Two surprising things I found that improved my imaging and staging...


... First off I have a odd room for my two channel listening and have been getting beat up trying to find proper placement. I have been reading a lot here and on the inter web and decided to use the room setup calculator on the Cardas site. ( http://www.cardas.com/room_setup_calculators.php )

#1 was how close to each other the speakers are now. I wouldn’t have placed them that close together.

#2 was that the best imaging and staging is with zero toe in.

Having a hard time wrapping my head around these changes but it’s the best my system has sounded since I finished the putting it together. lol

captbeaver

Showing 2 responses by jacksky

Cardas method based on OPs link seems to address tempering bass response in the room....only.  Based on multiple reads, some people feel once you take care of bass all else falls into place.
I agree with previous poster, following cardas puts my speakers so darn deep into the room, can’t have it.
another method is to start with speakers against rear wall and inch them out until Bass calms down.
add owners manuals instructions for placement and it explains why I get nuts and move speakers so many times.
my personal favorite is to start with both speakers smug against rear wall, 2-3 ft in from side walls. Bring one speaker out until you only hear vocals coming from that speaker. Then bring out the other speaker until the vocals are centered again. Finally toe in until vocals are not more than 2ft wide. **2people needed for this method.
finally, you can call John Ruttan to come over to help you out with his ears and measuring instruments . I’ve seriously considered this but fear I may come away from the experience with an upgraded part I didn’t know I needed (but may very well love having).
One more point reg cardas method, placement is based on center point of woofer. My woofers are not in the center of the  speaker and are not mirror image.  So in my case one speaker is 20” from side wall, other speaker is 26”.
That may be right for bass but how can it be right for rest of spectrum?