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Speaker position.
Folks,
New to this group as you might gather, but I was certainly happy enough with the groups' responses to my earlier query re Optical vs Digital, that I am inclined to post yet another. Long story short, I now have the 'domestic' opportunity to really sort out the positioning of my speakers...some of you probably know what I mean ;-) The speakers are far too wide apart. Now I am not unfamiliar with what needs to be done, but have not till now had the opportunity to properly sort out the staging. While sounding OK-sort-of for a number of years I knew that if I positioned the speakers properly I'd be more happier. My speakers are large (bulky and heavy and sit on heavy stands) so I don't want to keep shifting them around too much (if I damage the floor I am a dead man). So I need a starting point. I read yesterday that, as a rule of thumb; to give one a place to start, that the distance from the speakers to the listening position should be approx 1.5 x the distance between the speakers. Given that my listening position is largely fixed (3.2m) and the distance from the back of the speaker to the wall provides me with the LF behaviour I like, this should be a relatively easy task (perhaps not who knows!?). So does anyone concur with this R-o-T or is there a better 'place' (ratio) to start from?. I understand that finding the sweet spot will take some time, but a starting point would be handy I think. Cheers Mal Oz P.S. if it helps speakers are 3-way, 12" LF, 5" MF and 1" horn loaded HF. Rear ported bass reflex (yeah not technically correct term I know, but the port is in the back - outside edge). Mirror image baffles. |
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Speaker position.
Mal wrote:
New to this group as you might gather, but I was certainly happy enough with the groups' responses to my earlier query re Optical vs Digital, that I am inclined to post yet another. Long story short, I now have the 'domestic' opportunity to really sort out the positioning of my speakers...some of you probably know what I mean ;-) The speakers are far too wide apart. Now I am not unfamiliar with what needs to be done, but have not till now had the opportunity to properly sort out the staging. While sounding OK-sort-of for a number of years I knew that if I positioned the speakers properly I'd be more happier. My speakers are large (bulky and heavy and sit on heavy stands) so I don't want to keep shifting them around too much (if I damage the floor I am a dead man). So I need a starting point. Here are some starting points: http://www.googlecom/search?q=Stereo...er+positioning Cheers Jens |
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Speaker position.
Sorry, again the URL - something was missing.
Here are some starting points: http://www.google.com/search?q=Stere...er+positioning Cheers Jens |
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On 16/12/08 3:36 AM, in article , "Jens Rodrigo" wrote: Sorry, again the URL - something was missing. Here are some starting points: http://www.google.com/search?q=Stere...er+positioning Cheers Jens Thanks Jens, I have already spent considerable time on Google before posting here. Have read quite a few theories, ideas etc all of which I have noted, taken on board, printed etc. My question was specific to what is a good starting point for the reasons outlined in my post. Despite reading plenty of internet literature I couldn't seem to find any consensus on that point. So I thought I'd ask here. Cheers Mal Oz |
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Speaker position.
Mal wrote: Folks, New to this group as you might gather, but I was certainly happy enough with the groups' responses to my earlier query re Optical vs Digital, that I am inclined to post yet another. Long story short, I now have the 'domestic' opportunity to really sort out the positioning of my speakers...some of you probably know what I mean ;-) First thing is to learn about open-space, half-space, quarter-space and eighth-space (corner) placement. Sory you'll have to Google yourself. I tried and it threw up loads of half-helpful links but you'll need to trawl. Here's a quicky. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-space It has a collosal impact on bass response. Graham |
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Speaker position.
Mal wrote: Folks, New to this group as you might gather, but I was certainly happy enough with the groups' responses to my earlier query re Optical vs Digital, that I am inclined to post yet another. Long story short, I now have the 'domestic' opportunity to really sort out the positioning of my speakers...some of you probably know what I mean ;-) The speakers are far too wide apart. What's the sixe of the room and in which locations are the speakers ? Graham |
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Speaker position.
"Mal Thomas" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... Thanks Jens, I have already spent considerable time on Google before posting here. Have read quite a few theories, ideas etc all of which I have noted, taken on board, printed etc. My question was specific to what is a good starting point for the reasons outlined in my post. Despite reading plenty of internet literature I couldn't seem to find any consensus on that point. So I thought I'd ask here. The stereo loudspeakers and the listener's head should build such a equilateral or equiangular triangle: http://www.mathepedia.de/html/7_geom...?w=100&h =100 So the distance between the loudspeakers has to be 0.866 times the distance from the center of the loudspeaker line to the listener. This setup is usually used during the recording. What you are really doing at home is another thing: One speaker under the sofa one on the wardrobe, or one in the kitchen and one in the bathroom. Best regards Ebs |
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Speaker position - follow up
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