From: rabbitsfriendsandrelations@removethishotmail.com   
      
   Randy Yates wrote:   
   > "Arny Krueger"  writes:   
   >> [...]   
   >> Speakers that were designed by competent engineers usually sound best when   
   >> they are installed and used as intended.   
   >   
   > That's generally good advice. The problem is, there are   
   > several variables in actual installations that may not   
   > match what the engineer intended and which are not easy   
   > to change, a good example being hardwood floors instead   
   > of some assumed carpet.   
      
   Very true.   
      
   > But this dialog has brought up a thought: why aren't there   
   > (at least some) speakers that adapt to their installation?   
   > I can imagine a wireless sensor being provided with the   
   > speakers that is placed at or near the listening position   
   > and with which the speaker system can measure important   
   > parameters of it's surroundings and attempt to compensate.   
      
   A speaker expert friend of mine has had good results with programmable   
   equalisers driven by a response correction program on a PC. Only works   
   best for one listening position of course.   
      
   Graham   
      
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