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Some REW acoustic measurements of the stock 6 speaker "Boost" system

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Old May 6, 2020 | 10:38 PM
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Some REW acoustic measurements of the stock 6 speaker "Boost" system

I just got a UMIK 1 & started learning how to use it with REW.

I uploaded some measurements if you're curious to check them out. Maybe someone here is more familiar with the process & can interpret.

I had the mic attached stationary to the headrest. I took one set of measurements from the right side of my head, about ear position or ~3" ahead of. Same on the left side of my head. I tried not to move the mic, because the cable sometimes disconnects. To clarify- the mic was positioned about 1-3" laterally, and 0-3" forward of my ears.

I had to turn the car on/off 3-4x due to the Mini's timer. The volume on the radio then needs to be readjusted (it defaults to a base volume when the car is shut off/on). The volume also had to be adjusted when measuring extreme fader (front or rear speakers only).

I was sitting in the seat, like I do when driving, for all the measurements. I sit with the slider all the way back, and seat nearly 90 degrees, maybe a couple notches laid back. Ratcheted up vertically a couple of inches. My leg away from the door panel (I'm guessing at least 4", in the normal clutch position), deliberately trying not to block the speakers - same as I typically do while driving. Head moved around a bit, like I typically do while driving.

Windows up, sunroof closed. Back seats up.

Car is a 2012 Clubman with the stock base 6 speaker (Mini "Boost") system. I've taken the 4" front speakers out before; there are 2 connectors on them & there's a chance I may have reconnected them in the wrong hole (if that's possible).

Measurements are duplicated - 1 set for the left ear position, 1 set for the right ear position.
Took 3 measurements for each variable. 6 for the default head unit setting.
Broken down into:
Fader set to rear only (fadv10)
Fader set to front only (fad^10)
Headunit at default settings: 0bas 0tre 0fad 0bal
^then at 0fad 0bal:
-bas-7, -3, +3, +7 independently
-tre-7, -3, +3, +7 independently
-bas+3 and tre+3
-bas+10 and tre+10

Links:
zip of all 26 measurements 159mb
individual files
the file naming is a bit inconsistent between the left/right measurements, but you'll figure it out. This is the raw measured data.

youtube video that I used about REW. If you're curious about this & lost, check it out:

If you know more about this than I do, then please let me know what I could improve
 
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Old May 7, 2020 | 10:21 PM
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I did the x9331 swap and repeated the measurements tonight: https://mega.nz/file/nEpjwQzJ#4gyAbZ...9DpofYVzUeYkdw
 
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Old May 9, 2020 | 12:08 PM
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Thanks for doing this! Can you post a graph of average response for those that don't have the REW software to open the files?
 
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