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Newbie - Hi and please help with REW measurements

HT_GUY999

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Hi All

I am newbie on the forum, so firstly Hello to all.

I have the following setup in my Cinema/Stereo room (7.2.4 setup):

  • Marantz SR8015 AVR
  • Klipsch RP8000F MKII as L/R Channels
  • Klipsch RP404C as the Centre
  • 4 x Klipsch RP240D for Surrounds and Surround Back Speaker
  • 2 x Definitive D12 Subwoofers connected via SVS Soundpath due to cable lengths
  • 4 x Klipsch CDT 180 in ceiling speakers
  • Michi X5 which powers the Front Speakers L/R in HT Bypass mode. *Klipsch RP8000F MKII* when I do stereo listening I move them out and use KEF R3 Meta's. So essentially this is a dual purpose room. No REW measurements have been take for stereo listening with the KEF and Michi X5 yet
  • Room Size 4x5m
  • Wooden floor with a centred Carpet.
  • The walls have acoustic foam pads from Amazon.
I am using REW with a UMIK1, i have calibrated the SPL levels to 75/76db, measure the distance from the speaker with a laser measure and inputted those values into the Marantz.

I have taken measurements for the 7 channels thus far (not the subwoofers)

I need help analyzing the REW measurements I have taken thus far, and any recommendations criticism are welcome, end of the day I am trying to get the most out of the room. I am also considering putting a wall to wall carpet and removing the wooden floors and eventually maybe doing some acoustic panels and removing the foam pads from the walls

Here are measurements I have taken (screenshots)

Below are for Front Left and Right speakers 1/6 smoothing

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Waterfall for Front Left speaker
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Spectrogram for Front Left Speaker
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Waterfall for Front Right speaker

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Spectrogram for Front Right Speaker

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Centre Speaker SPL Reading 1/6 smoothing
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The Surround speaker and Rear Surround speakers 1/6 smoothing

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And just 1 x spectrogram for the Surround Right speaker (don't want to over complicate this post)


Screenshot 2023-08-31 at 19.41.51.png



Lastly some room pics to give you guys an idea of the what room actually looks like.

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Thanks for reading and looking forward to replies, happy to share mdat files if needed.
 

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While I would take in-room measurements >500 Hz with a giant pinch of salt unless window size is reduced dramatically (try <1 ms for the higher ranges if need be and reduce measurement distance), it would appear your setup is a tad bright up top.

Also, your vertical axis range is huuuge. Try something a little more sensible like 50 dB. I wouldn't apply 1/6 oct smoothing right away either, but maybe 1/12 to 1/21 oct.

For the sub-500 Hz range, try the moving microphone method or at least average a few measurements. I'll generally be averaging 3-4 measurements or so per speaker in general.
 
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HT_GUY999

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While I would take in-room measurements >500 Hz with a giant pinch of salt unless window size is reduced dramatically (try <1 ms for the higher ranges if need be and reduce measurement distance), it would appear your setup is a tad bright up top.

Also, your vertical axis range is huuuge. Try something a little more sensible like 50 dB. I wouldn't apply 1/6 oct smoothing right away either, but maybe 1/12 to 1/21 oct.

For the sub-500 Hz range, try the moving microphone method or at least average a few measurements. I'll generally be averaging 3-4 measurements or so per speaker in general.
Thanks you kindly for the above, I do see a dramatic improvement when the mic is move closer to the speakers about 1.5 metre away
 
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