Hi all. Total REW noob here. I'm planning on running REW on a Windows 10 laptop initially. Is there a particular mic, stand, other parts, etc... you would recommend starting off with? Would I be better off with the UMIK-1 or -2 or something completely different? Any particular mic stand that would be good to start with? Any special tools needed other than a laptop, software, mic, mic stand, etc.. to get started? I'm assuming most just order from miniDSP directly?
I'll be starting out doing some room tuning but want to eventually build a high-end set of mains for 2 channel listening w/ multiple subs (true 3 or 4 way active setup). I'll also be playing around with my current HT setup to experiment with multiple subs. For reference, I'm currently running a 5.2 setup with active subs using a Denon AVR-X4400H w/ 11ch pre out capability. I have a separate Adcom GFA-555 I've been using on my mains but will probably DIY separate amps when going for the active mains build.
I don't currently have any miniDSP hardware. I wanted to get the room measured and treated as my first step, but does it make more sense to buy a hardware and mic bundle if I'm planning to go down that path?
Sorry for all the questions, but there are a lot of options on the miniDSP website. I figure some of you have already been down this path before. Any recommendations about a good starting point would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Bill
I'll be starting out doing some room tuning but want to eventually build a high-end set of mains for 2 channel listening w/ multiple subs (true 3 or 4 way active setup). I'll also be playing around with my current HT setup to experiment with multiple subs. For reference, I'm currently running a 5.2 setup with active subs using a Denon AVR-X4400H w/ 11ch pre out capability. I have a separate Adcom GFA-555 I've been using on my mains but will probably DIY separate amps when going for the active mains build.
I don't currently have any miniDSP hardware. I wanted to get the room measured and treated as my first step, but does it make more sense to buy a hardware and mic bundle if I'm planning to go down that path?
Sorry for all the questions, but there are a lot of options on the miniDSP website. I figure some of you have already been down this path before. Any recommendations about a good starting point would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Bill
Not sure if it matters, but just in case. I plan to keep the Adcom on my HT mains (pair of RTi12s) using the AVR preouts. My current system does double duty of HT and music listening. I would be using REW to help better equalize the room/speakers and better integrate the subs.
The DIY active mains build will be a totally separate project with separate amps as possibly an active 2.2 setup. I didn't know if the UMIK-2 or one of the other multichannel mics brought anything to the table based on my particular use case, or if the UMIK-1 is good enough?
Thanks,
Bill
The DIY active mains build will be a totally separate project with separate amps as possibly an active 2.2 setup. I didn't know if the UMIK-2 or one of the other multichannel mics brought anything to the table based on my particular use case, or if the UMIK-1 is good enough?
Thanks,
Bill
The Umik makes things easy in some ways. Calibration is done, and REW "knows" the mic. But if you're interested in tuning, miniDSP has several options that also use the Umik, but REW becomes less or unnecessary. In particular, look at the DIRAC Live series. Many tuning advantages, and you don't use REW at all. Not that it's bad, REW is my go-to for audio measurements, but if I were starting over from scratch it would probably be a DIRAC unit with its own software. And I have a Umik.
Thanks Jaddie! I'll take a look at the DIRAC products as suggested. I didn't go to deep into DIRAC to begin with because I thought I might need REW for the speaker build side of things. It would be awesome if it can perform double duty.