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Originally posted by sraber:
Gonk and Others,
...Is there anyway that with a SPL meter and a test DVD (I have AVIA), that I can tell if I really am missing midrange or mid-bass as was pointed out earlier in this thread?


Thanks,
Scott
No. To accurately test the response of your system, you need either RTA software and a calibrated micrphone, or a test CD or DVD with warble tones or 1/3rd octave band limited pink noise in conjunction with your SPL meter. I know of no such CDs or DVDs, but somebody else might on the forum.

Test CDs or DVDs with steady state fixed frequencies are absolutely useless in determining the frequency response of speakers since the room's acoustics will swamp any valid reading of the actual speaker.