"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:37:07 +0100, Eeyore
wrote:



"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

In article ,
Eeyore wrote:
If Keith wants to capture the sound he hears, the mic should be
positioned in his listening position.

It's not that simple, unfortunately. The brain is a very complex
computer
which filters out unwanted information, etc. As has been said you can
help
matters by closing off one ear to give a better approximation of a
microphone. But for best results you want to do your measuring in a
suitable place - which would be an anechoic room with no reflections or
unwanted noises.

Which would once again defeat the purpose !

Graham

Depends what your purpose is. Whatever way you look at it, Keith's Exe
speaker gives results in his room that I would find intolerable. But
if you are trying to sort out what your speakers are doing, it is as
well to separate them as far as possible from the effects of the room
- that would be a problem for another day.



The great outdoors us the poor man's anechoic chamber - a good
place to do speaker measurements. Dense forest is excellent.

Recording from speakers, especially from the listening pisition in
most domestic environments is rarely satisfactory.

Iain