I have a pr. of Tannoy Fusion 1's on a bookshelf in my daughters room and they sound just fine. Bill
bookshelf in a bookshelf?
Hey everyone,
I picked up a new pair of paradigm atoms and was planning on wall-mounting them until yesterday. I changed my mind where to put them and now I would rather not wall mount them.
I thought I read somewhere once that bookshelves provide excellent sonics for.. bookshelf speakers. Given I would have the back of the bookshelf open and a couple feet from the back wall, I am wondering if this would indeed be a good way to go. It would actually be cheaper than stands and a couple bookshelves would be nice at my sited location as well...
Thanks for the input.
I picked up a new pair of paradigm atoms and was planning on wall-mounting them until yesterday. I changed my mind where to put them and now I would rather not wall mount them.
I thought I read somewhere once that bookshelves provide excellent sonics for.. bookshelf speakers. Given I would have the back of the bookshelf open and a couple feet from the back wall, I am wondering if this would indeed be a good way to go. It would actually be cheaper than stands and a couple bookshelves would be nice at my sited location as well...
Thanks for the input.
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Bookshelves are usually about as bad a home for speakers as you can find due to proximity to the wall (among other reasons). Other than some on-wall designs (which should be ok), there are a few speakers which were designed for bookshelf use. The old Linn Kann, Wilson Duette, and NHT -can't recall the model name- are specifically designed for close to wall placement. Some studio monitors (I'm thinking Lipinski) will offer a mixed bag - plus in bass reinforcement, minus in imaging - and might be good options However, If you like dramatic imaging, stick to stands. Marty |
The issue is edge diffraction => claustrophobic sound. You must stay away from any sharp edges close to the edge of the speaker baffle. Ideally you should build them into the bookshelves with a picture frame around the speaker baffle and pack the gap around the speaker with acoustic damping material. |
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Shadorne is right, plus...you can use these. Rigidity, stability, mass/weight are only few features to consider when shopping for speaker stands. Try....AudioAdviser something like these or MusicDirect,...... sometimes they have few stands on clearance or as a demo. Good luck M.S |
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