Test tone

[Opus007]

To be brief.yesterday I calibrated my speakers using the test tones on the Pink Floyd The wall dvd via hdmi and ps3.The settings I came up with where way different than when doing it with the rotel test tones.
Afterwards i put in the Transformers bluray and heard things in the front and rear channels i had not heard before.It was a dramatic change in the way everything was distributed.And it sounded more correct than using the rotel test tones.It really sounded awesome this way.
Is this because of the source processing is different than the rotel?Or does the rotel just does a bad job?I really am jazzed the way it sounds now.

[Kevin D]

Differences between processing and handling of information. It's amazing how far off things can be given a set correct way of doing things.

The built-in test tones are good, but the proper way of doing things is to use tones from a test disc on the source you want to be most correct.

Kevin D.

[hery19]

To be brief.yesterday I calibrated my speakers using the test tones on the Pink Floyd The wall dvd via hdmi and ps3.The settings I came up with where way different than when doing it with the rotel test tones.
Afterwards i put in the Transformers bluray and heard things in the front and rear channels i had not heard before.It was a dramatic change in the way everything was distributed.And it sounded more correct than using the rotel test tones.It really sounded awesome this way.
Is this because of the source processing is different than the rotel?Or does the rotel just does a bad job?I really am jazzed the way it sounds now.

How do you calibrate with a dvd?

[Opus007]

How do you calibrate with a dvd?

You get a dvd disk with test tones.There are many dvd's that have them.A few I can think of is Ice Age and Pink Floyd The Wall and if I recall correctly on the Indian Jones DVD(the new one).You will need a spl meter which are fairly cheap and the cheapest can be bought at radio shack.
You can also buy dvd and bluray calibration disk .Or do a google search and you can find downloadable test tones you can burn to disk.
I really like the the ones included on the pink floyd disk.

[hery19]

You get a dvd disk with test tones.There are many dvd's that have them.A few I can think of is Ice Age and Pink Floyd The Wall and if I recall correctly on the Indian Jones DVD(the new one).You will need a spl meter which are fairly cheap and the cheapest can be bought at radio shack.
You can also buy dvd and bluray calibration disk .Or do a google search and you can find downloadable test tones you can burn to disk.
I really like the the ones included on the pink floyd disk.

I have my system calibrated with the 1069's test tones, the question is how do you do it with a source and a test disc in it?

[Kevin D]

Run through the test-disc, make notes of what needs to go where. Go into the menu and make the adjustments. Go back out and run the test-disc again. Repeat until the test-disc is correct.

Kevin D.

[hery19]

Run through the test-disc, make notes of what needs to go where. Go into the menu and make the adjustments. Go back out and run the test-disc again. Repeat until the test-disc is correct.

Kevin D.

I think I get it, set the reference volume on the center channel and go from there back and forth to the other speakers :T Thanks!!

[Opus007]

I think I get it, set the reference volume on the center channel and go from there back and forth to the other speakers :T Thanks!!

I have never used the center channel as reference but have only used the left main as reference as with correct speaker positioning your left and right should end up at 0 in a ideal room.Turn the volume up on the 1069 till the left has reference and set to 0.Calibrate from there.Weather either is incorrect I do not know but that is how I do it.And Kevin is correct in that you will have to go back and forth from the disk to the test tones in the 1069 to make the adjustments.Good Luck.

[hery19]

I have never used the center channel as reference but have only used the left main as reference as with correct speaker positioning your left and right should end up at 0 in a ideal room.Turn the volume up on the 1069 till the left has reference and set to 0.Calibrate from there.Weather either is incorrect I do not know but that is how I do it.And Kevin is correct in that you will have to go back and forth from the disk to the test tones in the 1069 to make the adjustments.Good Luck.

Thanks Opus007 I used to always use the left speaker as reference until I read somewhere to use the center channel, maybe I'll go back to the left channel and see what happens, again thanks for your assistance guys!

[Kevin D]

Shouldn't matter which one you use as they should all be at the same level in the end.

Kevin D.

[gp4Jesus]

All systems will calibrate differently. It depends on speaker sensitivity. I use the Sub as reference. Read on

Center down 5 dB; mains down 2dB; surrounds up 3dB; sub max THRU an Audio Control Richter Scale; 22 hz up, the others down

cheers tony