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General speaker questions for audio and home theater.

RE: Great imaging room, speaker placement

The most important factor in getting 3D imaging is speaker placement in the room and room acoustics like treating reflection points. Yes speakers are very important too, but ranked third compared to placement and treatment. And speaker quality is important, but also so is selecting the right speaker design/type for the room and the amp.

I'd take a $500 pair of decent speakers with same price point electronics that is placed perfectly in the room with bass traps in corners and minimal reflections over any other high end high priced system that is being constrained by a room/placement.

I can place my speakers (and even keep the room treatments in place) in many positions in my room and the imaging will be nonexistent, or I can place them in the ideal spot and all of a sudden the room is supercharged with dynamics and totally 3D crystal clear imaging.

I see you have a dedicated room. But quilts and blankets are not room treatment. You might be negatively impacting the sound. Try looking at proper products. Affordable? Try GIK Acoustics. And your room size seems pretty good. And if it's dedicated, I assume you don't have furniture beside or between speakers (that included not placing your rack between the speakers btw). Where are your speakers positioned in the room? And your listening position?

And your friend might not have room treatment or a dedicated room but he might have excellent (by design or luck) speaker and listening seat placement and that could be what you're hearing more than anything else.



Edits: 11/21/11 11/21/11

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