This thread is really helping me to understand why so many recordings sound the way they do. How are you going to get a nice deep wide sound stage when they aren't listening for it and even if they were couldn't hear it anyway because of the way they're laid out?
Perfect Speaker Placement - Put next to the back wall as much as possible.
Hello,
I happen to find an good article about the ideal speaker placement.
(Easiest version without numbers & formulas that I can’t honestly understand :D)
I’d like to share.
Personally I find two things interesting.
1) Only use 40% of the room area (38% rule)
2) Put the speaker as close as possible to the back-wall (next to bass trap)
Of course, minor adjustment would be required depending on speakers.
Still, I think this is helpful to figure out the very first step.
http://arqen.com/acoustics-101/room-setup-speaker-placement/
https://realtraps.com/art_room-setup.htm
Happy listening.
p.s. what should I do with half of the room left... :?
I happen to find an good article about the ideal speaker placement.
(Easiest version without numbers & formulas that I can’t honestly understand :D)
I’d like to share.
Personally I find two things interesting.
1) Only use 40% of the room area (38% rule)
2) Put the speaker as close as possible to the back-wall (next to bass trap)
Of course, minor adjustment would be required depending on speakers.
Still, I think this is helpful to figure out the very first step.
http://arqen.com/acoustics-101/room-setup-speaker-placement/
https://realtraps.com/art_room-setup.htm
Happy listening.
p.s. what should I do with half of the room left... :?
Showing 3 responses by millercarbon
That’s a recording studio setup. If that’s what you’re doing, fine. Listen to the one above. He pretends to know a lot about it. If doing a home system though you could hardly do worse. Talk about unwilling to learn. My system https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8367 Mike Lavigne’s system. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/615 Similar size rooms, vastly different budgets, yet look how similar the results, at least in terms of speaker placement. Let me assure you, Mike Lavigne is the furthest thing from, what did he call him? Oh yeah, a clueless parrot you will find in all of audio. There is a clueless parrot here but its not us. Our speakers and listening chairs are way out into the room for some very good reasons. Which you will understand very well only after absorbing an awful lot of information, which can be done most efficiently by reading the Harley book I recommend above. |