jroitgrund
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In an imperfect world, there isn't a single listening position (let's say you have a dozen guests over), and because the of the space they take up, the speakers can't be too far from the walls as suggested in many placement guides (e.g. most of the positions in http://noaudiophile.com/speakercalc/ have the speakers more than 1/3rd of the way from the main wall).
So I'm curious about a few things:
Thanks for any answers
So I'm curious about a few things:
- How much worse (I guess this is speaker and room dependent, but as an idea) will poorly placed speakers sound? If we use the "speaker preference" rating used in speaker measurement reviews across this site (e.g. https://sites.google.com/view/speaker-data/speakers/preference-ratings-graphs?pli=1), how many points would they lose? Or, could you give an example such as "I'd rather listen to well-placed $xxx speakers than poorly placed $xxx speakers"?
- Assuming you can't place speakers perfectly and will have to compromise, and that there isn't a single listening position, what's the most important part of positioning (distance from side wall, distance from main wall, symmetry) ?
- Is it a good idea to get front-ported rather than rear-ported speakers if you can't place them far from the wall, or does it not matter as long as they're at least about 1ft away ?
- Is it pointless to invest in good speakers if they won't be placed well? If so, what would you consider a cut-off budget wise?
- What are the most important aspects of a speaker (ideally, which can be measured with a spinorama), assuming there isn't a single listening position and placement may not be optimal? For instance, is it a good idea to focus on speakers with similar on- and off-axis responses (my understanding is this means room reflections are less bothersome)?
- How important are reflections from whatever the speaker is placed on (this is mentioned e.g. in the ASR review of the Yamaha HS7 https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/yamaha-hs7-review-studio-monitor.19761/)? Can and should you avoid those using rubber feet, or foam pads?
Thanks for any answers