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Category: Calibration and measurements

Posted on 25/03/2021

How loud is our music

How loud is it – when we turn up the volume, to really enjoy that physical bass and get the live experience. In plain, objective dB numbers – how loud.

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Posted on 20/08/201921/08/2019

Audibility of group delay at low frequencies

Can we hear phase changes and small delays in the bass range, caused by misaligned subwoofers or room acoustics? Let us find out. This controlled experiment shows the facts about group delay.

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Posted on 31/03/201923/04/2019

Bass and Sound Quality – Discourse

What do the examples from the article Bass og lydkvalitet – 4 eksempler show about bass and sound quality. Here is a discourse on the subject bass and sound.

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Posted on 10/03/2019

Bass and sound quality – 4 real-world examples

Read the Norwegian article here: https://www.kvalsvoll.com/blog/2019/03/10/bass-og-lydkvalitet-4-eksempel-fra-den-virkelige-verden/
Posted on 10/02/201910/02/2019

Calibrating a bass-system

What should you focus on and how does different calibration settings affect sound, including description of music samples for evaluation.

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Posted on 22/07/201802/12/2018

AV-processor/receiver as pre/processor

Occasionally I am questioned for which processor and amplifier solutions can be used, especially in regard to crossover and bass system integration. Some have asked whether an ordinary AV-receiver or AV-processor can be used for this, they do have bass-management and necessary adjustment.

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Posted on 24/01/201831/08/2020

Multisub bass-systems and potential challenges

Multisub means to use several subwoofer units placed around the room, so that they together form a bass-system that eliminates room acoustic influence. The goal is perfect bass, with focus on achieving a flat frequency response.

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Posted on 16/12/201716/12/2017

Which one sounds best

How to find out which one gives the best sound – without advanced technical analysis. It is possible, and it is not very difficult.

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Posted on 06/07/201413/12/2017

Pink Noise Calibration

Measuring more than one speaker and getting predictable and usable results can be challenging.
Using pink noise and a real-time analyzer makes it easy to check level and frequency response, and you can move the mic around to measure at different locations and still get meaningful observations.

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Audio technology, loudspeakers, acoustics, hifi equipment, the music we listen to.

My old blog and all the posts I used to do on forums about sound with a scientific approach will continue here.

I have added some of my old articles.

Some posts will be available in both Norwegian and English language.

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