Another factor....

I agreed with REG's general observation about how modern speakers tend to have a dip in the lower mids/upper bass, but I was surprised that he didn't also mention another room factor that contributes to the problem. It's not just due to the distance from the floor. The dip is also due to the room node in the middle of the room's width.

The typical audiophile with a rectangular room tends to place speakers symmetrically across the width of the room, i.e. an equal distance from each side wall. The sweet spot for listening is then also equidistant from the side walls. For a room that is 12 to 16 feet wide, this causes a "suck out" in in the 60 to 80 Hz area.

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Topic - Hi end speakers tonal balance - chlim 03:49:17 05/03/12 (20)

RE: Hi end speakers tonal balance - RGA 00:20:34 05/12/12 (0)

RE: Hi end speakers tonal balance - 3db 04:14:56 05/10/12 (0)

RE: Hi end speakers tonal balance - tmsorosk 05:04:48 05/07/12 (0)

Anechoically flat.... - morricab 06:54:34 05/04/12 (4)

RE: Anechoically flat.... - das@soundstage.com 15:46:26 05/04/12 (3)

RE: Anechoically flat.... - morricab 02:41:43 05/07/12 (2)

RE: Anechoically flat.... - das@soundstage.com 04:16:53 05/08/12 (1)

RE: Anechoically flat.... - RGA 23:20:12 05/11/12 (0)

Read Robert E. Greene's essay in TAS April 2012 issue, p. 14 - hesson11 16:37:17 05/03/12 (2)

Another factor.... - Salectric 12:34:51 05/06/12 (0)

RE: Excellent essay in TAS April 2012 issue, p. 14 - layman 08:33:41 05/04/12 (0)

RE: Hi end speakers tonal balance - Justlisten2 16:19:58 05/03/12 (1)

RE: Hi end speakers tonal balance - Presto 10:34:48 05/04/12 (0)

no cochlea for old men - DrChaos 15:42:39 05/03/12 (1)

Bravo.....I can relate to that. * - mr grits 16:32:24 05/03/12 (0)

High end trend - Larry I 13:30:13 05/03/12 (1)

RE: High end trend - 3db 04:53:33 05/09/12 (0)

I think it depends... - mkuller 11:34:13 05/03/12 (0)

Contrary to popular belief... - Presto 09:39:15 05/03/12 (0)

RE: Hi end speakers tonal balance - tomservo 06:02:09 05/03/12 (0)

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Another factor.... - Salectric 12:34:51 05/06/12 (0)

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