Now that my speakers will arrive soon, I am just wondering if it is really worth it to buy an SPL meter if my reciever has an automatic setup program.
According to Audioholics, the Yamaha YPAO auto setup can determine acurate trim levels and speaker distances to the primary seating position. This is essentially what a tape measure and an SPL meter can do right?
They stated that the (few) differences in manual setup were not more than 0.5 db.
Of course the speaker type and crossover will have to be changed manually almost all the time with auto setups but if the mic can accuratly determine the trim levels and distances, Do I really need to buy an SPL meter and waste $50?
Last edited by Hutzal; 01/03/07 07:56 PM.
