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In Reply to: I'll Be Dammed! posted by stereo5 on August 8, 2012 at 17:27:20:
The presence or absence of very absorptive items can, as you've discovered, have a pronounced effect on the acoustics of a room, particularly a small room where they add a significant amount of sabines. Heck, in a smallish bathroom, even the presence or absence of a bath towel on a wall mounted bar makes a noticeable difference.Add to that the fact that your speakers are directly facing the couch, and you've got a recipe for absorbing a lot of sound energy before it ever has a chance to start bouncing around the room. And let's not forget your carpeting.
As a trumpet player, it's sometimes fun to practice in different parts of the room, or even just point the horn in a different direction, and observe how the sound changes. This sort of thing fascinates me ('course, I'm easily amused by shiny objects, too). Microphone placement takes on a whole new importance when a person realizes how the sound can vary so much from one point to another in a room, and on how the source is placed. Which brings us back to your situation.
When you consider that your speakers are aimed almost directly at very absorptive objects (the sofa AND you and your girlfriend), and that a large percentage of the sound is absorbed before it even has a chance to "unfold" into the room, it should come as no surprise that the sofa has a very noticeable impact on the sound of your system.
As far as suggestions go... lose the sofa and replace it with "director chairs". Kidding. But in all seriousness, a leather-covered sofa will have a very different effect at mid/upper frequencies than a fabric-covered one, so keep that option in mind. I would suggest tilting the speakers back so that more sound has an opportunity to fill the room before it's swallowed up, but it would be a little difficult to do that with your setup. You might try toe-ing them in so that their axis isn't pointed directly at the "absorbers". You might also try replacing the carpet with stone or wood or terrazo. Fewer sabines of absorption means more sound bouncing around the room. You might also try hanging a few large glass-covered art pieces, just to liven up the room a bit.
Basically, what you've got is a cross between a studio control room (where we like things dead-ish in order to more easily focus on the direct sound) and a living room (where we want the sound to envelope us and bring us closer to the rapture).
It's too bad that many speakers aren't designed to play well with many home living rooms. This is actually one of my pet peeves... Some speakers are better for some rooms than for others, yet, even "audiophiles" generally refuse to acknowledge that reality.
hth
Edits: 08/09/12
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- RE: I'll Be Dammed! - Inmate51 08:45:58 08/09/12 (5)
- RE: I'll Be Dammed! - stereo5 11:03:35 08/09/12 (4)
- RE: I'll Be Dammed! - Inmate51 13:11:19 08/09/12 (3)
- RE: I'll Be Dammed! - stereo5 15:55:58 08/09/12 (2)
- RE: I'll Be Dammed! - Inmate51 18:07:28 08/09/12 (0)
- Don't tell us your son is Raymond Leggs -hahaha - nt - Inmate51 18:01:43 08/09/12 (0)
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