Calibrating your room
You essentially get two ways to adjust the frequency response of the Precision range to deliver a flat response according to their surroundings. Both of these involve connecting up the X-Monitor software running on your Mac or PC to each speaker via USB. You can choose from a selection of preset frequency curves (see picture above) and the speakers will then raise or lower parts of the frequency range accordingly. Load a preset like Small Desk Corner and the low frequency response will be notched down as shown and the controls around the back of the speakers auto adjust. Or manually change the controls around the back and the results will be shown in X-Monitor’s frequency graphic. However, a second way delivers results more tailored to your room. You employ the calibration process via the supplied mic which feeds back information about your room – anomalies caused by reflections and so on – and the speakers adjust themselves according to this data. This is far less hit-and-miss than using the presets as it really does tailor the speakers to the room they are in.
It’s all done via a series of audio chirps played through each speaker via a set process of placing the mic in four positions around where your head would be. It’s more convoluted than the Genelec process but did yield good results. It backed up the fact that the room and speaker positions needed notching down bass wise, something we expected as they were placed on a desk towards a corner. Top marks to the software for identifying this and delivering a much flatter response.