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4 Replies Last post: Nov 21, 2008 8:08 PM by Raphayo

Speaker Frequency Response Question

Nov 15, 2008 4:33 PM

Click to view Raphayo's profile Raphayo 15 posts since
Jun 12, 2008

Hi forum Member,

I have a question for you. When you calibrate your system with different kind of speaker, are you using some filter to correct the frequency response of these speaker.


Click to view vader's profile vader 68 posts since
Mar 4, 2008
1. Re: Speaker Frequency Response Question Nov 19, 2008 4:44 AM

To Raphayo,

Most systems I have seen use several types of speakers from basic ceiling speakers in hallways and toilets to stereo 4 way active speakers on the dance floor.

All of them require some sort of equalization for the type or range of speaker you are outputting to.

If there is a common source used for these different areas,then you need to make them sound tonally the same.

You will never get a ceiling speaker sounding the same as a huge dancefloor system.

What sort of equalization you use is up to you and what you are familiar with.

Garth

Click to view Raphayo's profile Raphayo 15 posts since
Jun 12, 2008
2. Re: Speaker Frequency Response Question Nov 19, 2008 6:14 PM
in response to: vader

If i have a speaker and the response range are from 70 Hz to 20KHz. I know my filter will be create to eliminate the frequency outside this range.

If you see in the picture i've attach, theres some response problem on different frequency,

My question is : Does i have to try to recreate the same things as the pattern or i have to compensate with the filter.

I think i will try to recreate the original pattern, but i want to be sure if i'm right.

Thanks.

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Click to view vader's profile vader 68 posts since
Mar 4, 2008
3. Re: Speaker Frequency Response Question Nov 20, 2008 4:22 AM
in response to: Raphayo

To Raphayo,

I understand what you trying to do now by looking at the particular response of a speaker.

These graphs are a guide to how the speaker responds and can give clues to what you should do to compensate for any bad frequencies.

In your graph it shows a big dip around 6kHz which may need to be boosted in the equalizer you have on the output.

In theory, to get the speaker to sound flat,you would need to apply an equalization that was the inverse of this graph.

But that does not take into account the acoustics of the room you are using this speaker in, and the fact that the speaker can not handle anything below 70 Hz.

Just use it as a guide and let your ears or a spectum anylizer make it sound good.

Click to view Raphayo's profile Raphayo 15 posts since
Jun 12, 2008
4. Re: Speaker Frequency Response Question Nov 21, 2008 8:08 PM
in response to: vader

Thanks for your help.

My first language is french and i'm trying to express myself in english the better i know.