Exponential sine sweeps (promoted by A. Farina) is a very nice technique to measure loudspeakers response with a good rejection of noises. But it may have problems when the player or recorder clock are unlocked (ie when you record on a computer that is independant of the player). In this …
When you adjust the sound level so that the voice is nearly same as a speaking women in your room, the level of sweeps is between 75 to 80dB SPL(C), pink noise on one channel is also about 75 to 80dB(C) and with both channels together between 80 to 85dB(C). …
For many people, most curves and graphs are not so easy to understand so some of you have asked about a simple performance rating. We have tested the ratings proposed by Sean Olive in AES papers 6113 and 6190 but for some reasons, it was not totally satisfying. Those ratings …