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Exactly. Further, anything that will end up on a CD should be recorded at 44.1 KHz to start with. I never use a higher sample rate anyway, except when the intended medium is a DVD. That's the only time I'd use 48 KHz. --Ethan

Yes, definitely suck it up and pay the difference. :D --Ethan

I haven't used WaveHammer much but: 1) Wave Hammer does more than single-cycle level reduction, so I don't know what other features you've used. I'm sure there's some minimal setting where its operation is more or less transparent. 2) Obviously you don't want to do more than lop off the...

Yet more good points from Jens. Another reason to want a response down to a very low frequency is to hear rumbles and footsteps and outside trucks etc. Though many people routinely high-pass tracks anyway. One listening pass using decent headphones is always suggested if only to listen for...

Excellent Jens, those are all great points. Eight inches mostly gives you more bass extension (lower frequency), but it can also be cleaner because it can play those lower frequencies with less distortion. --Ethan

Yes: Peak Slammer Review Sony's Wave Hammer also can do this. --Ethan

Dynamic frequency response? I can't see how that even exists except perhaps at extremely high volumes where distortion dominates. Yes to resonance, though that falls under frequency response. Off-axis response is also a factor (see my post above), though that too is frequency response. I agree...

Exactly. Polar patterns and price are unrelated. --Ethan

OMG no! :D More here: Acoustic Basics --Ethan

Yes, 8 inches is better than 6. It's not necessarily more accurate, but it will have usable output to a lower frequency. I think a front port is better in a small room because that offers more flexibility with placement. If you need to put the speaker right in front of the wall, a port in the...

Lots of affordable microphones have a "presence boost" to exaggerate highs and sound crisper and clearer etc. Think about it: What can one microphone offer that another doesn't? The only thing I can think of is a specific frequency response, and possibly intentional distortion which most people...

I have no idea. There are literally hundreds of microphone brands and models out there, and I've used less than one percent of them. I imagine most people also have not heard more than a tiny sampling of all available microphones. Even if someone has used 100 different microphones at one time or...

I'll be the lone dissenting voice. :D 20+ years ago you really did have to pay a lot for a good microphone. These days with most audio gear made in Asia, you can get very high quality for much less money. One good example is the budget microphones from Audio Technica. Now, this is not to say...

I've seen as many negative comments as positive comments. One common comment I see is "At first I thought it really helped, but now I don't use it any more." Maybe we need a poll? :D Sure. Again, how much it helps or not depends on the room. In the nearly cube room I tested, it really did help...

Yes, and I'd also aim to be as far as possible from all the walls to minimize peaks and nulls and "early" reflections. --Ethan

Maybe read it again because it explains all of this in great detail. How successful room EQ can be depends on the room. In most home-size rooms the main problem is nulls and ringing, and EQ does nothing for that. But in rooms where peaks are the larger problem, EQ can help a little. The nulls...

Gain staging is very simple: The goal is to keep audio signal levels at a medium level - loud enough to be above the noise floor, yet soft enough to avoid distortion even if you sing or play a little louder than normal. Note that gain staging affects only audio hardware. Once audio is in a DAW...

Yes. It's difficult enough to record an excellent bass in a home sized space, and a mediocre plywood bass is even more problematic. If the room is small, the OP's best bet is to use two microphones, each close to the bass, with one to capture the slap and the other to pick up the fullness. --Ethan

Of course. I was assuming "all else equal" such as comparing a Mackie HR624 to a Mackie HR824. I think you need to have made five posts before you can post a link, as an anti-spam measure. --Ethan

These short articles will help: How To Set Up A Room Acoustic Basics --Ethan