Rane THX Room EQ User Manual

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Choose four positions that represent prime listening positions spaced equally throughout the
listening area (Fig. 1).

Position your analyzer’s microphones at seated ear height (38" to 48" off finished floor). Place the
microphone(s) on a stand.

Do not attach any microphone directly to the analyzer or hold it in your hand. Your body is an
acoustical object large enough to influence what is supposed to be a room measurement.

Label in your notes each position and note any related information (e.g., Microphone 3 located
under loft overhang) which can affect your interpretation of the measurements.

Do not point any microphone directly at a loudspeaker. Point it straight up. You are looking for a
room measurement, not just the direct field of the loudspeaker.

If you are placing a microphone on any piece of furniture (i.e., a chair or couch), make sure that
the mic is away from any cushion or seat back by at least 1 foot. This will improve the accuracy of
measurements at that position above 800 Hz.

For multiple rows of seats, see Fig. 2 below.

Mic Positions

1

2

3

4

Multiple Row Seating and Microphone Positions

Fig 2

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