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The “Magic” of Proper Calibration and Design

In this article, I’ll try to explain what the secret ingredient is in creating an exciting and amazing sound system. For those of you who have attended the HAA HT3 Workshop or the earlier version of the HAA Level II, I don’t need to add hyperbole to my definition of “magic”. However, if you’ve not been with us during the class, allow me to explain that our results are generally amazing. This, with any combination of equipment and in a wide variety of rooms. In fact, some of the most magical moments have occurred with modest equipment and in very unlikely rooms.

Figure 1

Design Process

Allow me to explain the HAA design process.  It must be understood that simply calibrating a room is not enough.  That’s why understanding the theory and principles of proper design is imperative.  HAA has developed the Acoustic Design Review (ADR) as an exhaustive way to identify design issues prior to the actual calibration.  In the class, we begin with a poorly designed room and incrementally improve various aspects of the design for training purposes.  In the real-world, this is not practical.  The ADR is designed to be used prior to the calibration and, in a perfect scenario, prior to the room construction.  This way the room is ready for the final calibration immediately after installation.

The ADR covers all aspects of the layout and zooms in on many seemingly minor misalignments.  No room is perfect.  Some layouts are not practical for a given scenario.  For these situations, we depend on interpreting the acoustical problems present in the design flaw and identify ways to mitigate them.  However, the truth is that most rooms can lend themselves to a perfect alignment and the real skill is in creating a practical way to allow the design to be perfected.  Too often systems are designed with imperfections under the misguided assumption that the effect will be minor.  For true “magic” we need to solve placement and acoustical issues in a way that blends into the room.  What are the keys to a great design?

Figure 2

I won’t go into a complete explanation of the ADR here. That’s what our class is for. The real key is designing a room that is easy to calibrate. The “calibratability” of the system is an imperative. You see, if something is easy to calibrate it’s more likely that it will be calibrated and calibrated properly. The best example of this is in sub placement. There are many techniques for sub layout. The optimum scenario allows a designer to keep the room uncluttered meanwhile placing subs in the most advantageous positions. I say positions plural, because two subs are far easier to calibrate than a single sub. Most of the time we see all the effort goes in to simply get a smooth response. This misses the issue of seat-to-seat consistency. I discuss seat placement in earlier articles.
Another key element is LCR placement. In the HT3 class we use audiophile style reference material. We are listening not only to the placement of instruments in the soundstage but also for the accurate recreation of a three-dimensional soundstage consistent with the recorded event. Ignoring the system’s ability to recreate a complex acoustical space robs our listeners of another magnitude of sonic enrichment. Once we have the audiophiles in the group happy we know the system will faithfully recreate movie soundtrack with ease.

I could go on discussing each of the various elements that comprise the ADR, but the real message here is attention to detail. Each element of the system has a role in the perfection of the result. Any item that is close but not quite right is a potential point-of-failure in achieving magic.
During the HT3 workshop, each design element is changed individually then the result is listened to. We are listening to the effect of the change on sound quality but also how this change affects earlier design changes. This process of associating cause and effect is the key to creating a total design which is near perfect. Again, incrementally designing a system is only truly practical in a teaching workshop. The value of the lesson is the importance of strictly following the proper design principles and understanding the ramifications of straying from them.

Calibration Process

Calibration depends on good design. A good design makes the system more easily calibrated. Depending on the final calibration to solve design problems, even with an equalizer, is misguided. The calibration becomes more difficult and ultimately may not be properly accomplished even with automated tools.

Figure 3

The HAA calibration process circle is shown in figure 3. The process begins with evaluating the condition of the system i.e. “look before you leap”. The Evaluation phase marks a point in time to use your professional listening skills to identify sonic problems and look to the design or calibration issues that could be the cause. An Integrator might identify “built in” issues that require more than calibration to solve. In addition, measurements are taken which can further expose the source of sonic issues. This initial step alerts us to sonic problems but further analysis is required to reveal the solutions.

Further analysis must include a thorough examination of the functionality of each component, the setup of key AVR menus and equalizers, and the general working order of the system and installation. This phase is called Verification. If you are looking for the key to great sound from me, I can’t emphasize the importance of verifying the system is working correctly. An analytical approach is required and many make the mistake of assuming that all is well. Each component must be systematically checked. Some problems are not obvious, as in a speaker wired out of polarity at the factory or a tweeter with a different response than others. These are items that often go unnoticed yet are pivotal in the process of creating amazing sound quality. It’s rare that an HT2 or HT3 class goes by without uncovering some hidden equipment problem. This phase is not optional if your quest is for amazing sound. Once you’re sure the system is properly connected, menus are correct, and everything is functioning optimally, we can begin to find correctable design problems we might have heard during the evaluation phase.

Ok, so we are talking about calibrating a system. Why is there a Design phase in the process circle? This phase is not intended for the Integrator to redesign the system. Often critical design elements like speaker position, sub position, acoustical treatment, etc. are not changeable. However, in many systems certain elements are adjustable to a limit. For those systems where a pre-calibration design review (ADR) was not completed, this may be the time to note issues that require further work beyond the scope of a calibration. A good Integrator will advise their customer as to what changes are required to make the system easier to calibrate amazing sound. In the HT3 class we have the luxury of moving speakers almost anywhere. We can play with acoustical treatment and listen to the changes. In a room with movable speakers, subs, and seats we can solve many if not most of the problems we are hearing. In a custom room where everything is tied down, we have the responsibility to identify where the design failed and offer recommendations for improvement. The goal is to make the system easier to calibrate. To make the system calibratable.

