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In Reply to: Re: Speaker position? posted by Christine Tham on August 7, 2005 at 05:38:02:
>the cabinet is probably too close to the speaker, but ironically probably a good idea, since it minimises hard reflections from the side wall.<You might be getting fewer reflections from the wall, but you're getting worse reflections from the side of the cabinet. The reflections from the wall are a known quantity and considered when the radation pattern of the speaker was designed, reflections from an item placed to the side/front weren't. They'll also have phasing issues.
>you must remember, the rules are different for surround speakers compared to front speakers - you actually don't want reflections (unlike normal stereo speaker positioning where reflections from the back wall reinforce and expand the soundstage).<
It depends on what you're listening to and the loudspeakers, but all reflections are inherently bad and should be avoided. "Expanding the soundstage" also blurs the image and creates an uneven response. But for movies, the surrounds should be diffuse and sometimes wall reflections help, but for music, that's not the case.
If your speaker is in the "right" position, the rack isn't, but then, sometimes we all have to compromise.
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- Re: Speaker position? - JamesB 14:37:48 08/07/05 (1)
- Re: Speaker position? - Christine Tham 15:43:29 08/07/05 (0)
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