modules are what I use for my heights as well. I might get more of those articulating mounts, or maybe build an additional angled drywall poece in the corners like I mentioned to mount the A5’s

@sohammer Год назад

@@ealanosborne ah right I do remember your A5 video now. Forgot bc the last one I watched was the SVS one. Thanks!

@CalCobra 7 месяцев назад

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Dirac Live already do all of this?

@ealanosborne 7 месяцев назад

Valid question, but Dirac doesn’t get it right all the time. You can use the disc to verify if Dirac did everything correctly, but really made for a full manual calibration. Auto calibration can get you so far, but with the proper tools on the disc, you can dial in your system even further. Dirac also makes it hard to change any settings once it has completed its calibration, honestly. 👍

@CalCobra 7 месяцев назад

@@ealanosborne good points!. I remember running a calibration DVD back when I setup my 5.1 system (no Dirac Live back then) along with a Radio Shack SPL meter, and it did work well. I'm learning that the Dirac Live settings/calibration inhibits some tweak'ability, yet for funky listening areas it seems to solve some issues. I think it's limitations can somewhat be overcome by using the memory slots on the Onkyo, but I haven't had time to test that out yet.

@workernori 5 месяцев назад

okay so i got a silly question! I'm almost convinced to buy the digital copy, be a lot quicker for me to start playing with my upgraded system. So i buy the digital copy, in my system i have a PS5, a LG UST projector and a Onkyo NR5100 Receiver. Where do i plug in the USB with the copy of S.A.C toolkit?

@ealanosborne 5 месяцев назад

Did you download the lossy versions of the files (mp4) or lossless (mkv or mts)?

@workernori 5 месяцев назад

I didn’t see the lossless version anywhere. I tried the demo version first to see if I could get it to work, on my laptop I could get the demo to work but when I plugged it into my Samsung premiere ust projector the usb was showing no content. I did however see that the disk is not compatible with the PS5. So I’ll have to try and figure out how to get it to work, maybe check a few of the F.A.Q section of the site.

@michaelwyckoff7593 Год назад

Yo Ealan

@billyfiallos9009 Год назад

can i use the Polk Audio - Signature Elite ES10 for Atmos speakers?

@ealanosborne Год назад

Absolutely! A speaker is a speaker! 😁🤘

@billyfiallos9009 Год назад

I'm sorry to keep asking, but I'm asking in comparison to that vs svs elevation? , thank you

@ealanosborne Год назад

@@billyfiallos9009 Oh SVS Prime Elevation, for sure. One of the best height speakers in the market right now

@tom6363 Год назад

Your height or Atmos speakers need to be 45 to 55 degrees to the MLP, not just down firing with no angle direction.

@ealanosborne Год назад

Yeah, I have my heights mounted at 30 degrees up from my MLP, according to Auro3D specs.

@JonMoralesLA Год назад

Yep that 45-55 is only for Dolby Atmos recommended specs. Atmos also has the 30 degrees speaker placement in their spec as well. Auro 3D speaker placement is different. It involves a minimum 5.1.4 setup with height speakers placed 30 degrees directly above the ear level speakers as measured from the main listening position (MLP). In an Auro setup it is recommended the height speakers are pointed at standing height above the MLP and not directly at the MLP. Also very important with Auro speaker configuration…the height speakers are not supposed to be closer to the MLP than the ear level speaker below it. That’s why the Atmos setup of having the top/height speakers be closer to the MLP because of how they are above is not ideal for an Auro 3D speaker configuration.

@tom6363 Год назад

@@JonMoralesLA My Denon AVR supports Auro 3D but because I have placed my in ceiling speakers per the Dolby spec (really the Home Theater Guru's recommendation) I have not been able to play or even test how it sounds. When I select Auro 3D I don't get any sound out out of my height speakers. I have heard that I have to go into set-up and make some speaker layout changes if I want to hear Auro 3D which from what I have read will not sound good with an Atmos layout. 😂

@JonMoralesLA Год назад

@@tom6363 What Denon do you have? If it’s a fairly recent model, when you choose certain height/top speaker layouts it will show you at the bottom which formats are supported such as Dolby Atmos or Auro 3D, or both. You have to be sure to choose a speaker layout that is supported for Auro 3D to pop up as an option. Then you can use Auro 3D. The new Denon Receivers such as the 3800, 4800 etc, there is a firmware update that was just released that allows for Auro 3D to work with any height / top speaker selection. So you can choose front heights, top front, etc and Auro will still work. Also unlike Dolby Atmos, I believe Auro 3D will only be shown as available if you have 4 height channels and not just two. The downside of Denon allowing this feature is that people can now run Auro 3D on speaker setups that aren’t recommended. Like using a top middle speaker for Auro, that would mean a speaker likely closer to MLP than the front ear level speaker. That’s going to screw with what Auromatic upmixer is doing in the background and is not ideal. It will have a negative effect on how it sounds.

