My wife is the only reason I'm still eating decent food, rather than spending all our money on equipment. I thank her sometimes for putting the brakes on my voracious technology appetite, but she does know that I need to get out there and buy stuff that makes me happy once in a while.
I've tried to get her involved:
Me: "Does this sound better to you?" (as I'm adjusting something)
Wife: "I can't tell any difference."
Me: "No, listen to the lower frequency notes."
Wife: "The what?"
Me: "Never mind... the bass sound. This new subwoofer is awesome."
Wife: "I'm glad you're happy with it. Consider it your Christmas present, we're out of money."
(We sit in silence for a few moments watching TV)
Me: (merely thinking out loud) "Maybe the crossover setting could be bumped up again." (Reaching for the AVR remote)
Wife: "What is a crossover?"
Me: "What?"
Wife: "That thing you just said."
Me: "It's the thing that rolls off a certain frequency to another part of the system, like the subwoofer."
Wife: "Hmmm..."
Me: "It's also called a Low Pass filter in some cases... (drifting off, thinking to myself). "Hey! I need to do another level calibration check, I forgot to do that after I switched the speakers over."
Wife: (clearly agitated) "Okay, enough of this. I'll be in the bedroom watching TV. Have fun."
Moral of the Story:
It is difficult to properly calibrate speaker levels using a standard SPL meter, with the sound of slamming doors in the background.
THE END (for now)
