I have been lurking and ocassionaly participating in the debates about the value of DBT testing. I consider it a valuable tool when done under controlled conditions such as the Harman facility run by Dr.Toole. After reading the AES paper about the room I felt it was beyond what we could do in our living rooms. My question is do you agree or have you partcipated in a DBT testing you felt came close to meeting the requirements Harmon uses in there facility?
The following link is a presentation on how they conduct testing.
http://www.revelspeakers.com/i/listening_lab.pdfI would like to stick to if testing is possible and not get into issues on the audibility of diferences between components.
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Topic - DBT Testing, Can it be done at home?? - Robert Hamel 18:03:11 11/10/02 (42)
- It CAN be done. It's NOT, repeat NOT easy. - jj 21:39:30 11/13/02 (0)
- Issues - audioengr 21:12:48 11/11/02 (1)
- Re: Issues - eico1 18:55:05 11/12/02 (0)
- Some DBT are not needed.The change is apparent - NEAR SOTA 09:37:16 11/11/02 (0)
- Yes, but - Jitter_by_Coffee 07:03:29 11/11/02 (32)
- Also, just for further reference on the issue of "training" and importance of DBTs... - Phil Tower 11:14:39 11/11/02 (0)
- Good point on the training - Robert Hamel 10:36:08 11/11/02 (0)
- Re: Yes, but - Rod M 08:13:13 11/11/02 (29)
- Re: Yes, but - Jitter_by_Coffee 18:47:15 11/11/02 (28)
- No training? - E-Stat 14:57:58 11/13/02 (10)
- Re: No training? - Jitter_by_Coffee 20:46:04 11/13/02 (9)
- Re: No training? - Rod M 08:18:18 11/14/02 (5)
- Re: No training? - Jitter_by_Coffee 09:18:18 11/14/02 (4)
- My apologies for the choice of generic name - E-Stat 13:52:22 11/14/02 (3)
- Re: My apologies for the choice of generic name - Jitter_by_Coffee 09:24:38 11/15/02 (0)
- Re: My apologies for the choice of generic name - Rod M 14:14:38 11/14/02 (1)
- Re: My apologies for the choice of generic name - Jitter_by_Coffee 09:23:50 11/15/02 (0)
- Simple - E-Stat 03:43:21 11/14/02 (2)
- Re: Simple - Phil Tower 12:34:25 11/16/02 (1)
- I'm amused by... - E-Stat 17:27:33 11/16/02 (0)
- Your tests are meaningless.... - Rod M 08:03:23 11/12/02 (16)
- Where was I. - Jitter_by_Coffee 21:08:13 11/13/02 (2)
- Re: Where was I. - Rod M 07:59:14 11/14/02 (1)
- Re: Where was I. - Jitter_by_Coffee 09:04:05 11/14/02 (0)
- Re: Your tests are meaningless.... - eico1 20:11:04 11/12/02 (11)
- That's what training is for, to learn how to use the equipment. - jj 18:02:47 11/13/02 (10)
- Sorry, that's wrong. That's PART of what training is for. - jj 18:03:59 11/13/02 (9)
- Re: Sorry, that's wrong. That's PART of what training is for. - Jitter_by_Coffee 20:49:18 11/13/02 (8)
- LISTENER TRAINING is what I'm talking about. - jj 21:32:35 11/13/02 (7)
- Re: LISTENER TRAINING is what I'm talking about. - Jitter_by_Coffee 09:20:05 11/14/02 (6)
- Doggonit, I hate computers sometimes..... - Jitter_by_Coffee 09:24:17 11/14/02 (5)
- Err, to be clear... - jj 17:56:59 11/14/02 (4)
- Re: Err, to be clear... - Jitter_by_Coffee 09:26:35 11/15/02 (3)
- Err. No. If we're talking about the most sensitive tests... - jj 18:16:07 11/15/02 (2)
- Re: Err. No. If we're talking about the most sensitive tests... - Jitter_by_Coffee 07:03:03 11/18/02 (1)
- Really? What's your controls and their result? - jj 09:36:38 11/18/02 (0)
- Uhm, sorry, but yes, they are. - Jitter_by_Coffee 15:51:42 11/12/02 (0)
- Re: DBT Testing, Can it be done at home?? - Tom N. 06:36:46 11/11/02 (0)
- Re: DBT Testing, Can it be done at home?? - Monstrous Mike 20:43:39 11/10/02 (2)
- Re: DBT Testing, Can it be done at home?? - Phil Tower 05:45:15 11/15/02 (0)
- Glad to see I am not alone. - Robert Hamel 10:30:38 11/11/02 (0)
- Re: DBT Testing, Can it be done at home?? - Timbo in Oz 19:49:33 11/10/02 (0)