Message 5/8
Date: 14-Sep-07 @ 05:07 PM -
RE: 6 inch vs 8 inch monitors
you basicaly want to try and go for an equilateral triangle.... and dont put the speakers too close to outside walls if possible.
so, the distance between speakers is down to where you sit and where the spoeakers are positioned in terms of distance FROM you
Lets say you worked in a typical tidy media room doing editing... you have a workdesk with your mixing tablet, mouse/keys and what have you on it, and the speakers are on stands behind the desk at head height... therefore say the distance from your typical 'head' seated listening position is 5ft... therefore put the speakers 5ft apart... angled in to your head so you see each speaker the same when you move your eyes from one to the other... basicaly if you sit between them and then bring your head forward/back you'll hear a sweet spot at some position where the kikdrum comes right from the center and has the greatest punch and definition.
dunno also if you know the tip for adding some side-panel absorbtion? (to stop reflected waves bouncing off sidewalls back to your head/listening position?... not much panel size is required, 1 sq meter is enuff in a smallish room
well you do it using a mirror... you sit in your seat after positioning things as above, then get someone to hold a mirror up on the wall to your left... look sideways at the mirror and get the person to move the mirror to your commands until you can see the left speaker in the mirror - thats the left spot on the wall left
repeat and rinse for the right
then put an absorber panel at that position where the mirror was on the wall L & R
also you can go to a junk shop/charity shop and try and find some thick drapes for a few quid, the thinner the weave of the fabric the better, so 'velvet' is good... hang the curtains, (two on top of each other layered to increase thickness) behind the speakers in the middle of the two speakers on the wall so the spot behind/between them has some deadening
all that helps anyways
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