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Room Acoustics and Speaker Placement

Hey guys,

I’m moving to a new condo next month. It’s going to be a living room setup and I have two options:

 

1) speakers will be positioned such that it will only have 1 side wall. The other side will be open (dining area).

2) speakers will have both side walls (not equidistant) but no rear wall (my back will be towards the dining area). 
 

I know that neither setup is ideal but if you were to pick one, which one would it be and why? 
 

let me know if you need more info. Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

dcp20124
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maxwave
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These  videos may help you with sound stage vs speaker’s  tow in and placement.

https://youtu.be/dNdhDCv4mzc?si=d6eBoecaFdTSrvDI

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maxwave
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https://youtu.be/zx8b9zxJt4k?si=lp-c_H62uWErZ4ho

 

https://youtu.be/08ZNrdypSHk?si=R1bzPC7UktSD4W0a

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rick_n
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I think you're going to like option #2.  Having an open area behind the listening position can be very constructive.  No unwanted reflections.  Good luck and let us know how it works out.  

ghdprentice
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Option 2. 

You can differentially decorate the sidewall the at is closer to the speaker to absorb a bit more. Open behind is great, since the great depth will eliminate rear reflections. And as a bonus, it will probably sound better in the dinning area. 

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yoyoyaya
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Number two is the better of the setups. You might get some unwanted ambient sound from the dining room in setup 2 but that's better than having the speakers in, effectively, two different acoustic environments as in option one. 

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