HDBRbuilder Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Really??? Is there something particularly wrong with 17 ft?? Doesn't it depend on overall room dimensions and geometry?? Suggested reading from this website: http://community.klipsch.com/dope/Dope_601216_v1n4.pdf http://community.klipsch.com/dope/Dope_680201_v9n1.pdf Enjoy! Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 A more recent article with a bit more granularity: http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/storage/7/1807974/JAES_V52_6_PG640.pdf The rationale for providing this link is that in my particular instance, my room's proportions don't show up as "good" in the original Bolt, et al. paper, but show to be "very good" when looked at by the method discussed in the paper (calculated results that are backed up by spot measurements). My room's proportions are 1.55 and 4 (i.e., room dimensions of 10 feet x 15.5 feet x 40 feet). By figure 15 in the enclosed article, it shows to be a very good combination of room ratios. This matches what my ears have already told me. If your room has an 8-foot-high ceiling, then the ratios for a 17 x 24 room would also be very good (2.1 and 3), if I read figure 14 (for an 100 cubic meter room) correctly. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 ive always had handy rules, charts, calculators for speaker placement.........but frequently end result nothing close to the theory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundog Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Acoustics deepend on room dimensions, on placement of reflective , absorption and deflection surfaces throughout the room and on, of course, speaker characteristics and speaker placement. ie unless we are acoustical engineers, a lot of trial and error. But then too, even acoustical engineers can be wrong as in Avery Fisher Hall @ Lincoln Center, NYC initially and through many subsequent "adjustments". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trentster5172 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) I'm totally a Klipschorn newb, but I like simplicity so here goes! 1) put the speakers in the corner. 2) From your listening position both mid horns should be pointed directly at you so that if the grill covers were off you could look right down the throat of the mid horns from your listening position by simply turning your head left or right. 3) plop down a chair and immerse! Done deal! BOOM! Edited March 25, 2015 by Trentster5172 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trentster5172 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 On a serious note I'm on the short wall too and very close to the no no of 19 feet apart which as I understand it amplifies a 60 hz electrical hum (if I researched correctly). I'm sitting right at 18.5' apart in a room that is 48 feet long. I've heard all about acoustic panels but haven't got too caught up in it yet either. If I clap my hands I can only hear an echo if I'm dead center in the room with my bean bags moved away from the walls.. I can't duplicate it from my entire listening area. Generally not seen in my room pics are my two large bean bags and my sound panel that I stick in my window. These things all but eliminate echos. Without them I admit there are some echos. Also in the back of my room the corners are around the corner so bass coming back isn't an issue either. Plus my carpet helps. You can get real scientific but trial and error! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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