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room setup suggesion needed

Hi everyone,

 

The question is for gurus of room setup.

Question is if anyone can suggest improvement of the situation where there is not much room for adjustment.

So there you go: 

1) Room conditions

room size 30ft x 30ft

audio wall with the location near centerline

rehearsing distance from the wall 9ft

sound focal point with speakers directed 8ft sound cross path directly at rehearsal point  ( not much room to adjust focal point could be pushed back max 3ft, not too happy about that idea)

speakers spread at 10ft center to center ( could be spread possibly to max 12ft with given wires)

speaker face 2ft off the wall less than 1ft space behind ( could be moved forward and tilted)

wall treatments floor dampening as well, floor standing speakers on spikes.

2) SYSTEM SPEC

speakers JBL 4367

speaker wires FURTECH Douglas 7ft be-wire Rhodium spades 

Amp Pass Labs X250.8

Pre amp Pass Labs XP-12

Phono Pass Labs XP-15

Turntable VPI Classic 1 JMW 10.5  Hana ML

Server Mac mini  

DAC Schiid Modius balanced out

inter connector cable Canari XLR 

system fully balanced 

power cables FURTEH 

 

 

Honestly system sounds really good, but better is enemy of good so is there anything I can do better or is there anything that I'm doing wrong ?

 

Thanks for opinions!

 

 

ssg308

Showing 2 responses by soix

soix
10,156 posts
 

How important is back wall setback for the front ported speakers ? 

As @newfzx7 mentioned, you will get less bass reinforcement for all speaker types by moving them father away from the back wall, but the key is finding the position where the speakers sound most balanced and the bass blends best into the sonic picture.  Obviously playing music with more bass content will be more helpful in readily hearing the differences in placement with this aspect, but do also play music with big recorded 3D space so you can also better assess critical imaging and soundstage differences as well. 

soix
10,156 posts
 

Experimentation is key, and the good news is it’s free.  As @ghdprentice recommended I’d pull the speakers out further from the back wall and closer together, and try decreasing the toe in of the speakers so they fire just to the outsides of your shoulders.  Doing this you may find the soundstage expands and has better width/depth and the speakers may also disappear better as a sound source.  You will lose some wall reinforcement so bass energy will likely decrease a bit but may actually be better balanced so give it some time for your ears to settle in with it.  Really just play with it and let your ears be your guide, but I think you’ve got some significant upside potential here with better positioning.  Have fun!

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