Blew
Active Member
Hi all,
I am looking at purchasing a new stereo hi-fi system to replace my existing standmount speakers & integrated amp. The existing system is too small for the room size (10.5m x 4.1m). I bought it for our previous house, so want to move that system to a smaller room that's better sized for it. I'm looking at a new pair of speakers and integrated amp.
The problem is there is a couch that sits perpendicular to my listening position and in the line of sight to the right speaker, which is about 6m away from my listening position. My existing standmount speakers (Audio Physic Classic Compact) are 1 metre high in total, but. because they are only 30cm in height. the 70cm stands they are on allow full line of sight of the right speaker over the offending couch. There is a small coffee table at the end of the offending couch, then about 1m of space to the hi-fi and speakers. Having full line of sight means the speakers are at about ear level when I'm sitting down so I dont' feel like much sound is being obstructed by furniture. I also have a sub in the corner to complement them. So they sound quite good considering, but just not powerful enough.
Given the room size I feel floorstanding speakers are necessary. I am concerned that most of the speaker domes in the floorstanders that I've seen will be below the couch height of 70cm, meaning the couch will obstruct the directional frequencies (above 300Hz?) and impact the sound coming from the speakers to my listening position. I don't want to buy expensive floorstanding speakers only to find I can't hear them properly from where I sit!
So my questions are:
I am looking at purchasing a new stereo hi-fi system to replace my existing standmount speakers & integrated amp. The existing system is too small for the room size (10.5m x 4.1m). I bought it for our previous house, so want to move that system to a smaller room that's better sized for it. I'm looking at a new pair of speakers and integrated amp.
The problem is there is a couch that sits perpendicular to my listening position and in the line of sight to the right speaker, which is about 6m away from my listening position. My existing standmount speakers (Audio Physic Classic Compact) are 1 metre high in total, but. because they are only 30cm in height. the 70cm stands they are on allow full line of sight of the right speaker over the offending couch. There is a small coffee table at the end of the offending couch, then about 1m of space to the hi-fi and speakers. Having full line of sight means the speakers are at about ear level when I'm sitting down so I dont' feel like much sound is being obstructed by furniture. I also have a sub in the corner to complement them. So they sound quite good considering, but just not powerful enough.
Given the room size I feel floorstanding speakers are necessary. I am concerned that most of the speaker domes in the floorstanders that I've seen will be below the couch height of 70cm, meaning the couch will obstruct the directional frequencies (above 300Hz?) and impact the sound coming from the speakers to my listening position. I don't want to buy expensive floorstanding speakers only to find I can't hear them properly from where I sit!
So my questions are:
- Should I be looking at more powerful standmounts with a sub or two instead of floorstanding, so that I can raise the entire speaker above the height of the couch again?
- Will the frequencies on the floorstanding woofers (below 70cm height) be low enough that directionality is not an issue from my listening position?
- Is this something that can be compensated for effectively with YPAO etc?
- Am I right in assuming that the taller the floorstanding speaker the better?