Get even better sound from your Silverback system
Learn how Room Service measures your room and fine-tunes your speakers to deliver tighter bass, clearer vocals, and a more natural soundstage.
Your system is now ready to sound even better
Your speakers have now had a few days to break in, which means you’re ready for the next step: Room Correction.
This is where you’ll unlock the full performance your Silverback system was designed to deliver.
What is Room Correction – and why does it matter?
Every room has its own acoustic characteristics. Walls, furniture, ceiling height and speaker placement all influence everything from bass response to overall clarity.
Room Correction measures your room and adjusts your speakers to match your listening environment.
The result:
- Tighter, more accurate bass
- Clearer vocals
- A more natural and relaxed presentation
- A soundstage with greater depth and detail
Many listeners find that Room Correction provides the single biggest improvement to their system—often more significant than upgrading cables or changing source components.
We’ve created a Room Service guide
Room Correction is performed in the SA Cockpit app using the Room Service feature.
We’ve created a simple step-by-step guide that walks you through the entire measurement process.
Follow the Room Service guide here.
Important for Android users
If you’re using an Android phone, you’ll need to borrow a Zen Microphone from your System Audio dealer to perform Room Correction.
This is due to differences in how Android devices handle microphone calibration.
We’ve created a dedicated guide for that as well.
Zen Microphone Guide for SA Cockpit
Playlist for testing Room Correction
We’ve put together a carefully selected playlist featuring tracks that are ideal for evaluating the effect of Room Correction.
Inside Room Service, you can instantly compare the sound by switching between Enable and Disable.
This allows you to hear the difference before and after Room Correction.
Spotify Playlist
TIDAL Playlist
Questions? We’re here to help
If you have any questions during the process, don’t hesitate to contact us.
Our support team is always happy to help, whether by phone or email.
Playlist for Evaluating Room Correction (10 Tracks)
Below you’ll find 10 carefully selected songs along with exactly what you should listen for.
1. Daft Punk – “Giorgio by Moroder”
Listen for:
- Tight, controlled bass without boominess
- Clearly defined vocals that don’t blend into the synthesizers
- A spacious soundstage where percussion and ambience remain clean and well-defined
2. Agnes Obel – “Riverside”
Listen for:
- A perfectly centred vocal image
- Natural piano tones without harsh reflections
- Whether the room makes the vocal sound unnaturally wide (a sign of excessive room reflections)
3. Dire Straits – “Brothers in Arms”
Listen for:
- The guitar floating freely in front of you
- Tight drums without excessive bass resonance
- A wider, more open soundstage when Room Correction is enabled
4. Billie Eilish– “bad guy”
Listen for:
- Deep electronic bass that stays precise instead of filling the room
- Clear vocals despite the heavy bass line
- Reduced room resonances, especially in the low frequencies
5. Trentemøller– “Moan (Trentemøller Remix)”
Listen for:
- Extremely precise stereo imaging
- Fine background details remaining audible
- Bass staying well-defined, even at lower listening levels
6. Yosi Horikawa– “Bubbles”
Listen for:
- Precise placement of moving sounds
- Depth from front to back
- Greater separation and freedom between individual sounds
7. Adele –“Hello”
Listen for:
- A powerful yet smooth vocal
- Piano notes without excessive room resonance
- Cleaner, smoother treble after Room Correction
8. Hugh Masekela – “Stimela (The Coal Train)”
Listen for:
- Wide dynamic range without the room compressing the sound
- Drum attacks that are crisp and controlled
- Precise placement of instruments across the stereo image
9. Hans Zimmer – “Why So Serious?”
Listen for:
- The extremely deep sub-bass at the beginning
- Reduced room resonances in the lowest frequencies
- A stable soundstage as the bass reaches its lowest notes
- Clear high-frequency tension effects
10. Norah Jones – “Don’t Know Why”
Listen for:
- Warm, natural vocals without sounding thin
- Fine guitar details and subtle string textures
- A more relaxed and natural midrange
How to Test Room Correction
1. Start with Room Correction disabled and listen to a short section of each track.
2. Enable Room Correction and listen to the exact same passage again.
3. Listen for improvements such as:
- A clearer stereo image
- More distinct vocals
- Tighter, more accurate bass
- A more natural and relaxed overall presentation
We’ll be back in about a week to show you how to fine-tune your Silverback system even further using the SA Cockpit app.