hi, I don't have any of the calibration discs mentioned, but I was thinking I could make my own.  I think my yamaha rxv1700 has a 7 band eq inside, I was thinking of burning a CD with 7 different tracks each with a sine wave tone generated at 0db RMS power, one for each frequency of the yamaha's EQ bands... so the question is, would ...

I would really appreciate if I can I have any help with this: As said on other posts, after much investigating I went with Aperion (532 Intimus with the VAC and Sub-8) with an Onyo 805. I am a total newbie, I like music and watching movies and have always wanted to have a Top of the line HT.... which I now have! ;)  I have several ...

After many attemps to calibrate my system using several methods and also an HT set-up disc I purchased from Sound&Vision, I'm still unable to find the sound my sub should be putting out.   I know it has the potenial because I've had the system set-up before. Everything seems to be be balmy and dull, lacking the punch & ...

My current favorite to use is the Video Essentials II. Lots of incredible explanations of how a system comes together, and very cool graphics. Among other things, the audio-testing portion of the disc will also allow you to do frequency sweeps on each speaker. With an SPL meter, this allows you to note peaks and valleys in your system's frequency ...