Speaker Placement with Test Tone

Check your room sound environment and optimize your stereo sound stage and sound image.

[@albertloan396]

This was the most useful of the speaker placement videos on KZbin. Thank you.

[@mattstechchannel]

Agreed, as good as it is, I wish there were more.

[@drjones3706]

Excellent. Thanks

[@Untilitpases]

Wonderful. Difference between someone helping vs selling.

[@ShinuShajahan]

0:35 2:17 0:48 C 2:29 C 0:59 R 2:42 R Very helpful. Excellent video.👌👍

[@Barflew1]

Thank You.I have 3 sets of studio monitors around my computer monitor.All levels set and equal using pink noise.What a Great tool to confirm the imaging is correct on them.Saving your video to share and use.This is the only video of this type,I've seen on KZbin.. Best Regards

[@geraldcrook9504]

Absolutely excellent video. It reminded me of the Sure V15 super plus vinyl test record i bought { and still have } in the 70s. I also purchased the Acoustic Reperch vinyl around the same time . I am obviously having problems as i have tuned into your channel for advice .After seeing your video i realis its back to basics , as in I always set my system up in this manor in the 70s ,so i will move my listening area around in order to get the speakers away from back & side walls then put my sure test record on after many years and start getting the sound im striving for. Many thanks and keep posting exhalent videos . Gerald

[@goldensound9741]

Thanks for the comments. I am glad this can help you. Yes, back to the basic is always a good start when we encounter some issues :-)

[@TrueStereo-]

Finally a useful setup test tone. thanks.

[@ejectsync]

I found this very useful as well. Turns out my 15 year old Cambridge Audio Azur 650A amp is the problem here. Luckily I have a balance control and turning it 15 degrees clockwise (for right channel) fixed the center imaging. This is after a solid 40 minutes of playing with speaker positioning and toe-in which didn't fix anything.

[@KuyaArbee]

this is PERFECT! I can hear how accurate it is with my HARMAN KARDON SOUNDSTICKS 4

[@hyperskills7830]

Very helpful to have illustration with human head - I'm always confused if "left speaker" means "left" side of stereo, or left as seen from sofa. This clears it up : )

[@martyjewell5683]

Practical advice indeed. With respect to loudspeaker placement, don't be reluctant to experiment. Ain't no doubt about it, ya might find the perfect speaker location and wouldn't that be boss.

[@medium95]

Thank you very much. This video gave me a big help to balance the sound of my car audio. 😊

[@fluidz23]

This is the video i was looking for! Thanks!

[@svtcontour]

excellent. I was happy to hear that I had pretty much nailed my setup already but very awesome video

[@harrybal5399]

At last! Found it. What ive searching for long times. 😅Tq!

[@AverageNiceGuy]

Very very nice! Thank you 😎👍

[@audioprotaro1338]

Thanks for this!

[@terrygreen6088]

I use this basically everytime I place my setup in a different room

[@marsboers]

I think there might be some issue with the placement here. It's like the stereoimage is rotated slightly to the right for the entire clip, including the vocal, so even the vocal or centre hit is perhaps 10-20 cm to the right of the absolute center point (2.4 m distance between speakers). Especially the two first on the left side is not far enough to the left compared to the right side. I could not affect the issue at all even when putting acoustic panels directly by the speakers or by my listening position to eliminate reflections, so I tried to flip the channels (done digitally, so the analog playback chain stays the same to rule out amplifier channel imbalance or something like that) so right plays left and vice versa and the problem was now reversed! I am now pretty sure that this video is not 100% accurate. Perhaps the source is, but maybe youtube compression affects the result. Even if i enable Dirac Live the issue is unaffected.

[@kewlbug]

Something must be off on your end. Track checks out perfect in PEEL visualizer, as well as comparing the waves down to the bits (not a time issue)

[@marsboers]

​@@kewlbugThank you for verifying!

[@MovieViking]

You most likely have the distances or the levels set slightly wrong in your AVR. The delays (equal to the distances) are active even when Dirac is set to “Through” or “Bypass” - this is also the case with the YPAO in Yamaha AVRs.

[@russellparker4568]

Probably the right speaker being closer to you than the left.

[@MrRafaeldm02]

Having this with 5.1 would be awesome

[@doaksey]

Very useful. Thank you.

[@1RungAtATime]

I guess my studio monitors are placed correctly, according to this.

[@iannickCZ]

I was only courious, how that at some movies I heard sound from behind be, even with 2.1 sound system. Still searching.

[@issaciams]

This is assuming we have the same hearing capability in each of our ears. Personally my left ear is slightly worse than my right so that might affect where I put my speakers.

[@goldensound9741]

Thank for the comment. But this exercise is using your ears to confirm the speakers test tone locations so I would think the end result shall be based on your ears hearing capability. give it a try and let us know how this will work for your situation.

[@joseluisbianchini9867]

Very useful!

[@MartinHAndersen]

Thanks, very useful. Do you have a file with the test tones that I can download?

[@naadbrahmasound2955]

Thanks

[@jsp4132]

great video

[@DUKim-mk8fo]

12 / 89 my speaker sound the same position. Thx.

[@electricmoon5402]

Love it.

[@nestordungo1571]

how do i play this test tones on my stereo

[@gardsolberg3422]

Great video. Guess my left side isn’t optimal. Only the right side had sound 8 and 9 outside. Sound 1 and 2 was close to the speaker. Didn’t help moving the speakers either. So can others confirm that sound 1 and 2 is well outside the left speaker?

[@goldensound9741]

Normally 2 & 8 will be right on the speakers. Only 1 & 9 will be outside the speakers. If moving the speakers is not helping then it is very likely your side walls are not reflecting the off axis sound properly. Check my other video which can show you some possibilities.

[@gardsolberg3422]

@@goldensound9741 Yes, would just get the source verified. Strange is that my walls and distances are identical for both sides

[@isayoldchap1]

@@gardsolberg3422 You could have a difference in your hearing in left and right ears that could account for this also

[@the_nondrive_side]

my left speaker making noises whiile you talk so I'm not even bothering

[@christopherglass1206]

What’s a good starting off distance between the listener and speaker

[@goldensound9741]

Most of the recommendations you can find on the web is the equilateral triangle position between your listening position and the two speakers. This means all three corners are 60 degree. My personal preference is to move the listener position little further away from the speakers as demonstrated in the video so the angle from listener to two speakers are less than 50 degree. Try it with different distance as your room will affect where is the best lighting position for your specific case.

[@jero1836]

where can i download this small test file, anyone? Thanks

[@alphamegaman8847]

The Rooms @ 2:13 and 3:08. Yes Please!😎

[@vicdiiorio7730]

Sorry, can someone help me understand how to test my speakers, I m not understanding how to do it, thanks!

[@dodi6214]

❤❤ 👍👍

[@KuroRei]

0:44 0:56 0:48 1:00

[@renelaplanche7201]

Intéressant 500 ça devient pénible 1000 et 2000je n’entend rien 5000 c pénible 10000 très peu ensuite plus rien