HOW to make SPEAKERS SOUND BETTER! Speaker Placement and EQ Video

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► WHAT YOU NEED TO EQ YOUR SPEAKERS (PART 1 OF OUR HOW TO EQ SERIES)

LAPTOP (PC OR MAC)
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UMIK-1 https://bit.ly/3L5wvcQ
UMIK-2 https://bit.ly/3n1axzD
Mic Stand https://bit.ly/3NceEmW (Provides added flexibility over the included UMIK tripods)

MINIDSP DEVICE
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miniDSP SHD https://bit.ly/42cFLCE

CABLES
USB Cables (included with microphone above)
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► TWO CHANNEL SYSTEM USED IN VIDEO

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AMPLIFIER
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PREAMPLIFIER
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► SPEAKER/AMP/PREAMP RECOMMENDATIONS (TO GET YOU STARTED)

SPEAKERS
($)
Revel https://bit.ly/37whl0e
JBL https://bit.ly/3PUtz4j

($$)
Klipsch https://bit.ly/3whkdb3
Polk https://bit.ly/3LtiF1N

($$$)
Klipsch https://bit.ly/3komedS
KEF https://bit.ly/3A72HY4
Martin Logan https://bit.ly/3xgyXql

AMP
($)
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Parasound

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Parasound https://bit.ly/3LdYBCy
Parasound amp/pre combo

($$$)
Audiolab https://bit.ly/3FnlrWs
Cambridge Audio https://bit.ly/3MFJX6z
Parasound amp/pre combo https://bit.ly/3n9K5E4

PREAMP
($)
Emotiva https://bit.ly/2XMUUyM

($$)
Parasound https://bit.ly/3FVe9JF
Rotel https://bit.ly/2Rzm7SV
Parasound amp/pre combo https://bit.ly/41DXyD9

($$$)
Parasound amp/pre combo https://bit.ly/3n9K5E4
Parasound https://bit.ly/446f5Ft

INTEGRATED AMPS & AVRS YOU CAN USE
Audiolab https://bit.ly/3oKftJA
Yamaha AVRs https://bit.ly/3Au19HV
Onkyo RZ50 https://bit.ly/3k1gqs8

► HOW TO MAKE SPEAKERS SOUND BETTER - Speaker Placement and EQ Video

CHAPTERS
00:00 HOW TO EQ SPEAKERS - ROOM EQ TUTORIAL
00:19 MY METHODS - HOW TO MAKE ANY SPEAKER SOUND BETTER
00:55 WHAT YOU NEED TO RUN ROOM EQ - MATERIALS LIST
02:42 CONNECTING YOUR SYSTEM TO MINIDSP
04:11 LAUNCHING ROOM EQ
04:42 CALIBRATING YOUR SOUNDCARD
05:38 TAKING YOUR FIRST MEASUREMENT (HOW TO MEASURE A SPEAKER)
07:52 UNDERSTANDING YOUR MEASUREMENTS
09:32 USING MEASUREMENTS TO GUIDE YOUR SPEAKER PLACEMENT
10:52 EQ YOUR SPEAKERS
11:32 DEFINING TARGET SETTINGS
12:33 MAKING CORRECTIONS
14:44 MINIDSP FILTERS
16:38 WRAP UP
18:16 KRISTI’S BEFORE & AFTER EQ IMPRESSIONS
19:26 CAN YOU USE AN INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER TO EQ YOUR SPEAKERS?
19:50 HOW TO CONNECT & EQ USING AN INTEGRATED AMP
20:30 CAN YOU USE A HOME THEATER RECEIVER TO EQ YOUR SPEAKERS?
21:15 GRAPHICAL EQ EXPLAINED
21:58 SIGN OFF

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POWER
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Technics https://bit.ly/3bcE3fi

LOUDSPEAKERS
Polk https://bit.ly/3LtiF1N • https://bit.ly/3RcQR5Z
Q Acoustics https://bit.ly/3b0IbQ2
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Reference https://bit.ly/3xsoe9M

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