Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Technical Questions Digital Video Essentials: Calibrating Speakers

I read this thread yesterday and pulled out my analog spl meter (Radio Shack)...attached it to a tripod at listenening position and went to work. After looking around it was apparent that the HK AVR7300 needed to be at -10 on the master volume for calibration at 75db.

I set the spl properly and moved on to calibrating...shockingly enough all of my speakers were set way to high. I had to back everything down..some are now below zero and some at zero.

The results were amazing in that if I held the spl meter without a tripod, I had to up the levels on everything for it to get to 75db...

Definately get a tripod and get to work.

-Tarun