Placement query for Wharfedale Diamond 12.1 in a bedroom

[Hal Saunders]

I haven't (other than headphones) had a proper sound system for several years.
Recently I've really started to miss it and want to set up a basic but quality bedroom system to listen and just chill out and also for when I'm editing photos, which I do quite a lot of.
The Wharfedale Diamond 12.1 will suit my 17 sq/m room, and my listening tastes very well but there is one placement hiccup. They must go on a 3.6 metre wall which has the bed in a central position and I will be flat out getting them 30cm from the sidewall. Distance from the rear wall isn't a problem.
Nearly everything I've read is that they need heaps of free air to sidewalls and every online YouTube review has them virtually in free space.
How badly will close proximity to side walls affect the sound and how effectively do you think I could remedy it with sound deadening pads or doing a room eq adjustment?
Hoping I can use the Diamonds, the more relaxed nature of them is exactly what I'm after.
Thanks in advance

 

[skankhobag]

If you like the speakers, buy them and then hang some cheap, thick curtains on the walls to the sides and rear of the speakers.

Make sure the curtains ruffle. Don’t have them flat against the wall. Give them space. This is cheaper and better looking than acoustic foam.

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These things, hung an inch from the wall, work incredibly well and are inexpensive. Hang them behind the curtains since they aren’t pretty.

The improvement this makes in your room’s acoustics will not be small.

 

[Jiraya369]

you wont know until you test it out. Buy a UMIK-1 if possible and measure the sound.

 

[Hal Saunders]

If you like the speakers, buy them and then hang some cheap, thick curtains on the walls to the sides and rear of the speakers.

Make sure the curtains ruffle. Don’t have them flat against the wall. Give them space. This is cheaper and better looking than acoustic foam.

You want more absorption? Sound absorbing blankets:

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These things, hung an inch from the wall, work incredibly well and are inexpensive. Hang them behind the curtains since they aren’t pretty.

The improvement this makes in your room’s acoustics will not be small.

Much appreciated, thank you

 

[skankhobag]

Your room’s acoustics play a gigantic role in how your system is going to sound.

Since those speakers have ports in the rear, they do need a little breathing space from the rear wall so that you don’t get bass building up somewhere between 80 and 200 Hz. The curtains will solve a lot of that issue.

The other thing that you have to take care of is direct reflections from floor, side walls, and ceiling. If the floor is carpeted, that reflection is already mitigated.

That, then, leaves the side walls and the ceiling. Take care of absorbing those reflections and you’re pretty much done.

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Beyond that, the next thing for you to look into would be one or two subwoofers. They don’t have to be the biggest or the baddest around since the lowest notes in most music is a low B (30 Hz).

A couple of inexpensive 10 inch subwoofers run in stereo with those Wharfedales crossed over at 150-180Hz will give you some pretty fantastic sound for the price.

A well designed sub/sat system will compete with any passive speakers 3 times the price.

 

[Hal Saunders]

Your room’s acoustics play a gigantic role in how your system is going to sound.

Since those speakers have ports in the rear, they do need a little breathing space from the rear wall so that you don’t get bass building up somewhere between 80 and 200 Hz. The curtains will solve a lot of that issue.

The other thing that you have to take care of is direct reflections from floor, side walls, and ceiling. If the floor is carpeted, that reflection is already mitigated.

That, then, leaves the side walls and the ceiling. Take care of absorbing those reflections and you’re pretty much done.

https://auralex.com/

Acoustic Treatment: Panels, Bass Traps & Diffusers | GIK Acoustics

Shop GIK Acoustics for premium acoustic treatment products - including panels, bass traps, and diffusers. Trusted worldwide for top sound quality solutions.

www.gikacoustics.com

Beyond that, the next thing for you to look into would be one or two subwoofers. They don’t have to be the biggest or the baddest around since the lowest notes in most music is a low B (30 Hz).

A couple of inexpensive 10 inch subwoofers run in stereo with those Wharfedales crossed over at 150-180Hz will give you some pretty fantastic sound for the price.

A well designed sub/sat system will compete with any passive speakers 3 times the price.

I'm getting more confident i can make these sing in my room and I might be able to get them 50cm from the sidewall instead of 30 and that should help a lot to and distance to the rear wall isn't a problem.
Subwooofer, I was gifted a Bowers and Wilkins 10" sub years ago. No idea if it still works, it had been when the previous owner put it in storage and if it still does I'll do as you suggest and cross over up around the 150hz or so area. Taking the lower notes off the Diamonds I think will clean up their sound and lessen the near sidewall placement or at least I hope so.
And yes, I think this could be a really brilliant little system, looking forward to getting it up and running.
Thanks for your advice