How to Test Stereo Speakers
Proper stereo imaging is essential for gaming, music production, and home theater setups. This tool generates pure waveforms to verify your audio equipment health.
- Channel Check: Click "Left" and then "Right". Ensure sound comes ONLY from the respective speaker. If sound comes from both simultaneously, your "Audio Enhancements" settings in Windows might be interfering.
- Bass Response: Use the "Sub-Bass" (40Hz) button. If you hear a rattling sound, your speaker enclosure may be loose or the volume is too high for the driver.
- Polarity Test: The "Polarity" click creates a phase impulse. If your speakers are wired out-of-phase (one +/- wire swapped), the sound will lack bass and feel "hollow" or like it's coming from behind you.
Technical Definitions
Pink Noise
Pink Noise contains all frequencies humans can hear, but with equal energy per octave. Audio engineers use this to "flatten" a room's EQ response.
Frequency Sweep
This tone slides from 20Hz (low) to 15kHz (high). Use this to identify specific frequencies that cause your room or desk to vibrate/resonate.