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Where to position speakers in new apartment

So I finally have an apartment which means I may actually get to hear my system sometime in the next year! The living/dining room where my rig will live is roughly 17 by 20 with windows on one short wall and an open kitchen at the other end (see a floorplan of the place here).

There are two possible setups as I see it: the speakers could go on the short wall with the windows, which would mean utilyzing the long axis of the room; or they could go on the end of the long wall towards the windows, leaving the listening field open on one end.

I'm by no means an acoustics expert, so I was wondering if you guys might take a look and tell me what you think would work better/best for speaker positioning. FYI: the room has 15' ceilings, hard wood floors, and a pass-through cutout to the kitchen; my Totem Forests are w 8 x d 10.5 x h 36".

Sorry if I've left out any vital information, and thanks for all your help. Room treatment fun to follow.

-mattt
mimberman

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mimberman OP
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Thanks a lot for the response Kal. That's the setup I'm thinking of going with, the only drawback being that I can't then use my speakers in an HT setup should I decide to incorprate one, because the space between the windows is too small for a real screen. I'm not so gangbusters on HT anyway, though, so that's not a big deal. I'm curious who makes your acoustic drapes and bass traps?

Thanks again!

matt
mimberman OP
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Actually, KR, you're a genius, because there is a cut-out in the ceiling and the windows actually extend higher than the ceiling, so there should be room. Only problem is that given the ceiling height, the screen will have to be pretty high up, and also I wouldn't be able to watch TV without closing the shades, since it's a pretty bright room. We'll see what happens.

Goinbroke: thanks for the measurements. I know this is going to involve a good deal of patience and incremental moving, but this setup is so much more idea than my last one, with a wall directly behind my head and no wall on the left side.
mimberman OP
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I agree with your philosphy on the listening room, Kal; however, the only other rooms available for HT are my bedroom and bathroom, and I don't like the idea of having a TV in the bedroom (I'm not even going to begin to bring up my philosphy on the bathroom!). I think I'll end up getting a plasma/lcd and throwing it on the short wall and maybe later I'll add a 5.1 system, but I don't think I'll be integrating my 2 chnl rig at any time.
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