The speakers I have are really annoying because, to get them sounding as good as they should, they need to be positioned in places I don't want them to be. 1m from walls etc.
I want my speakers low down and unobtrusive, or high up on bookshelves. I want them hiding away in corners and right up against walls. And I want speakers which are flexible, which can be moved anywhere.
Are there any solutions to this problem? Solutions I can implement myself without taking a degree in acoustics?
Here's an idea. Can I use DSPs to compensate for all the bass boom I get out of classic speakers if I put them where I want them to be rather than where they want to be? And can I do it simply and affordably?
This is the biggest weakness of classic speakers IMO, and why Quad, Rogers, Spendor etc really don't give people what they want. I'm hoping that 21st century technology will come to the rescue.
The speakers I have are really annoying because, to get them sounding as good as they should, they need to be positioned in places I don't want them to be. 1m from walls etc.
I want my speakers low down and unobtrusive, or high up on bookshelves. I want them hiding away in corners and right up against walls. And I want speakers which are flexible, which can be moved anywhere.
And to repeat: NOT SYMMETRICAL!
Do you have any ideas about how these recommendations apply to dipole speakers?
The speakers I have are really annoying because, to get them sounding as
good as they should, they need to be positioned in places I don't want
them to be. 1m from walls etc.
I want my speakers low down and unobtrusive, or high up on bookshelves. I want them hiding away in corners and right up against walls. And I want speakers which are flexible, which can be moved anywhere.
And to repeat: NOT SYMMETRICAL!
The speakers I have are really annoying because, to get them
sounding as good as they should, they need to be positioned in
places I don't want them to be. 1m from walls etc.
I want my speakers low down and unobtrusive, or high up on
bookshelves. I want them hiding away in corners and right up
against walls. And I want speakers which are flexible, which
can be moved anywhere.
Are there any solutions to this problem? Solutions I can
implement myself without taking a degree in acoustics?
Here's an idea. Can I use DSPs to compensate for all the bass
boom I get out of classic speakers if I put them where I want them
to be rather than where they want to be? And can I do it simply
and affordably?
This is the biggest weakness of classic speakers IMO, and why
Quad, Rogers, Spendor etc really don't give people what they
want.
I'm hoping that 21st century technology will come to the rescue.
Thanks for all these interesting , stimulating.
The « really annoying » thing is just that the speakers can’t be hidden away in corners or low down or flat against a wall in some unintrusive position without effecting the sound negatively,
I’ve just had a brief opportunity to think about the AR ideas, but placing the speaker one woofer diameter from the floor leaves them pretty low. Won’t there be a lot of boom from the floor?
Thanks for all these interesting , stimulating.
The « really annoying » thing is just that the speakers can’t be
hidden away in corners or low down or flat against a wall in some
unintrusive position without effecting the sound negatively,
I dunno - It was pretty clear to me:
Premise: Conventional speakers are awkward boxes that are hard to
"disappear" as decorative items.
Request: Are there means-and-methods to reduce this awkwardness?
Secondary: Would a DSP be a proper (first) place to start?
Are there any speakers that will work well without being placed well?
There's a lot to be said for smaller (so more domestically
acceptable) main speakers with separate subwoofers.
http://www.wghwoodworking.com/audio/UnderstandingRoomAcousticsAndSpeakerPlacement.pdf
http://www.wghwoodworking.com/audio/loudspeakers_and_rooms_for_sound_reproduction.pdf
Andrew.
On Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 5:52:02 AM UTC-4, a...@littlepinkcloud.invalid wrote:
Are there any speakers that will work well without being placed well?
There's a lot to be said for smaller (so more domestically
acceptable) main speakers with separate subwoofers.
http://www.wghwoodworking.com/audio/UnderstandingRoomAcousticsAndSpeakerPlacement.pdf
http://www.wghwoodworking.com/audio/loudspeakers_and_rooms_for_sound_reproduction.pdf
I sat on my fingers for some time before answering this one. Lots of
snarky stuff came to mind, none of which was worthwhile.
In my office, which is in a basement, carpeted and with a low
acoustic-tile ceiling, 16 x 11, I am using an AR Athena system ( https://img.usaudiomart.com/uploads/6/649158150_thumb_0b2e9a89890f6b7b26fc6d8232ae7887.jpg) with a Dynaco ST35/PAS3X 17-watt tube based combination. Which
works very well. My Granddaughter has my Revox Piccolo sub-sat
system in her under-the-eaves room in a 200 year old farmhouse. Also
works very well driven from a Revox A720/A722 combination.
