Does the quality of today’s soundcards and the Genelec 8200A microphone affect the measurements used for AutoCal?
The basic soundcards seen in laptops are now of sufficient quality for making in-room measurements which may be used to equalize loudspeakers and subwoofers. AutoCal compensates for the low frequency response of the soundcard during the initial input calibration procedure. The high frequency response of the loudspeaker is not affected by AutoCal, so there is nothing to be gained by compensating for the high frequency response of the soundcard. All Genelec 8200A Calibration Microphones are serial numbered and each comes with an individual equalisation curve which is automatically used by AutoCal. This ensures reliable system calibration for doing accurate acoustical measurements.
