I am certainly not beholden to many of the basic specs you find with most audio gear, but do find value with some, especially for loudspeakers.
I experiment with speaker placement and use frequency measurements in the lower octaves to arrive at the most linear overall position. In the main system where I also employ bass traps, I arrived at their placement similarly. With the HT, that also involved trying different sets of low pass/high pass combinations with the mains and subs along with some judicious use of the parametric EQ for attenuating modes.
I also periodicallly check and fine tune the bias on the output tubes with my power amps. Over time, those values do tend to change.
I find using such quite helpful to provide the best listening experience. You?
I experiment with speaker placement and use frequency measurements in the lower octaves to arrive at the most linear overall position. In the main system where I also employ bass traps, I arrived at their placement similarly. With the HT, that also involved trying different sets of low pass/high pass combinations with the mains and subs along with some judicious use of the parametric EQ for attenuating modes.
I also periodicallly check and fine tune the bias on the output tubes with my power amps. Over time, those values do tend to change.
I find using such quite helpful to provide the best listening experience. You?