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In Reply to: Omni-directional speakers better for problematic rooms? posted by dave123456@mail.com on January 11, 2009 at 02:29:02:
Whether you prefer an omni speaker or one with a more focused pattern in a particular room could vary.
Since omnis are going to intentionally bounce sound off the rear and side walls, that would suggest that the rear and side walls be approximately the same on both left and right. I've got a room with a 7' wide opening in the side wall by the right speaker. The left speaker has a conventional door opening that is on the side wall, but slightly behind the speaker. The reflections patterns are completely different from side to side.
I've owned omni-directional Ohm Fs, bidirectional Maggie 1.6QRs and several other speakers. In my current listening room (described above) I fare much better with the tighter, directional focus of my Spendor SP1/2Es. Sure it is a small sweet spot, but I'm the only "serious" listener in the household and that spot seems to be big enough for me. If I'm up wondering about in the room, then I'm not listening intently anyway. The lack of a precise image elsewhere in the room is not an issue for me.
Others listen differently and have different priorities. But, since the "problems" in problematic rooms can vary widely, what works best is going to depend heavily on the specific room in question and the preferences of the individual involved.
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