Kain Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 I have heard some people saying that they get better sound when they sit on a couch that is away from the back wall. Is this true? If so, how far away should the couch be from the back wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted March 31, 2002 Author Share Posted March 31, 2002 Well? Anyone know anything about this? ------------------ Home Theater: Display: Sony VPL-VW11HT LCD Projector A/V Receiver: Denon AVC-A11SR (European version of Denon AVR-4802) DVD Player: Denon DVD-3800 Center: Klipsch RC-7 Mains: Klipsch RF-7s Surrounds: Klipsch RS-7s Subwoofer: SVS CS-Ultra w/Samson S1000 amplifier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted March 31, 2002 Share Posted March 31, 2002 More than 3 feet, I've heard. fini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundog Posted March 31, 2002 Share Posted March 31, 2002 A couch against a back wall is not a good listening position. The best listening position is always dependent on the speakers used, where they are placed and the nature of the room. Experimentation is necessary. Start with the listening position at about the same distance from the speakers as the speakers are apart (ie - the apex of an equalateral triangle). Move the position back and see what happens. ------------------ Soundog's HT Systems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_punisher Posted March 31, 2002 Share Posted March 31, 2002 i have the same ? . i have a the ss-1 for my surrounds with the couch on the wall . right now im 11' form the fronts . about how close can you get to the fronts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_punisher Posted March 31, 2002 Share Posted March 31, 2002 here are the rest of the pics ... im picing up the rf3 monday. hope moving to couch up wont hurt any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-malotky Posted March 31, 2002 Share Posted March 31, 2002 kain The optimal distance your couch should be from the back wall depends on the size of the room. Every room size has inherent harmonics. I emailed a spreadsheet that calculates this to Justin and he has hosted it on his webserver. You enter in the size of the room, then enter in your listening location in the room. It tells you the frequency peaks and nulls of your location in the room. This should help you calculate the distance your couch should be from the back wall. Go the the Archetectual section and look in the HT size thread for Justins link. Or - let me know and I will email you a copy of the spreadsheet. JM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted April 1, 2002 Author Share Posted April 1, 2002 I would really appreciate it if you could e-mail me it. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-malotky Posted April 1, 2002 Share Posted April 1, 2002 Kain I can not see where to make an attachment to a personal message on this board. Looked at your profile and you do not have an email address listed. Send me an email jmalotky@wi.rr.com and I will with the attachment. JM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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