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Studio Speakers: Do desk reflection filters actually work? - with HEDD Audio



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I don't know about you, but those EQs on the back of my speakers confused the hell out of me for the longest time.

What exactly are they supposed to fix?

Surely a few dBs of high and low shelf can't really do anything useful to correct the response of my room?

Otherwise why would room correction software exist..?

But the tip of the iceberg was always the "desk reflection filter", if the speakers even had one.

Hooooowwwww....???

(I'm not even sure how to phrase the question properly)

Well. It's true. *shrug*

Desk reflection filters definitely don't get rid of the desk reflection.

But that doesn't make them completely useless. IF you understand what they are meant to do in the first place.

So let's dig in.

Let me show you (with measurements) what the desk reflection does, how to actually get rid of it, and what role the desk reflection filter has to play.

Timecodes:
00:00 - Do desk reflection filters actually work?
01:14 - What is the desk reflection?
02:45 - Measuring the desk reflection
04:13 - Absorbing the desk reflection in real time
06:01 - How to get rid of the desk reflection
06:36 - Option 1: What a desk reflection filter does
09:08 - Measuring the desk reflection filter in the HEDD Audio Type20 MK2
12:20 - Option 2: Changing speaker and desk geometry
14:02 - Measuring the change in speaker and desk geometry
15:51 - A better way to think about desk reflection filters
17:24 - Best way to set the desk reflection filter
18:01 - How to set up your speakers correctly
19:14 - Outro


- HEDD Audio - What is HEDD Audio? -

Heinz Electrodynamic Design (HEDD) is a Berlin-based creator of cutting edge loudspeaker and headphone solutions. Founded in 2015 by physicist Heinz Klaus and his son, Musicologist Dr. Frederik Knop, HEDD products include studio monitors, subwoofers, and main speakers – as well as the signature HEDDphone®. Producers, sound engineers, recording artists, and high-end enthusiasts worldwide seek out HEDD for use in music production, mastering, and home HiFi. HEDD’s mission has been to build products aiming for complete accuracy and outstanding signal fidelity in Germany, that can accommodate a diverse range of sounds and eclectic spectrum of musical tastes.


- HEDD Audio & Acoustics Insider - What is it about? -

Welcome to this video series in collaboration with HEDD Audio! In this series I'm going deep into different aspects of studio speakers and subwoofers to show you how they work, how to use them in your home studio, and the pros and cons of different types of speaker designs. I'll be using acoustic measurements with Room EQ Wizard (REW) and Rational Acoustics SMAART, and I'll talk to experts, specialist and speaker designers. To do that I am partnering with HEDD Audio, which gives me the opportunity to go into a depth and breadth that I wouldn't be able to do on my own. I use HEDD Type20 MK2 speakers every day myself in my own studio and I couldn't be happier with how they perform. Otherwise I wouldn't have agreed to this partnership. I'm very excited to go on this deep dive with you and to show you how you can get the most out of your room and speakers.


Related blog post on Acoustics Insider:
https://www.acousticsinsider.com/do-desk-reflection-filters-actually-work-with-hedd-audio/

Resources in this video:
https://www.rationalacoustics.com/

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