I have always perceived rear speakers (both rear surround and Top Rear Atmos) speaker levels to be lower than LCR and side surrounds (after calibration and using test tones). In order for those speakers to sound as loud as the speakers in front and to the sides, I sometimes will bump those up a dB or 2 until I perceive them as the same level when playing a test tone.
From a bit of quick google searches it seems that the human ear does have better acuity with sound coming from the front. Since a microphone is Omnidirectional unlike the human ear should speaker levels located behind us be raised some?
Or is it in my head that a speaker behind me played at the same level as a forward/side (measured with a calibrated mic) seems to be at a lower level?
From a bit of quick google searches it seems that the human ear does have better acuity with sound coming from the front. Since a microphone is Omnidirectional unlike the human ear should speaker levels located behind us be raised some?
Or is it in my head that a speaker behind me played at the same level as a forward/side (measured with a calibrated mic) seems to be at a lower level?