Room Issues


Hi I live in a 2400 square foot modern glass and concrete single roomed loft (think IKEA), with high ceilings. The back and side wall are glass, and because of WAF, sound treatment or drapes are out. I had a pair of ML Quests that never sounded right, even after I added Tact preamp/amp/room equalizer and rolled off the top. I was thinking that either I should give up on bass and listen to a nearfield small monitor, or eliminate the back/sidewave issue by going to a directional speaker like Tannoy or even klipsch LaScalas.
I listen to classical music of all types.
Suggestions?
fstein

Showing 1 response by shadorne

Fstein,

I had an ATC 0.1/15 sub and SCM 20's in a space like that - no problem with sound levels or bass response. Without the sub it was definitely anemic sounding. I used an EQ to reduce the reponse by 3 db at 4 Khz due to gymnasium type wood floor and cathedral celings with 12 to 18 foot high glass windows on two sides...this was a large indoor swimming pool that had been converted into a gymnasium...this is why it was so big.

Surprisingly goood sound in a less than ideal space...I have pics as proof if you don't believe that such small monitors could handle it.