I tried REW for the first time following a combination of guides. Ultimately, I took a measurement, had REW EQ it and applied what it said to do in JRiver through the parametric EQ. I did this twice. The first time, I took separate measurements for each speaker, averaged out what was found and then applied the REW eq. The second time, I had both channels measures simultaneously. I was surprised that with both attempts, there were few areas of change. (6 frequencies were identified by the EQ when averaged and 10 when taken simultaneously.) I preferred the sound of the eq using the simultaneous measurements rather than the averaged, for what that's worth. Further, I didn't, ultimately, reduce two frequencies as much as recommended after adjusting the numbers more to my liking. All this leaves me with a few questions (after my before graph which is the simultaneous measurement - I ran it twice with a minimal deviation near the end of the range):
1. Is there a preferred way to measure: individually, simultaneous, multiple points in a room (I did them only from my listening position).?
2. With eq, there was less pronounced bass (I reduced the reduction here by 1/2) and a less bright high end (I reduced the reduction here as well, but by 1/4). Is that to be expected or are there different ways to apply the filter (I used what the guide suggested) that change the sound more or less rather than simply aiming for flat?
3. I expected a much larger range of frequencies to adjust. Not because I could hear that it would be necessary, but by virtue of reading what others had done vis-a-vis REW. Does the above graph indicate that there wasn't a whole lot of eq-ing to be done?
4. Where would I go from here assuming I feel further room correction is necessary/desired/warranted?
1. Is there a preferred way to measure: individually, simultaneous, multiple points in a room (I did them only from my listening position).?
2. With eq, there was less pronounced bass (I reduced the reduction here by 1/2) and a less bright high end (I reduced the reduction here as well, but by 1/4). Is that to be expected or are there different ways to apply the filter (I used what the guide suggested) that change the sound more or less rather than simply aiming for flat?
3. I expected a much larger range of frequencies to adjust. Not because I could hear that it would be necessary, but by virtue of reading what others had done vis-a-vis REW. Does the above graph indicate that there wasn't a whole lot of eq-ing to be done?
4. Where would I go from here assuming I feel further room correction is necessary/desired/warranted?