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RE: Horizontal bookshelf, off-axis and combing?

Posted by Dave_K on November 18, 2015 at 16:20:21

In Reply to: Horizontal bookshelf, off-axis and combing? posted by Valnar on November 18, 2015 at 14:31:42:

A typical 2-way standmounted speaker will have some suckout in the crossover region above and below the vertical plane of the speaker. When you put it on its side and aim it at the sweet spot, there will be some suckout in the crossover region at seating positions to the left and right of the sweet spot. How much depends on the speaker. The North Creek page confirms the Okara II's crossover is 2nd order (electrical) at 1.8KHz. The resulting off-axis dip should sound a little more laid back or more distant and less present than in the sweet spot, but it shouldn't be dramatic. And you're right that the ubiquitous MTM can be worse.

The 2-way KEFs will definitely be better in this regard. Their dispersion characteristics are about as good as it gets. But I would not recommend keeping your current speakers for the front L&R and putting a KEF in the center. It's more important to have 3 identical or at least matched loudspeakers for L,C,R.

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