Home Cinema - YPAO Microphone Loan?

[Ikemi]

A bit of a strange request to fellow PHers, but is there anyone in the Bucks/Berks area who has a Yamaha AV Receiver and may still have the YPAO optimizer microphone? I used mine to automatically set my amplifier up several years ago and since then I have managed to lose it! I've just moved my equipment into a new dedicated room and I'd like to use the microphone to re-configure optimal settings ...

I had a quick look on the Internet, but there doesn't seem to be any places that sell them! If you have one, could I borrow it for a day? I'll collect, return within the same day and there are beer tokens available

Thanks!

Kris

[Plotloss]

I've got one here, somewhere.

If I can find it, I'll dig it out for you.

[Hedders]

How does that work?

Is it a surround sound microphone or something that you put in the middle of the room and it tells you how loud the speakers are?

[Einion Yrth]

Hedders said:

How does that work?

Is it a surround sound microphone or something that you put in the middle of the room and it tells you how loud the speakers are?

You put it in the middle of the room and it tells the amp how loud the speakers are, automatic innit.

[Hedders]

cool

[Ikemi]

The amplifier sends out high pitched pulses through each individual speaker and works out the distance between speakers in relation to where you are sitting in the room ... Therefore if your room does not allow you to have the rear surround speakers directly behind you (Say one is on a shelf quite far away and the other on a stand quite close to you), it will make the speaker on the shelf louder to create a balance ... or at least it worked for me in my previous room But now I have them directly behind me and the amp is setup for the other room

@Plotloss: That would be fantastic! Cheers!

[Hedders]

Plotloss,

Does that mean you can no longer wander round someone's living room pointing a light meter into the corners and shaking your head and mumbling about poor acoustics, and how this could get expensive?

[Plotloss]

Hedders said:

Plotloss,

Does that mean you can no longer wander round someone's living room pointing a light meter into the corners and shaking your head and mumbling about poor acoustics, and how this could get expensive?

Erm no, it came in the box with my Yamaha amp.

Our acoustic setup routine is rather more comprehensive, utilising an array of 8 microphones, a laptop and first step acoustic modelling software which is then tied back with the measurements to ensure the acoustic performance is in step with the initial model.

[Hedders]

You do realise i said 'light meter' don't you?

It was just a story i heard about cowboy A/V installers in the states years ago.