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Old 30th June 2009   #8
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Extraordinary

Well done Ethan. Your tests as always are a wake up call.
I look forward to seeing the video.
The results are indeed extraordinary. I don't have third octave, as I haven't moved on to FuzzMeasure 3. However, I note that I have never gotten reliable, repeatable EDT numbers in small rooms. We know that RT is not really defined in such small spaces.
I recommend that you check the room with other software. Maybe some friend locally has Dirac?
Perhaps REW excels at small room decay measurement?
Does REW create these RT graphs using multiple measurement locations?
Did you drive both speakers? I get better Waterfalls and Decay readings with double drive. Genelec have also done research indicating more even room stimulation using multiple Subs.
I am intrigued by the decrease in HF RT caused by the Diffusors. Could those HF figures have been flutter or other rings or pings?
How many Traps, and of what type? Ditto Diffusors.

The BBC used a criteria that no third octave RT should be more than 10% different from it's neighbours.
It is commonly accepted that the RT should increase towards LF.
I would be very wary of an even response in either the time or frequency domains.
I am thinking the room described would sound very bright, a great vocal room, but I would be a very wary of mixing in it. Can you show the Frequency response and Waterfall plse?
Best, DD
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