The final phase is often referred to as the “Basic Cal” in HAA circles. The Calibration phase includes the expected adjustment of time delays and speaker levels, but there is more. If an equalizer is present in the system, we’ll start with the subs and smooth out the bass. Our goal here is eliminating the blurring effect of resonance. Hopefully, we were able to make great strides on this problem during the design phase by adjusting subwoofer position and moving seats to proper areas in the room. Once completed, we can equalize the LCR speakers.

For the LCRs we need a two-pronged approach. The low frequencies of the main speakers are also prone to resonance so we deal with them differently than higher frequencies. Below ~150 Hz the dominant acoustical issue is resonance. If we equalize each speaker independently we often find that the combined response of the speakers seems to revert to an apparently non-equalized state. You see, the low frequency response of two speakers is different than each speaker individually. Therefore, we must equalize the low frequencies of the combined LCRs simultaneously with the sub (after sub EQ). Above 150 Hz (generally) we can equalize the speakers individually. Our goal in the higher range is to make each speaker’s response match the others. We can take the same approach to the remaining surround speakers but the dividends are not as great. For these speakers, matching response is usually sufficient. One word of caution. It’s important to note that acoustical distortion is generally limited to lower frequencies. Typically, we see little value in equalizing response above 300 to 500 Hz. This limit is called the transition frequency. Except for the sloping of the high frequencies, the non-EQ’d measured response is very similar to the actual response of the speaker. Why EQ it if it’s not broken?

I should add that the strategy related above is a purely “small room” approach. Small room as in most home theaters. Small room acoustics is what we do in the HAA.

For those patient enough to read this entire article on the “Magic” of proper calibration and design, you are doubtless wondering where the magic is. How do we achieve such amazing results? The answer is simple. Follow the rules and be “anal” err analytical about every detail. Don’t assume, verify. Most importantly listen. There really is no magic. It’s about trusting the rule book and examining every detail. We’ll continue to try to present articles that explain the rules, but there’s no substitute for listening. Be systematic and learn the acoustical reasons for why some systems sound amazing.

3 thoughts on “The “Magic” of Proper Calibration and Design

  1. I have a question about this section of the article.

    “For the LCRs we need a two-pronged approach. The low frequencies of the main speakers are also prone to resonance so we deal with them differently than higher frequencies. Below ~150 Hz the dominant acoustical issue is resonance. If we equalize each speaker independently we often find that the combined response of the speakers seems to revert to an apparently non-equalized state. You see, the low frequency response of two speakers is different than each speaker individually. Therefore, we must equalize the low frequencies of the combined LCRs simultaneously with the sub (after sub EQ). Above 150 Hz (generally) we can equalize the speakers individually.”

    The article says the LCR are eqd with the subs (after subs are eqd) up to 150hz or so. This is kinda confusing to me as they’re discrete and I wouldn’t think they would play the exact same content as the subs being LFE is a discrete channel and bass management would be handed off to the subs. Usually subs have a lpf at 120hz as well.

    Even doing a global eq of the lcr below 150hz kinda confuses me as they’re discrete and often a door slams on the right side of the room (for example) so that may only be sent to the right speaker.

  2. Hi Steven,
    This is a good point. However, most recordings are fairly monophonic in the low frequencies but definitely not all. The key is that humans are not good at localizing low frequencies below 120 Hz. It really doesn’t matter which speaker the bass comes from since we can’t detect a source. The real localization of the closing door is from the higher frequencies of the door closing in the soundtrack which are very easily localized by our ears.
    The real problem is the complexity of calibrating multiple bass sources. As you might know, the position of the speaker largely determines its bass response. Radical changes in bass response can be seen as we move a speaker around the room. These changes can be observed primarily in the bass response below ~150 Hz in most residential rooms. This range is commonly the modal region in small rooms. Logic might dictate that we EQ each speaker in its place, however in the lower frequencies each bass speaker affects the response of the others. Bottom line; if you EQ the left speaker and the right speaker separately, the EQ is wrong (in the modal region) when you play them simultaneously. Throw in the sub and you have still a different result. I recommend EQing the sub first, then adding the LCRs with the sub to EQ them. Once you’ve conquered the modal region (~150 Hz and below) you can EQ the LCRs independently.

  3. Hello: Glyleme
                  I would like to ask for a low frequency response between 120hz and 30hz. When each speaker is composed of a tweeter and a mid-woofer, the high-frequency sound reaches the listener as quickly as possible, including its first reflection (the second-order sound response speed is second). At this time, the low-frequency sound emitted by the separate woofer is the last to reach the listener. We adjust the position of the woofer in the classroom to achieve a better sense of hearing. Can it be understood that the adjustment of the position of the woofer is the delay of the response time, which seems to be the same in the EQ adjustment, but the final effect is not the same, whether the response affecting the low frequency is not only caused by the time delay, but Is there a greater relationship with the surrounding environment?

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