I got a real chuckle out of the aforementioned article by Bill Sommerwerck in the Stereophile magazine in which he mentions a reviewer's "One Speaker Room" devoid of any other speaker including a telephone. When he pointed out that the reviewer had a low coffee table directly in front of the listening position which would act as a reflective surface, it reminded me of another typical listening error. Listening while wearing eyeglasses is the same as placing a reflective surface just inches from your ears. I noticed it when I switched from eyeglasses to contact lenses. What a crazy, but interesting, hobby !
Storage of other speakers in the room, shorting them while not in use? Myth or true?
Hi ,I am about to bring another set of speakers to my audio room, I want to leave the unused ones I,m using right now in the same room.. Is it true that to have them not interact with the acoustics of the room and with the speakers in use I should put them in short ( positive and negative connected ) the unused ones. I have received that advice from two different audiophiles, one of them with experience in a pro recording studio. Is it real? or is it just a urban legend (aka BS)?