Near Field and far Field Speakers

Posted by ka7niq (A) on December 14, 2009 at 10:59:24

I once bought a pair of very expensive speakers, based on what I read about them in a review.
The speakers were so un godly bright, I sold them, lost money.
The reviewer had them in a large, dead room, and sat a 15 feet away.
My room was small at the time, and I was real close to them.

A case in point is my Polk SRS 2's.
In a large room, I find them too dull for my tastes.
In a smaller room, they sound better, but the bass from the refrigerator sized Polk SRS 2B's just overwhelms my second room.
Answer ?
Sell them, or buy a new house ?

Hate to say goodbye to the incredible imaging the Polk SDA speakers are known for, but they got to go.

I have my JBL S 412 P's in my large room, and the B&W Matrix 801's in the smaller room.
I may even sell my 801's because my second room is tiny, and get some smaller stand mounts ?

The JBL S 412P's I just adore, and they work very well where they are at.

I am sure many have experienced similar stories about room/speaker interactions ?

IME, the room is everything!

Correct speaker/room matching is so very important.

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Topic - Near Field and far Field Speakers - ka7niq 10:59:24 12/14/09 (26)

RE: Near Field and far Field Speakers - Pro Sound Guy 11:21:49 12/16/09 (1)

RE: Near Field and far Field Speakers - ka7niq 13:08:19 12/16/09 (0)

Your post reminds me.... - joeljoel1947 18:50:17 12/14/09 (0)

RE: Near Field and far Field Speakers - Duke 13:32:41 12/14/09 (22)

Some speakers sound good no matter where you sit - Frihed89 19:17:58 12/16/09 (5)

RE: Some speakers sound good no matter where you sit - Duke 20:02:27 12/16/09 (4)

Power response? Can you explain? Nt - Frihed89 14:19:11 12/17/09 (3)

RE: Pressure vs. Power - gymwear5@hotmail.com 12:00:03 12/21/09 (0)

Sure... sorry 'bout that... - Duke 16:59:11 12/17/09 (1)

Thanks - Frihed89 00:44:29 12/18/09 (0)

This is the premise and result published many times by ... - gymwear5@hotmail.com 13:14:25 12/15/09 (1)

RE: This is the premise and result published many times by ... - Duke 14:29:47 12/15/09 (0)

The Subwoofers You Designed Duke Are GREAT !!! - ka7niq 14:53:15 12/14/09 (13)

Mmm, can I come to the party too, Chris? Pant ... pant! :-)) nt - andyr 02:18:43 12/20/09 (0)

slam = midbass !!!!!!!!!!!!! - Norman Bates 12:52:35 12/15/09 (5)

RE: slam = midbass !!!!!!!!!!!!! - ka7niq 13:21:33 12/15/09 (4)

RE: slam = midbass !!!!!!!!!!!!! - Norman Bates 16:32:00 12/15/09 (3)

RE: slam = midbass !!!!!!!!!!!!! - ka7niq 16:47:08 12/15/09 (2)

don't do it - Norman Bates 18:34:34 12/15/09 (1)

RE: don't do it - ka7niq 19:18:33 12/15/09 (0)

Thanks! - Duke 23:48:52 12/14/09 (5)

It didn't work Duke ...... - ka7niq 10:16:14 12/18/09 (0)

RE: Thanks! - ka7niq 10:22:34 12/15/09 (0)

Thanks Duke -The Subs You Did Are AWESOME !! - ka7niq 10:08:40 12/15/09 (2)

RE: Thanks Duke -The Subs You Did Are AWESOME !! - jimdgoulding@yahoo.com 23:02:54 12/15/09 (1)

RE: Thanks Duke -The Subs You Did Are AWESOME !! - jimdgoulding@yahoo.com 06:16:46 12/26/09 (0)

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