Moved from medium attic like room to larger room, everything is too bright
Hi guys, I moved my set up from a bonus room over the garage with slanted walls to our converted media room - which is the old garage. The room is about 450 ft.² with 10.5 feet ceilings. And four large windows. The good news is that I was persuaded to use cryogenically treated Romex directly from the electrical cabinet to the stereo. Which is great… Except I think the size of the room is making music seem brighter and more echoey.
I have a Hegel H390 streaming from a lumen T2. The speakers are KLH model 5 with 2 REL T/7x subs. Played a lot with speaker and sub placement but I think the problem is the volume of the room.
The room is double walled with amazing insulation plus ceiling insulation so that is not the problem. Plus we have area rugs over the hardwood.
I realize that my weakest element in the system is the speakers. So the question is should I save to replace the KLH speakers? And what speakers would work?
Thanks so much, Nadine
IMO, furnishings and artwork accomplish as much as acoustic panels which have a cheezo pseudo art quality. To be effective, bass traps need to be H U G E. A typical control room would have traps front and rear equaling close to 25% of the room volume. Most audiophool bass traps are wishful thinking. |
The KLH 5 has a couple of nasty resonances slightly below and above 20kHz. Also a rock&roll bottom with a quick fade. What music genres are preferred? See KLH Model Five loudspeaker | Stereophile.com and KLH Model Five loudspeaker Measurements | Stereophile.com Have you tried lowering the Mid-HF to Med or Lo? Back in the day, we would tape a thin cloth or a single ply tissue over the tweeter to help tame the highs. If possible don't have the seating close to a wall... and dampen the rear wall so it does not reflect. The subs have no phase and only a polarity control, making integration a bit more difficult. Their output @ 30Hz is only slightly better than the 5's. Perhaps try putting the subs in the corners, mid side wall, mid front and rear. IMO, integration of the 5's and the T7/x will be difficult as neither has the required mid-range support. See ieLogical SubterraneanHomesickBlues for a screed on sub integration. I'm really curious how the components were selected. And what speaker cables?
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If you haven't a visit to hunecke.de | Loudspeakers Calculator would be worth a visit. Unfortunately it doesn't allow sealed subs. If it's too daunting, PM me with dimensions and room photos and I'd have a go there and in REW. |
