Emo Q 2 setting all speakers crossover at 250hz?

[jcisbig]

I ran Emo Q version 2 last night for the first time and it set the crossover of all my speakers (see my signature) at 250hz? Any ideas as to why it would do that? I ran it twice just to be sure!

[KeithL]

Seems a bit high to me.

I think I'd probably override it and set it to 100 Hz or so.

Sept 20, 2013 15:33:56 GMT -5 jcisbig said:

I ran Emo Q version 2 last night for the first time and it set the crossover of all my speakers (see my signature) at 250hz? Any ideas as to why it would do that? I ran it twice just to be sure!

[jcisbig]

Hey Keith,

Yeah, I decided to override it and go with what I normally set things at. I had just been hearing a lot of good things about version 2 of Emo Q and was surprised that it didn't do very well at all in my room!

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I am now seriously considering, after waiting for the XMC-1 for 4 or more years, buying the UMC-200 (Our medical expenses have pretty much put the XMC-1 out of range).  I have read all the reviews on the UMC-200 and the owner's manual.  From what I have read including user reviews and past experience, I wouldn't trust any room correction software to do a perfect job.  I might run it out of curiosity but I will definitively override it with my own manual settings.  Were you extra careful when running the Emo Q setup?  You might have done it exactly according to the owner's manual.  However, I know some folks are not very careful.  Any slight deviation from the instructions below might throw it off. 



(From the UMC-200 owner's manual, my underlines)

Here are some tips for best results:
• The test will take several minutes, and some of the test tones are annoying, so you
might want to take pets or children out of the room (especially if they are noisy).
• Position the microphone close to where your head or ears normally are (on top of the
back seat cushion of your favorite chair or couch or, ideally, attached to a stand or
tripod).
• The microphone is normally positioned with the point up (and the flat base down).
• Do not place the microphone in a location where it is blocked from a direct line-of-sight to any speaker (like on a chair seat). If the microphone cannot “hear” a particular
speaker, EmoQ will raise the level of that speaker so it presents a balanced sound at
the position of the microphone, which will probably result in that speaker being too loud
for everyone else.
• Try to avoid flat reflective surfaces. If you must place the microphone on a table or other
reflective surface, place a towel or blanket under it to minimize reflections.
• Turn off any air conditioners or other gadgets that make noise, and avoid talking or
making noise during the test. Also turn off or remove from the area any telephones
that are likely to ring. If you live in a high traffic area, or have noisy neighbors, for best
results wait for a quiet time of day to run EmoQ. (If anything makes noise during the
test, it will throw off the results, and you’ll have to run EmoQ over again for best results.)
• Avoid moving around the room during the test. It’s best if you pick a spot that doesn’t
block or change the sound field to stand or sit while the test is running. The best
place is in the rear of the room towards the center of the wall. Avoid walking near the
microphone during the test (even if you don’t block any speakers) because reflections
from your body will interfere with the accuracy of the results. And, of course, avoid
making noise during the test.
• If you rearrange your furniture, move your speakers, or add or remove reflective or
sound absorbing wall hangings (like big pictures or tapestries), you should re-run EmoQ
for best results.
• If you purchase new speakers, or change adjustments on your speakers or other
equipment (like the level controls on your tweeters or amps), you should run EmoQ
again.
• EmoQ is quite powerful, but you will still get the best results if you start out with a
good room layout and good speakers. At a minimum, try to position speakers as
symmetrically as possible from left to right relative to the listening position. (Left and
right speakers of each set should be about the same distance to the sides of the
listening position; the center should be as near the center as possible. Perfect symmetry
may not be possible in your listening room, but the closer you get, the better your results
will be.)
• In general, highly reflective rooms are not optimum in terms of sound quality, and even
EmoQ may not be able to completely correct for the acoustic properties of an overly
“live” room.


(The room needs to be dead quiet!)

[selkec]

I cant even run the correction. It fails the ambient test every time. I even got a new mic sent from emotive.