Unlocking the Secrets of the Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit

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I was sent the Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit for review and I am thoroughly impressed at what Joe and Channa have brought to the Home Theater enthusiast market.
Check out my review as I cover some of my favorites tools from the disc.
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Gear used for review:
Speakers:
Arendal 1723S Monitors (LCR)
Polk RC80i x4 (In ceiling)
Polk 65RT (Surrounds)
Polk T15 x2 (On wall)
Arendal 1961 Towers (Surround Back)
SVS PB4000(Subwoofer)
SVS PC2000 (Subwoofer)
Receiver: Anthem MRX720
Amplifiers:
Emotiva XPA 3 Gen 2
Emotiva BasX A5
Emotiva UPA-700
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Комментарии : 78

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

Get 10% off your copy at spatialcd.com/ with discount code: COWBOY10 Check out another video on how to calibrate your SPL levels with the SACT. Manually Calibrate your SPL Levels with the SACT and Toptes SPL Meter! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zi2yUqBDbV8.html

@anthonyperez_audiophile Год назад

I have it and was amazed how off my levels were before using this disc (especially LFE and height). Like you, I found the panning test a good way of seeing where the limits or shortfalls of my 5.1.2 setup were.

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

Are you using in ceiling or on walls?

@anthonyperez_audiophile Год назад

@@hatoraidcowboy Top middle ceilings

@UnitedRedDevil13 Год назад

@@anthonyperez_audiophile I am currently in a 5.1.2 with top middle in ceiling as well. And my surrounds are actually in the ceiling off to my side of the main listening position. I’m against the wall, so don’t have options for something else right now. I am very interested in this disk and have been eyeing it for a month or so.

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

I think it can definitely help you maximize your results. We all have limitations

@TechnoDad Год назад

That intro was great! I love the idea of using the LFE file in Speaeker Crossover section to handle the rattles in your room. Very clever! I can't wait to see what's up with your 15-channel upgrade.

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

Thanks man! There’s so many tools on that disc. I still have so much to deep dive in to. But it’s a great tool. I cant wait til I can upgrade to a processor with 16+ channels. The toolkit will really come in handy then!

@ealanosborne Год назад

Yikes...I need to get my lazy ass into my theater finally so I can test this disc out, too. 😆 I've had a lot of other things going on, so it's just been staring at me, sitting on my office desk. This needs to move up on the priority list ASAP! Great review, man! 🤘

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

LOL Thank you! I’ll be waiting for your review! I know it will be great! Its a great tool. Still so much I need to tinker with.

@michaelslocumbsr.2286 Год назад

Outstanding review! Loved your insight regarding the different options you explored...

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

Thank you!

@mustangfred2006 Год назад

Done! Disk is coming to Canada. Thank you for the discount.

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

Thank you for the support!

@Nikita-P Год назад

I always suspected my levels especially in surround and rears were off. Yep, fixed. I tried doing this before with turning off or unplugging my amplifier channels what a pain - that disc fixed it by having exact channels.

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

That’s awesome!

@joentell Год назад

That's awesome that you found various ways to utilize the tools! Thank you for reviewing the Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit. I wish you the best on your RU-vid journey. You should join us on the Daily Hi-Fi Podcast sometime.

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

Thanks @Joe N Tell. I still have so much more to deep dive into. Great product you guys have. That would be great. Would love to hang with you guys sometime on the podcast. And thank you for the support and kind words!

@brucecarter6205 Год назад

Correction…auto calibration systems only do level matching on position number 1, the primary position. It’s not an average of all the positions measured as you stated.

@joentell Год назад

Audyssey MultEQ-X does allow you to average levels from various seats.

@brucecarter6205 Год назад

Is it optional, or is it forced?

@joentell Год назад

@@brucecarter6205 optional

@davonfranklin5158 Год назад

Saw this disc a couple of times while watching Daily hifi but this video sold me on it. The atmos pan and the lfe sweep for rattles did it for me. Testing out front and back hi's for atmos instead of my current in ceilings and the pan feature will let me know if it's worth it to change.

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

That’s awesome man. I’m glad I could help in your decision to purchase! Let us know how you like it once you get it!

@wendellwendellb339 Год назад

I have it, and told you about it. After I was done, I rewatched certain movies, and I heard things I didn’t hear before when calibrated with Audyssey. The scene in John Wick, when he was in the basement breaking the concrete, WOW!

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

Yup, room correction limits your system ALOT!

@wendellwendellb339 Год назад

@@hatoraidcowboy I run the subs a little hot, 80-82db!

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

LOL Me too! My SVS PB4000 pressurizes the room, but not with my room correction engaged! Such a huge difference.

@wendellwendellb339 Год назад

@@hatoraidcowboy I have the SVS PB 1000 Pros (4) I intend on rewatching Top Gun: Maverick!

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

Oh that will be nice. You should watch the opening of The Greatest Showman too!

@chebrubin Год назад

LOL. I always assumed turn off room correction. What does this disc do if I have front wides? I can't move my heights. I can't move my front wides. Maybe I can move my left and right mains?

