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Speaker positioning?

I'm trying to figure out where in our living room is best to put our speakers. The room is 14'x25', and "bright" sounding. We just got a puppy, so floor "treatment" is unlikely soon, and I haven't talked my wife into wall or ceiling treatments.

I used to have the speakers about 6-8 feet apart in the middle of the long wall, and sat about 6 feet from them. They seemed too bass-y crammed against the wall like that.

Now have them along a short wall, at one end of the room. They are 2-3' from the side wall, and 4-5' from the back wall. I sit about 10' from them. This has helped the bass, but now the high-end seems overly bright.

We are on the verge of bringing some furniture in and putting the stereo gear into it (electrician and all) -- this may make my choices more or less permanent! I don't want to lock in anything I'll regret.

I would appreciate any suggestions on other positions to try.

Thanks!
ehart
blkadr
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If you use the short wall, find the area on the side walls where the sound is reflected from. This is the spot on the wall that you would be able to see the speaker on that side in a mirror from your listening position. Place a large plant or some kind of furniture that will diffuse the sound instead of room treatments.
If you cant use a rug or carpet, you might not be able to tame the brightness caused by floor reflections. Maybe something you could roll out when you want to listen?
Good Luck
ehart OP
215 posts
 
Thank you for your comments. To start, I tried sitting about 6 feet closer (about 8 feet from speakers that are 8 feet apart). An amazing difference, I can hear all sorts of detail that was lost further back. Still bright, but bright isn't as annoying when it gets you detail...

My wife and I argued today about the new CD player I want; maybe she'll give me some flexibility in the room if it means putting off the purchase...

Thanks again...

- Eric
nabatov
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Erick hi.I read your question about speaker positioning.Did you get some good advice?If you don't mind I am inerested in the Speaker positioning also.Could you share some advice with me? I think that you know me,because you wanted to buy my accuphase dp 75 if I am not mistaken.I thank you in advance.Leon.
ehart OP
215 posts
 
Nabatov,

I don't think I'm the same guy. In my dreams I would be buying your Accuphase CD player!

But yes, I did get good advice (see the thread above).

In the end, I got a *large* decent carpet for free (someone in the neighborhood moving), and have convinced my wife that it will be suitable! It's rolled up ready to put in place (the puppy threw up on it already, and it's not even in place yet, but I guess you probably didn't want to know that; in any case the carpet's free!) I expect we'll have it in place in the next week, and will let you know how it goes.

So I'm going with the "room treatment" theory for now.

- Eric
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