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In Reply to: What exactly constitutes a 'near field' setup ? posted by AbeCollins on July 18, 2014 at 22:26:21:
In a nearfield setup, the speakers and the listener are in relatively close proximity. The listener seated in the "sweet spot", equidistant to both speakers. The speakers are voiced where the listener hears most of the soundstage "behind" the speakers, seeming close to lifelike in size. Like what someone else stated, most of the sound taken in by the listener is directly radiated from the speakers, with minimal room reflections. The speakers usually have well controlled dispersion characteristics.Nearfield setups often excel in image placement. And can sound lifelike and/or "big" from the ideal listening position. But the presentation breaks down and becomes "lightweight" (lost bass energy) once you leave the listening chair.
My computer system behaves like a nearfield setup. Nearfield is a good setup if you don't like headphones, but want to confine sound to the proximity of the system. It is also popular with studio engineers, because they minimize reflections, and do well in the cramped confines of a mixing board. But not the system if you have friends over, and want everybody to enjoy the music anywhere in or near the room.
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- RE: What exactly constitutes a 'near field' setup ? - Todd Krieger 23:24:15 07/18/14 (1)
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