How to Calibrate a Home Audio System

1. Consider rearranging the room or space to maximize acoustics. To calibrate a home audio system effectively, it is important to understand that the system does not just include the electronics. A home audio system also takes into account the walls, curtains, furniture and any other objects in the room that affect sound frequencies.

2. Call up the receiver or amplifier's set-up menu that appears either on the display screen or on your TV.

3. Indicate what kind of speakers you have by using the appropriate choices on the menu.

4. Enter the distance each speaker is from the primary listening position in the room.

5. Assess the sound level of each channel by ear so you can adjust each channel accordingly. The idea is to get an equal level of volume from each speaker.

6. Adjust the frequencies. You can alter the bass and treble controls on less sophisticated systems. Systems that are more complicated often have built-in equalizers.