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Speakers

Real world performance is based on measurements (in room frequency response as well as waterfall graph). The A/C behind my right speaker is the least of my worries. The desk in front of the speaker affects my frequency response much more (around 110Hz) than anything else, but my desk is a necessity.

Surprisingly, my right speaker actually measures better than the left. Good thing I'm finally moving next month!

DAC: Assemblage DAC3.1 Platinum Edition or Onkyo NR5008 Preamp: Headamp GS1 Speakers: 2 Adam S3A and 3 Adam A7 Sub: Velodyne DLS5000 Room is semi-treated

Remember to factor in the cost of room treatment as hopefully you can get your frequency response to within +/- 10db and reduce ringing as oppose to +/-30db (very typical) with no treatment at all.

Because more speakers don't mean much for listening to music.

It's not like he cares. He'll say that he wants to base his decision on objective measurements (inaccurate in this case) but he never responded to my arguments on here or Head-fi.

I'm saying that the FR curves shown aren't valid for comparisons. So why pick based on something that aren't comparable?

It doesn't matter, if the tests are to be valid and accurate, that's what you want to strive for. If they didn't care for accuracy of the comparison, why put them out in the first place?

First of all, how was the frequency response of the speakers tested? This is important as the room that the speakers were tested at have a huge influence on the frequency response unless it is an anechoic chamber. If speakers aren't tested at an anechoic chamber, the placement of the speakers...

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I do. I've bought and sold many "higher-end" components there.

Everything, anything!

I tried using the Audyssey microphone with REW, but I can't get it to work?

I'll try to do a comparison when I have time. But the RS meter is only accurate below 800hz.