Bass Test CD's

[Redbone]

Hello,

Was wondering if anyone knows where I can get a bass CD to calibrate my sub? I heard Hsu might sell them but cannot find them on the web site??

Please help.....

 

[Rob Babcock]

Rives Audio makes a very good one (it has two sets of test tones- one flat, and one designed to compensate for the known deviations from flat of the popular Rat Shack analog spl meter), as does Stereophile Magazine. Rives you can get from their own site for about $20 (if I recall- I bought mine years ago), and the Stereophile ones can be purchased from the mag website or from Parts Express.

Just be sure you get the meter, too. One day I'd like something a bit more sophisticated, but the Rat Shack will do a fine job.

 

[Unregistered]

Rob which cd is it from stereophile I see they have 1,2 &3 ???? None of them says bass cd.

 

[cbraver]

Get the Stereophile ones:

https://secure.stereophile.com/stereophile/recordings.shtml

They are very useful. I forgot which, but I think the bass test stuff was on 1. But there are different bass tests on them all. Read though all the info they have on the website.

-Chad

 

[Rob Babcock]

If you can only get one, get the first one. It has the most complete bass tone section. Disc 3 also has bass test tones. I recommend buying all three- you can usually buy them as a set and save some money, and all have very useful stuff.