In Reply to: Computer based audio spectrum analyzer posted by Rick R on November 1, 2010 at 10:25:08:
I feel you are in for a grave dissapointment.
Recordings/Products are far from flat in the powerband-
Those microphones are no where close to calibration quality, such as a Bruel&kjaer system.
Early reflections in your room will throw off the results by orders of magnitude.
If you want to have fun with readings and experiment, no worries there but as far as any of that being a meaningful tool to help the overall quality of your system, the tools you have on each side of your head will always be the final say when arranging a system for maximum enjoyment.
I personally have not seen anyone get favorible results by using a specrum analyzer for judging the quality of the room/speaker system when playing music. As per test tones, they also do not represent music reproduction but simply represent deviation in the chain. Moving the microphone one inch will give completely different results. We listen with two ears, not one. (..as suggested with single microphone usage.)
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