New calibration, sub or speakers first?

Michael_B

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Another newbie question :)

Im still fiddling with the different setups, testing things, but when i hopefully get everything running smoothly with rew, which order should i calibrate? sub or all the speakers first, tune then in, and then tune the sub in? is there any "science" behind doing one way or another? :)
 

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I'd calibrate the speakers first, then integrate your subs. That will be your best avenue to finding proper crossover points for your speakers.
 
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