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3dit0r, Coeno, Floris, Greg Wright
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#315474 07/29/2024 5:06 PM
by Coeno
Coeno
I have tried all the tips tricks in the forum. Different settings SPL meter, cables and even several systems (861, 565, G65).

A few years ago it worked, but last 3 years I never have enough dB from SPL meter.
So my last resort before creating an account expensive smashed surround processor (yeah there is a bit of frustration here wink

Where can I buy a good working RadioShack set with cable (maybe defect SPL Meter is problem all the time)

Are there shops selling the RadioShacks or other devices which can be connected to the processor?

Or should I use REW?
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#315789 Aug 28th a 02:18 AM
by SixSpeed
SixSpeed
Perhaps try using an older version of REW if available?

Never used REW but thought perhaps that might allow you to better follow along the wiki, I'm sure an older version would be just fine anyway.

I'll try to give MRC and Radio Shack a whirl later this week on my G65 and see how I get on. I always had either the issue with S/N (on my 861) or when it would work it would generate so few filters I didn't bother writing them to my processors. I had zero complaints about my system anyway, as the M surround pre-pro's always had a much clearer, more dynamic and less muddled/veiled sound then other top shelf processors until the start of the Atmos era, mid 2010s - and even then it took the likes of a 25-40k Trinnov/Lyngdorf/Storm/Datasat to get most M users off the 861. Don't care about Atmos or chasing 5000 channels with garbage listening mode capability so I don't worry about it.

TBH I wrote off worrying about MRC long ago. I've always been a proponent of passive room correction, and in my big system with an M front end it's easier as there's no speaker placement fussing with corner horn mains. I've always said even people that have decently treated rooms and still aren't happy just don't like their speakers. You have to like your speakers first, before worrying about settling on a pre, amps etc. but I digress laugh
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#315550 Aug 2nd a 03:32 PM
by Rolski
Rolski
So far I've only used my UMIK-1 (it only arrived yesterday!) to measure SPL's - using the well-known REW (freeware) software.
Install REW from here.
Download your MiniDSP UMIK-1 microphone calibration files from this page to use in REW.
Follow the rest of the instructions & set the SPL meter to 'C Weighting' & 'Slow' as usual - then you have a functional SPL meter...

For MRC, I assume (I've not tried it yet) you need a 3.5mm-stereo-out-to-RCA-adapter + a long enough RCA cable, to connect your laptop 'audio out' to the Meridian 'audio in'.
In the past, using a very old Windows laptop, I had to use an external (USB?) soundcard, but I'm hoping that 'modern' in-built soundcards / drivers will be able to provide what the Meridian device is expecting, but as I say, I've not tried it yet!
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#315555 Aug 3rd a 06:38 AM
by Coeno
Coeno
I Will do the SPL measurement this weekend with umik and REW.

I was wondering how and what results from REW CAN be used as input for the manual MRC profiel building? (Of other settings)
Or am I trying to get the best of all worlds in 1 processor this way? (Too ambitious?)
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