- Optimize and check system wiring and phase, and make suggestions for speaker placement
- Set bass management, delay times, and other settings on your receiver or preamp
- Calibrate audio levels with SPL meter
The standard audio calibration service includes checking and optimizing wiring of all components, help with proper speaker placement, measuring speaker distance and delay times, calibrating levels with sound level meter, phase check of all speakers, and optimizing receiver/processor settings. When possible, the auto setup routine of newer receivers will be carefully run and then double checked and fine tuned. Proper sound calibration and setup can make a huge difference in the enjoyment of your system!
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...Something I didn't know is that he also performs audio calibrations. He explained the procedures and I agreed to have him do it. The results were absolutely mind-boggling. Even though I always thought that my modest home theater sounded good his calibration made it sound like an entirely different system. The improvement was immediate. The balancing was perfect and the blending of the bass from the subwoofer with the other speakers made a huge improvement. In fact, when he was finished he used a THX demo disc to play the THX opening sequence (The Audience is Listening) and the Star Wars pod race. This was the first time I felt like I was in the stadium rather than watching it on a TV. I now have a TV that looks fantastic  and an audio system that sounds unbelievable. I can easily recommend Chad to anyone who is looking to have their TV (and maybe their audio system) calibrated.
Chad, my wife and I want to express our sincere appreciation and gratitde for your professionalism and hard work yesterday. You are quite an asset to the ISF calibration community!!
Billmail1, AVS forum
Chad also calibrated my 5.1 surround sound audio system. My speaker placement was completely off--and he helped me remount speakers where they needed to go. In addition, he explained to me how the calibration worked--and suggested I get a new subwoofer if I wanted to hear some of the super low frequency sounds, that my current subwoofer was unable to reproduce. He was surprisingly just as knowledgable in the audio arena as he was in the video :) Overall, Chad has turned my mediocre living room theatre into the "budget king" theatre that rivals more expensive setups.
-Brandt
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