Quote Originally Posted by Worf101
Thanks for the love. Now one more question, how many times to let the Audessy run? I only did it a couple of times last time and it didn't turn out so good. Do it 10 times, 20, 50? Just curious.

Da Worfster
I would run it 3 or 4 times max, if you're getting wildly different results then you need incapacitate the other noise makers in the house, move further away from the trains, or you've probably got some fundamental acoustic issue in the room that is rendering the process useless.

When I set the microphone, I measure the distance from the center channel tweeter as well, and keep it perfectly centered so you know it's in the same spot...even a couple of inches off can skew some of the results depending on your system.

If the mic is left in one place and results are different after running it a few times, I grab the SPL and go with the closest measurements to what my SPL meter and tape measure suggest.

As for the EQ, some systems have different pre-sets to eq all speakers to be consistent or timbre matched to the mains vs to eq all speakers to be more flat.

We're getting into personal tastes here, and depending on the brand and model these can be very well executed or a bit more hit and miss. Trial and error is the best I can come up with. Sometimes I disable the EQ portion if the owner isn't happy.