@JonMoralesLA Год назад

@@tom6363 And one more thing, I A/B tested the Dolby Atmos demo disc listening in Auro 3D and Atmos back to back. My speakers are in proper 5.1.4 Auro 3D configuration (well as close as I can get as my heights are at about 25 degrees above ear level as that’s as high as my wife will allow given her bookshelf furniture). To me Auro 3D bested Atmos in every demo reel on that disc. Objects seemed to be more clearly positioned as they moved about in Auro 3D. I was really quite surprised. Now maybe Atmos would have faired better if I configured my speakers in Atmos recommended setup. 🤷🏾‍♂️ I think Auro layout is just very effective at giving your ears the sense of height and space above. I know that Atmos also sounds great with my speakers in Auro 3D format. I’m still very much able to use and enjoy both formats.

@titoboll Год назад

Where can i order this disc? Great video.

@ealanosborne Год назад

Thanks! It’s in the description of this video, along with my discount code to get 10% off! 😀🙌

@titoboll Год назад

@Ealan Osborne thanks. Just ordered with discount code.

@MrBjorn6 Год назад

Is this what techno dad wanted to give to Nakaimichi during CES?

@ealanosborne Год назад

Correct. He had the files on him, loaded on a flash drive, just in case. 😁🤘

@MrBjorn6 Год назад

@@ealanosborne So since I'm number 1098 in the pre-order, I should use this once it arrives?

@chebrubin Год назад

What happens if all my speakers are installed?

@welderfixer Год назад

I haven't used this disk - yet - but when I do I will only change the distance settings in my AVR to correct the "placement" if needed. I'm lucky to have my speakers mounted so I can point them at my position. If your speakers are fixed in position, changing the distance setting in the AVR is your only choice. And, it should work very well. Enjoy your HT journey.

@MyFatherLoves Год назад

I think you misunderstand the point of the timing test... There are set angles given by Dolby for Atmos positioning that allow you to have as close as possible to the same setup as the post-production studio mixed the movie in, spatially. The timing test is meant to make sure you have the delays set properly in your DSP, not to guide you to reposition your speakers. In fact, if you have the room, it's best to get every speaker in your room away from the walls and ceiling. Granted, we work with what we have and generally don't have giant production studios with truss holding every speaker at the perfect angle and away from the walls and ceilings. And this is not a subjective opinion. This is how Dolby certified install crews come in to install professional post-production studios. Obviously, myself and most home theater nerds have to install ear level surround and atmos speakers pushed against the wall or mounted on wall/ceiling. Even with budget speakers, getting your front stage away from the front wall and side walls will tremendously help the imaging in your system both with movies and music. I'm not trying to be the voice of dissent in a time where everyone seems to be fighting and arguing. I just wanted to step in and shine a little light of truth into the situation.

@ealanosborne Год назад

Thanks, man! I appreciate your insight! 🤘

@JonMoralesLA Год назад

This 👍🏾. Speaker distance setting in your receiver is actually adjusting the timing. This is why subwoofer distances can be detected by receivers as being really far away. It’s not that the subwoofer is physically far away but rather that many subs have internal processing going on that causes a delay. So that extra 10 ft on your subwoofer distance setting is actually accounting for the time delay. When all speakers time delays / distance settings are properly set, the sound from all your speakers is arriving at the MLP at exactly the same time. The clarity of sound is dramatically improved when done properly.

@t-rex1480 Год назад

Adjusting the distance for time alignment is part of it as well as trim levels. If your front left and left surround are playing but it mainly sounds like the surround left, it is likely too loud or the front left is not loud enough. Room acoustics can play a role as well of course. I agree, speakers do not need to move if they were setup properly to begin with.

@jeffjefferson7384 Год назад

Caaalibration Time (Come On).....

@ealanosborne Год назад

🤣🤣🤣

@TechnoDad Год назад

Wooo hooo!

@pinchopaxtonsgreatestminds9591 2 месяца назад

Surely you set the distances, not move the speakers around.

@michael-4k4000 4 месяца назад

Calibration is a place AI can go wild. Let the computer do the work and EQ the system.

@we8463 Год назад

$139.99 no thank you even Spear and Munsil is $50

@keithksenopoulos295 Год назад

This is total nonsense. SMH, funny to see which HT channels are selling their souls for an overpriced home made test disc.

@joentell Год назад

It's $99, but I hear you. I'm curious to see what the Spears and Munsil disc has to offer for Atmos also. They've made great calibration discs for video for a long time. I doubt they will have as many test tracks as ours does mainly because ours is dedicated to audio only.

@joentell Год назад

@@keithksenopoulos295 We authored our "homemade" test disc the way everyone else does. It's relatively costly by the way. Spears & Munsil are the two creators of their test disc. Channa and I are the creators of this one. Is the Spears & Munsil one also homemade?

@ealanosborne Год назад

Honestly, you’d think otherwise if you personally spent 6 months solid developing, testing, and authoring any creation in general. Plus, Dolby deliberately makes it extremely expensive and difficult to master anything in Dolby True HD/Atmos. Like any business venture, you want to make a profit, so $99 isn’t bad at all, considering the amount of time and actual dollars spent to even make this disc a reality.

@joentell Год назад

@@ealanosborne Yes, this is all true. I would love to make a more affordable product for people who just need some of the basic sections. We'll see. Stay tuned!