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In case anyone keeps up with this:

Download link

New feature list

I haven't used it yet, but I do plan on using it when I attempt to get the most out of my system in the basement.

CV,

Have you used it yet? Tell us your impression of it.

Thanks for the update Charles, I hadn't been keeping up on it and I still haven't run REW in the new house.

Yeah I just received a message from the HTS. I currently don't have the proper sound card for running REW but maybe...oneday.

Funny enough I just received a PM from HTS about the update

I won't be using it for a while. I was hoping someone else would do all the work. Ha ha.

Yes, do let us know how it goes.

I've been toying with the idea of getting an appropriate mic & soundcard and tinkering with RoomEQ. It certainly looks pretty cool. I'll be curious to hear what you think of it, and what hardware you end up using to make it happen.

I tried this once, but I couldn't get past the "getting a loud hum" part.

I'd like to give this a try in a week's time when I come back from vacation. At the moment, I am using the SVS-AS-EQ1 but it only calibrates the Sub.

I used the old version, a Behringer Feedback Destroyer and the M-Audio midi controller to tame a couple nasty bass peaks in my room. Haven't tried the new one yet.

I was just using a RS SPL meter for a mic.

I think REW is really only for "analysis". You can use a BFD or some other device on low frequencies, but calibration takes advanced algorithms and processing power like Audyssey. And even then, you have to wonder whether you're making things "better".

You can use REW, a mic and a compatible soundcard (I have the old Sound Blaster external one that is referenced sometimes on the site) to generate lovely charts, graphs, etc.

What you choose to do with the charts and graphs is kind of another matter.

Mmm. BFD... Gotta put that on my wishlist. HAAHAHAHA.

BFD is sooo yesterday. You need a Mini DSP.

I will have to run REW with the 3808 Audyssey off and on just to see what the differences are. I have next Monday afternoon off. Hmmmmm, I will have to set aside some time and try it.

I have been wanting to try that as well Jason.

But my BFD has pretty lights!

You know what I think about that? BFD.

I've never heard of that.

google.... Mini DSP.... click.... click.... click....

Ok, that is pretty cool.

Ok, now I want a MiniDSP.

http://www.hifizine.com/2010/09/subwoofer-equalization-and-integration-with-the-minidsp-2x4/

That looks like audio tinkerer heaven.

Thanks a lot, Fred.

Dammit, Fred. Dammit, Peter.

Ah yes, the BFD. Anybody out there want one? I have the older model 1100P that I haven't used in years.

For those that want to try out REW, but do not want to spend a lot of time figuring things out, Dayton has put together a plug and play solution for $300 that includes what appears to be a quality pre-calibrated mic. Here is a thread on the product at AVSforum.com

Looks interesting. As I am a fan of the antimode, this does seem to be a pretty neat plug n play set up.

Does using REW require special hardware? Special sound card and special mic or can I just use the mic from my denon and the mic input from my laptop? Anything else needed?