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I'm gearing up to build an entertainment center (EC) from scratch for my new place, and a lot of questions are coming up as I envision different design possibilities. Of course aesthetics are a priority, but I think this is compatible with sonic qualities (these are not mutually exclusive).
At the moment I have a pair of KEF LS50 Metas and a KC62 subwoofer. The biggest object on the EC will be a LED TV, probably 65" in size. There will be a good amount of space behind the EC, and a heavy curtain to catch higher frequency back wall echo. I have Isoacoustics Aperta stands to provide some isolation from whatever surface the LS50s are placed upon. Questions include...
(1) Is it better to have the speakers on separate stands beside a narrower EC, or is it ok to place them on top of a wider EC (same surface that the TV rests on)? I often see speaker stands have a narrow center column and seem to emphasize putting as much empty space under the speaker as possible while still providing a rigid support beam (but kept as narrow as feasible). This makes me think that there may be some reasoning and principles that would suggest I should NOT put them on top of a continuous EC surface (alongside the TV). Is this correct?
(2) I plan to place the sub on the floor in the middle, keeping plenty of open space around it so that it isn't tucked into a crowded nook. Also, it will be roughly equidistant from the listening position with the LS50s, minimizing physical phase lag between them. Is there anything else I should be concerned about? Is there any reason to think that this kind of configuration will still be a bit confining for the sub? Is there possibly a better place to put it?
I realize that the answer to some of these questions depends on the room acoustics. Also, the SHD+Dirac Live will be able to take care of some of the room correction. However, my goal with DSP room correction is to minimize the need for it, such that any corrections it makes are as minor as possible. If there is a way to do this in advance (as much as possible), by using sound design principles, then I'd like to take advantage of that before I begin assembling the EC.
Am I obsessing too much about the EC design? Should I be placing more emphasis on other measures such as bass traps, diffusers, etc.? OK, I also realize that these depend on the room, but the question is more about order of magnitude influence...is the placement of the sound reproduction system on its furniture as/more/less important as other room treatment measures, in general?
Thanks in advance for any tips and advice you may have...
At the moment I have a pair of KEF LS50 Metas and a KC62 subwoofer. The biggest object on the EC will be a LED TV, probably 65" in size. There will be a good amount of space behind the EC, and a heavy curtain to catch higher frequency back wall echo. I have Isoacoustics Aperta stands to provide some isolation from whatever surface the LS50s are placed upon. Questions include...
(1) Is it better to have the speakers on separate stands beside a narrower EC, or is it ok to place them on top of a wider EC (same surface that the TV rests on)? I often see speaker stands have a narrow center column and seem to emphasize putting as much empty space under the speaker as possible while still providing a rigid support beam (but kept as narrow as feasible). This makes me think that there may be some reasoning and principles that would suggest I should NOT put them on top of a continuous EC surface (alongside the TV). Is this correct?
(2) I plan to place the sub on the floor in the middle, keeping plenty of open space around it so that it isn't tucked into a crowded nook. Also, it will be roughly equidistant from the listening position with the LS50s, minimizing physical phase lag between them. Is there anything else I should be concerned about? Is there any reason to think that this kind of configuration will still be a bit confining for the sub? Is there possibly a better place to put it?
I realize that the answer to some of these questions depends on the room acoustics. Also, the SHD+Dirac Live will be able to take care of some of the room correction. However, my goal with DSP room correction is to minimize the need for it, such that any corrections it makes are as minor as possible. If there is a way to do this in advance (as much as possible), by using sound design principles, then I'd like to take advantage of that before I begin assembling the EC.
Am I obsessing too much about the EC design? Should I be placing more emphasis on other measures such as bass traps, diffusers, etc.? OK, I also realize that these depend on the room, but the question is more about order of magnitude influence...is the placement of the sound reproduction system on its furniture as/more/less important as other room treatment measures, in general?
Thanks in advance for any tips and advice you may have...