XREF20R5 Calibration Measurement Microphone for Recording Studios

Affordable and high quality. Great option for home audiophiles. Calibration profile with this microphone and a professional £300+ one for my HifiBerry setup was nearly identical so one can safely assume that it is accurate enough for home and semi-professional use

I've bought 4 of these microphones in the last year for calibrating and analysis of high end home cinema systems using Room Eq Wizard and an Audient Evo 8. They're very good value for money.Also the supplied mic clip/golder is fine. Yes it's a little stiff but I use them all the time and have no issues. You don't need to buy another one.

I wanted this to try their Sonarworks free trial software,I calibrated my studio monitors but did not have time to test it. The free trial expired while I was on holiday.However since then I have done some research and found out that Sonarworks calibration curves might not be the best for mixing. They do not provide a real flat response. My advice is use their trial product to check it for yourselves. Your room might need propper sound treatment before trying any calibration.Microphone itself is good, hence the 4 star review I gave, the Sonarwork instructions are a bit confusing, I nearly blow my studio monitors in the calibration process, be carefull.

The media could not be loaded. one star it's for Sonarworks customer service.. after several emails and videos to show the clip they provide it's actually useless, the answer was just "use another clip" .. thanks for the advice .. I had never thought of that

It's a great tool to set up the frequencies of your own home studio recording. A bit pricy but I guess if you get to know how to use it properly both beforehand and afterward you calibrate the room/studio then it's a winner so you can compare your mixes against the actual Sonar Plugin.

This product is exceptional and works exactly as described.