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

Lol Yes of course, but I think you could still use this with some room correction if you need to….the calibration is the same for all speakers wide included. 😁 Just play around with speaker placement to what you like best in your setup 🙂

@msbishop702 9 месяцев назад

Can you tell me how this will help with the Dragon, seeing as how you used it on a Dragon, I have emailed the makers of this and even emailed them from the order page yet no info at all it's what has stopped me from getting it.

@hatoraidcowboy 9 месяцев назад

Hello. It will help you dial in your system, just like with any speaker configuration it helps you calibrate manually your spl levels, frequency response, etc.

@D1Calderon Год назад

Great points on the weakpoints but I think you will be limited or hinder your experience by adding more speakers than 7.1.4 due to the mixing/content of ATMOS for home use vs commercial use. Imax Enhanced content may be different

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

Let me be clear…..I don’t NEED 9.2.6…LOL But my room is very long so it’s actually beneficial for my needs. But you’re right a lot of Atmos & DTS:X mixes might not utilize that configuration. But it will still enhance the experience with upmixing though 😃

@gufiaito69able 11 месяцев назад

So... I would run dirac and the this disc? To clean up anything dirac missed?

@hatoraidcowboy 11 месяцев назад

Sure you can use both

@mikewright9547 Год назад

So I have the anthem MRX 1140. If I get this disc does it undo my arc room correction?

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

Nope! You can use it with or without ARC Genesis room correction engaged.

@mikewright9547 Год назад

@@hatoraidcowboy awesome thanks

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

No problem!

@JohnARobinsonJr Год назад

How low of a frequency does the recorded response go down to on the LFE test? Is there a test for simulated object based material? (Simulating an object floating in the room) That disc is a good idea and a cool concept. I'm going to support those guys regardless.

@TechnoDad Год назад

Hi John! The Crossover Points section starts at 250Hz and goes down to 16Hz in varried increments (250, 200, 160, 125, 100, 80, 63, 50, 40, 32, 25, 20, 16)

@joentell Год назад

Also, yes to the simulated objects. There's a section dedicated to it called Object Panning and another section called Torture Tests.

@JohnARobinsonJr Год назад

Cool... It's ordered... I usually use REW with the miniDSP UMK mic to calibrate my setup. But what it can't do, is evaluate spatial objects on the fly. After carefully listening, some movies sound like they don't have spatial effects and some movies do. Not talking about old movies, just seems like some newer movies should have better hand off to other speakers, since my processor says it's in Atmos. And yes, my room correction is on point, but I'm always tweaking my setup. This seems like a useful tool to evaluate my spatial sound stage. Can't wait to utilize it. 👍🏿

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

I’m curious to know how you utilize the toolkit with REW and your after thoughts. Come back and let us know!

@JohnARobinsonJr Год назад

@@hatoraidcowboy will do... By the way, I recommend getting the miniDSP UMIK microphone. I can't speak on the Polk speakers, but the Arendals should have a lot deeper in room response than what their specifications say. (The Towers and Monitors). So, I've been running them full. Can't wait to receive it.

@thundercatz21 Год назад

How does this work with Dirac?

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

Unfortunately I dont have experience with Dirac yet.

@Dark_Pool_Trader Год назад

is there a macOS or Pc download available?

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

I’m not sure, I’ll try to find out.

@UnitedRedDevil13 Год назад

I believe they do offer a digital file instead of the disc.

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

@@UnitedRedDevil13 Yes they do!

@thundercatz21 Год назад

@@UnitedRedDevil13 where do you find it?

@paulupton5557 Год назад

Love the comment, " I only have eleven speakers in the room." 😀

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

LOL 🤷‍♂️ We always want more 😁

@RahzAlGhul Год назад

Is REW known to be better than Aud and Dirac like do people use REW instead of those options?

@hatoraidcowboy Год назад

Personal preference….REW let’s you measure your speakers in your room, and with some room correction software let’s you upload that data to make your own curve.

@Elliott-Designs Год назад

With programs like rePhase and something called convolution (a DSP process) you can get an equivalent correction to something like Dirac, also known as mixed phase filtering. Well, apart from something like their multi-sub or their new tech they're coming out with that uses the speakers to compensate for each other spatially (like their multi-sub but for full range). REW is a manual program, it can be used to do many things

@JonMoralesLA Год назад

@@Elliott-Designs Ok so I googled rephase and convolution. Interesting indeed but I don’t understand how these tie in to a practical Home Theatre use case??? How would you use the rephase software with a Denon receiver for example?

@Elliott-Designs Год назад

@@JonMoralesLA if doing it with a receiver you'd be using the receiver as a processor and utilising it's preouts into DSP devices like the MiniDSP-HDs, from there you'd amplify. Things would be so much easier of obiect-based audio was open source.

@JonMoralesLA Год назад

@@Elliott-Designs That seems quite unwieldy to have multiple DSPs in line for all of my 11 channel setup. I do have a 5 channel amp but this would require a second amp as well. Just so much cost and hardware. Hope there’s an easier path.