I have been setting up a new sub- successfully as it turns out- but a thought has occurred to me along the way. REL, SVS, Hsu, etc., etc., etc., all suggest ways of setting up their subs for the best integration. REL suggests using track 4 of the Sneakers soundtrack- a 28 year old movie. Others suggest using something with ‘low bass content’.
Is this the best they can do? It seems rather pathetic to me. If I spend anywhere from 500 to many thousands of dollars on a product, and I’m told to seek out a 28 year old movie soundtrack and put it on repeat to set up said product, something is wrong.
There are very specific parameters, easily contained in one cd , dvd, or online content, that would be used in setting up a subwoofer. I’m not even talking musical content- test tones don’t have copyright issues that might cost some money. My neighbor has a shitty band that even put out a cd. 50 blank cd’s cost 15.00 retail.
Again, pathetic.