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RE: 20.7's Maximum Distance from Front Wall

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In Reply to: RE: 20.7's Maximum Distance from Front Wall posted by StickMan451 on August 18, 2015 at 13:12:25

Also, FWIW, I, personally, like the distance behind the dipolar speakers (proposed 10ft) to the front wall be equal to that distance behind the listener(s) to the back wall. It mayn't be the deepest bass, but it sounds less room-effected to me.

Experiment for yourself with everything, & update us with your observational impressions.

... just my 2�♪ moderate Mart ♫
☺ Planar Asylum
where speakers are thin & music isn't

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RE: 20.7's Maximum Distance from Front Wall - StickMan451 14:02:19 08/20/15 (3)
So, that would be basically applying the rule of thirds.

Actually, the new room is Significantly Large when you look closely at the numbers, especially with regard to Total Volume. People often overlook that fact.

The Old Room is, 455 sq ft and 4,095 cu ft.

The new Room will be, 609 sq ft and 6,699 cu ft.

that's a 34% and 64% Increase is sq footage and total cu ft respectively...
StickMan451
- RE: 20.7's Maximum Distance from Front Wall - Norman M 23:45:50 08/20/15 (0)
  In my admitedly limited experience based on having listened to my same Maggies in two different listening rooms, it didn't make a bit of a difference. Maybe I turned the gain up a little more in the larger room. This change in rooms took place some 20+ years ago so that I can't exactly recall details, but do remember how surprised I was. Whenever this subject comes up I think about how tempted I've always been to listen in open air, that is take them out onto the deck to hear how they might sound - somehow I think the often encountered phrase the speakers would 'disappear' would apply, but not in a good way.
- RE: 20.7's Maximum Distance from Front Wall - pictureguy 22:22:08 08/20/15 (0)
  Cubic capacity and RATIO of lengths are more important than sheer 'square footage'.
  
  Too much is never enough
- RE: 20.7's Maximum Distance from Front Wall - Mart 15:31:11 08/20/15 (0)
  Also, FWIW, I prefer the tow-in such that the edge is pointed near mid-sidewall. The 1st reflection point will be seeing the dipolar's maximum destructive interference from the recombination of propagating fore & aft sound waves, which are inverted/opposite/out-of-phase from each-other & equal ( in theory ). I.E.: The null ( in theory ). If the side wall had a mirror, the listener would see the Maggie edge-wise in the reflection.
  
  Of course, this configuration is completely futile ... if the resulting toe-in then no longer reproduce a sonic image.
  
  ... just my 2�
  ♪ moderate Mart ♫
  ☺ Planar Asylum
  where speakers are thin & music isn't
  
  Edits: 08/20/15

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