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Hi All,
My question regards room acoustics where one side of the room is missing a wall.
I think many people have this, where the room is an open-floor plan and you have one side that opens into another space. For me, that's the left side. Also, As you can see in the photo, the first surface on the left back is maybe 3' further from the same on the right.
Are there any rules of thumb I should follow here? I just got these ML 40i and I love them. (They are pretty and much more balanced, coherent than my previous Klipsch bookshelves )
Another issue I've been having is that with the rear ports open, there is a ton of bass "gain", if you could call it that. So what I did, I read on a review of these speakers that the reviewer plugged the rear ports. However, it does seem to take away from that really-low (sub-40) response. I'm going to try a "partial" plug so we'll see how that goes.
I was considering creating a 1.5-2'-high U-shaped wood enclosure fitted with acoustic panels to sit on the floor behind the speaker and reflect that bass sooner? Idk, I'm a little lost as to what to do.
For reference, the distance between the speakers is 6' driver-to-driver, and they are toed in about 20 deg. The distance to listening position is 8'2". Distance from back wall is 16" on the right, about 4' to the door on the left.
Would appreciate any help/informed advice I could get!
(keyword 3-sided room)
My question regards room acoustics where one side of the room is missing a wall.
I think many people have this, where the room is an open-floor plan and you have one side that opens into another space. For me, that's the left side. Also, As you can see in the photo, the first surface on the left back is maybe 3' further from the same on the right.
Are there any rules of thumb I should follow here? I just got these ML 40i and I love them. (They are pretty and much more balanced, coherent than my previous Klipsch bookshelves )
Another issue I've been having is that with the rear ports open, there is a ton of bass "gain", if you could call it that. So what I did, I read on a review of these speakers that the reviewer plugged the rear ports. However, it does seem to take away from that really-low (sub-40) response. I'm going to try a "partial" plug so we'll see how that goes.
I was considering creating a 1.5-2'-high U-shaped wood enclosure fitted with acoustic panels to sit on the floor behind the speaker and reflect that bass sooner? Idk, I'm a little lost as to what to do.
For reference, the distance between the speakers is 6' driver-to-driver, and they are toed in about 20 deg. The distance to listening position is 8'2". Distance from back wall is 16" on the right, about 4' to the door on the left.
Would appreciate any help/informed advice I could get!
(keyword 3-sided room)