You might be right about the near field experience with Vandys. Stick with what worked in the past.
If it isn't broken - do not fix it.
Mariusz
If it isn't broken - do not fix it.
Mariusz
Vandersteen 5A room placment options
I have had my 5A's in my 23 X 12 dedicated bowling alley for nearly three years now. I have settled down with the VAC Phi 300.1 stereo amp, which is IMO and in my room, the best I have heard them. OK! I have been shifting my rack around and reconfiguring things, so my rack w/ Turntable
has it's new home against the back wall rear of the left speaker. The rack will not be between speakers, as you can only see a foot or so of the RIX RAX's wide top shelf peaking out to the inside of the left speaker. The speakers are 93" out, or 1/3, of the 279" length of the room. Is it a bit far fetched to think I could move the speakers to the long wall, which I have never tried. I can't really conceive this working with the front plane of the speaker 3 feet out, and only having 8.5 or 9 feet remaining. Especially with the 5A's time aligned design, I can't see them working on the long wall, in a near field setup.
has it's new home against the back wall rear of the left speaker. The rack will not be between speakers, as you can only see a foot or so of the RIX RAX's wide top shelf peaking out to the inside of the left speaker. The speakers are 93" out, or 1/3, of the 279" length of the room. Is it a bit far fetched to think I could move the speakers to the long wall, which I have never tried. I can't really conceive this working with the front plane of the speaker 3 feet out, and only having 8.5 or 9 feet remaining. Especially with the 5A's time aligned design, I can't see them working on the long wall, in a near field setup.
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The room is in the "L" shape. The Quatros are in the smaller "cove" which is a bit more then just 9' wide. It opens up to the rest of the room , which is 15' wide. The length of the room is about 19'. Not the easiest room to work with but I am not complaining. Room treatments are the combination of diffusers , absorbers and bass traps. (picture panels, Echo Basters bass phase4 traps X 2, Skyline diffusers X 4, and last but not least the cork wall tiles (natural finish - not a gloss finish. Important) on front sub-wall and back wall (100%). * not all are visible. This is the room from few months back. I must update the system gallery. To lazy I guess.:) I hope it helps Mariusz |