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In Reply to: Re: college student seeks durable speakers for odd room (long) posted by Zipp on September 24, 2001 at 09:53:58:
I think Maggies and Vandersteens might work as floorstanders, space-wise -- they don't have quite the awkward weight and bulk of traditional wood towers. I still do have the qualms about Maggies in this room, as I posted in the Case for Maggies thread -- any thoughts?
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Nice floorplan, but where is your entranceway? It would help me better help you if I knew where your door and windows are. I'm getting to be a master at configuring decent sounding systems in badly shaped rooms (2nd year Yale grad student). Also, are any of the pieces of furniture moveable? Interested in doing a little re-decorating? How large is your TV? Hardwood floors? Carpet? Get back to me with those answers and then we can start discussing if you fit a pair of room dividers in that room. ;0)
-Steve
okay, I've updated the drawing with doors. As for materials -- all the walls are plaster except for the 5'4" one, which is poured concrete. Ceiling's also concrete, and the floor is tile (but I'm buying a rug). All of the furniture is movable, although the wardrobe doesn't like to move very far. I'd like to keep the desk where it is, if at all possible, since the only windows in the room are in the corner of that nook.TV is a 20" model on a homemade approximation of a Salamander Archetype stand -- about 24x20", with the top of the stand about 4' off the ground. The system is going to get some use for HT -- I'm a film studies major -- but everything I watch is in stereo anyway.
oh, btw -- interested in investigating conspiracy among the Ivies wrt dormitory architecture? There's got to be something up...
Ok, listen to this idea and see if it is plausible considering you will have to literally "live" with it for the rest of the year.Move the bed to the side where you have the TV now and then move the bookshelf down to the other side of that 10'9" wall. I would then pu the TV stand in the empty corner where the 4'3" wall is and you can then angle the speakers towards your desk chair. This arrangement (mind you, I have no idea how this will impact your room) should allow you to separate you speakers about 6' apart (matters where you angle them) and because you have the speakers in a corner, facing the opposite corner you will have less of a problem with bass management compared to having them in front of a flat wall. Does this seem like it would work in you situation?
In case this post gets archived, I'll also post it in the planar asylum.
-SteveBTW- What program did you use to draw that floorplan?
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