Give me a picture of this from your MLP. Can’t really see much with the first two pics. The tv is between and the front of the speakers looks to be forward enough to reduce early reflections from the tv screen.They're Revel F208s with front firing ports. The TV screen is so thin it may not be visible unless looking for it. I'm concerned about how close in alignment the TV screen is to the fronts of the speakers.
So, what is the distance between the left and right speaker? Then what is the distance from the middle of the left and right speaker to your main listening position? Another words if you sit say 10 feet back. The distance between the two front speakers should be 10 feet apart.K. Good to know. I assumed the screen needed to be behind the front of the speakers but didn't know how far. Thanks. View attachment 143003
Speakers are 6 ft apart and I'm sitting around 8ft away. I think the shelf issue is an optical illusion. There's a metal frame under each tempered glass shelf so there's no sag. The top shelf is rated to hold up to 155 lbs and the middle 50 lbs. The RC263 only weighs 33 lbs. Should be no problem.So, what is the distance between the left and right speaker? Then what is the distance from the middle of the left and right speaker to your main listening position? Another words if you sit say 10 feet back. The distance between the two front speakers should be 10 feet apart.
One more observation. Hate me if you wish, but that center channel shelving is very depressed. Put a straight edge on that and you will see the reverse bow/sagging happening. You may be overloading that glass shelf. I would remove all that heavy stuff from the second shelf and see if that helps. Otherwise I foresee a shattering moment in your future.
Thank you-this is the type of answer I was looking for! So the plaster walls behind the speakers isn't good?Unless you can move your speakers more than 3m into the room, then the front of the speaker should be less than 1m from the front wall. This raises the frequency of boundary interference effects, so that they are easier to control with absorbing material placed on the wall behind the front speakers.
The front of the TV screen should be in line with the front of the speakers. This emulates an infinite baffle which doesn't suffer from speaker boundary interference (SBIR)
Toe in your front speakers so that you cannot see the sides of the cabinets from your primary listening position. Try to form an equalateral triangle between you and your L/R speakers.
Do what you can to absorb first reflections from the back wall, side walls and ceiling.
To me, it is just curved glass, not a depression.One more observation. Hate me if you wish, but that center channel shelving is very depressed. Put a straight edge on that and you will see the reverse bow/sagging happening. You may be overloading that glass shelf. I would remove all that heavy stuff from the second shelf and see if that helps. Otherwise I foresee a shattering moment in your future.
Infinite baffle approximation or soffit mounting emulation is not very valid in case of modern tv screens without weight and rigidity.The front of the TV screen should be in line with the front of the speakers. This emulates an infinite baffle which doesn't suffer from speaker boundary interference (SBIR)
It’s an optical illusion until he lays a straight edge on it.Yes, it's an optical allusion. Glass won't deflect to that degree without snapping.