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RE: Suggestions-- treatments vs. changing set-up??

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In Reply to: RE: Suggestions-- treatments vs. changing set-up?? posted by naimie2000@yahoo.com on December 24, 2007 at 09:28:13

> I sit with my back to the long wall (couch right up against it) and this seems to work fine <

Only because you haven't heard how it should sound! :->)

Seriously, peaks and nulls called comb filtering are always worst right in front of a reflecting boundary. If your couch is right up against that wall you indeed do need absorption there. But you need true broadband absorption, not a panel meant as a bass trap.

> is this a blessing as there are no sidewall reflections? <

Yes, but side wall reflections are trivial to deal with using relatively thin panels. Versus the severe problems you have now being right in front of a wall, with peaks and nulls down into the mid-bass range. THIS article explains the best way to set up speakers and the listening position in a rectangular room.

> stepping over (hopefully!) the 500 dollar speaker cable <

Do yourself a favor and skip the overpriced speaker wire nonsense. The only people who benefit from $500 wires are those who sell them. Put the money into bass traps and other acoustic treatment, which will actually make a real difference for the better.

--Ethan

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RE: Suggestions-- treatments vs. changing set-up?? - naimie2000@yahoo.com 13:51:08 12/24/07 (1)
- RE: Suggestions-- treatments vs. changing set-up?? - Ethan Winer 08:10:13 12/25/07 (0)

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