Speaker Placement NightMares
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Posted by Hard of Earing on September 29, 2005, 9:22 am
Please log in for more thread options I am very sorry to post such a long read. I am a beginner at home audio. I originally bought a pair of medium front speakers and a sub to match. Then I got an amp and 2 better front speakers and a center. My plan is to use the lesser front speakers as right and left surround speakers. The only thing is the Sub is that of a lesser series. The Sub has a volume control a frequency dial and a direct button. The Amp allows me to set the speakers to large or small and a crossover value. The receiver is at the back right of the room because that's where my satellite / antenna / digital projector are. I put the base in the right rear next to the receiver despite seeing most setup diagrams with it in the front of the room. My living room and dining room are one room. The dining area is to the left of the sofa. It is roughly a third of the room. There are 2 windows in the room. I will only be in this house for a year so I changing the room itself isn't an option. I just want the best sound with what I have now. My questions are as follows: What constitutes large and small in terms of speaker size? How do I choose the best Crossover value for my system. Is it okay to leave the sub in the right rear corner of the room? There are no speakers in the dining area, should I move into that area? Any help is much appreciated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by yustr on September 29, 2005, 12:56 pm
Please log in for more thread options Large and small have less to do with physical size than with the speaker's ability to play the low notes. If you set your receiver to "small" - it will not pass low frequencies to the main speakers. That's where the cross-over adjustment comes in. Try starting with 100 MHz and adjust till it sounds best to your ears in your room with your setup. And yes, it should be fine to have the sub in the rear, maybe not optimum but acceptable. As far as speakers in the dining area, larger spaces tend to sound better than smaller spaces. But always remember the SAF*. It's the single biggest key to longterm enjoyment of your system.... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... SAF = spouse acceptance factor -- yustr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ yustr's Profile: http://www.homeplot.com/member.php?userid=37 View this thread: http://www.homeplot.com/showthread.php?t=58970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by vij on September 29, 2005, 2:21 pm
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I know you mean 100 Hz. : ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by yustr on September 29, 2005, 10:32 pm
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Vij, you mean your sub doesn't go that high? LOL. Thanks ....you're right of course. I've been spending too much time with my computer and not enough with my stereo... -- yustr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ yustr's Profile: http://www.homeplot.com/member.php?userid=37 View this thread: http://www.homeplot.com/showthread.php?t=58970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Hard of Earing on September 30, 2005, 3:30 am
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Yup Sorry! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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> Large and small have less to do with physical size than with the
> speaker's ability to play the low notes. If you set your receiver to
> "small" - it will not pass low frequencies to the main speakers. That's
> where the cross-over adjustment comes in. Try starting with 100 MHz and
> adjust till it sounds best to your ears in your room with your setup.
> And yes, it should be fine to have the sub in the rear, maybe not
> optimum but acceptable.
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> As far as speakers in the dining area, larger spaces tend to sound
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