So, there is much to be said for sub-sat systems (that are
sufficiently robust in the bass) in very awkward rooms. But the
bottom line is that were I to be able to place speakers as simple as
the Dynaco A25 properly
in either of these rooms, they would blow the sub-sat systems out of
the water. That I cannot makes them a valid, even a good option.
Needs must when the devil drives.
And any sort of dipole speaker in either location would be an absurdity.
Now, those articles are kinda-sorta beside the point. Interesting,
but not really applicable.
Why not? The first article in particular is exactly to the point.
On Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 1:40:46 PM UTC-4, a...@littlepinkcloud.invalid wrote:
Why not? The first article in particular is exactly to the point.
a) It relies on symmetry.
b) It is focused on sound reinforcement for TV, not 2-channel audio.
Meaning, it is fine as far as it goes, but it does not go nearly far
enough towards the OP's issue.
a) It relies on symmetry.
So does stereo.
On Friday, May 17, 2019 at 10:49:44 AM UTC-4, a...@littlepinkcloud.invalid wrote:
a) It relies on symmetry.
So does stereo.
I think this is where we part ways. "Stereo" does not depend on
symmetry at all. Were it to, a mono signal would suffice,
and even be necessary. Stereo is about creating a sound stage that
is wider than a single point using information developed from
multiple sources when the recording is made.
The exercise in speaker placement from AR that I summarized is
focused on making that sound stage in any given room using some very
basic processes. It is NOT focused on balancing sound around a
single point - such as a television - where symmetry is a necessary requirement. Needs drive results, not results drive needs.
As to physics - system capacities have a very real effect on results
as well.
Good sound is a matter of moving sufficient air, sufficiently
accurately to fool the listener into believing it is (at least) the
first cousin of original sound. That is the physics part. But if the
system does not have the power, for lack of a better word, to move
that air, the entire exercise is futile physics notwithstanding.
Howard:
I sent you an e-mail via google groups earlier. Did you get it?
Please remove spaces and add the appropriate symbols:
p f j w at a o l dot c o m
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
On Monday, 3 June 2019 19:15:25 UTC+1, Peter Wieck wrote:
Howard:
I sent you an e-mail via google groups earlier. Did you get it?
Please remove spaces and add the appropriate symbols:
p f j w at a o l dot c o m
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
Yes I did and I thought I replied. I'm sorry, you must have thought me very rude.
Anyway, thanks for the offer but really I've got way too much hi fi at the moment, it's already annoying my partner. So much as I'd love to I'll say no thank you!
On 6/06/2019 5:11 AM, Howard Stone wrote:
On Monday, 3 June 2019 19:15:25 UTC+1, Peter Wieck wrote:
Howard:
I sent you an e-mail via google groups earlier. Did you get it?
Please remove spaces and add the appropriate symbols:
p f j w at a o l dot c o m
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
Yes I did and I thought I replied. I'm sorry, you must have thought me very rude.
Anyway, thanks for the offer but really I've got way too much hi fi at the moment, it's already annoying my partner. So much as I'd love to I'll say no thank you!
It's times like this I regret living in New Zealand. ;-)
--
Shaun.
"Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy little classification
in the DSM"
David Melville
This is not an email and hasn't been checked for viruses by any half-arsed self-promoting software.
On Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 6:16:05 AM UTC-4, ~misfit~ wrote:
On 6/06/2019 5:11 AM, Howard Stone wrote:
On Monday, 3 June 2019 19:15:25 UTC+1, Peter Wieck wrote:
Howard:
I sent you an e-mail via google groups earlier. Did you get it?
Please remove spaces and add the appropriate symbols:
p f j w at a o l dot c o m
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
Yes I did and I thought I replied. I'm sorry, you must have thought me very rude.
Anyway, thanks for the offer but really I've got way too much hi fi at the moment, it's already annoying my partner. So much as I'd love to I'll say no thank you!
It's times like this I regret living in New Zealand. ;-)
--
Shaun.
"Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy little classification
in the DSM"
David Melville
This is not an email and hasn't been checked for viruses by any half-arsed self-promoting software.
What is your line voltage in NZ?
p f j w at a o l dot c o m
p f j w at a o l dot c o m
Look for a private message. Or, e-mail as above.
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
Got it - and replied.
On Friday, June 7, 2019 at 8:33:14 AM UTC-4, ~misfit~ wrote:
Got it - and replied.
Nothing received, even in my spam-trap.
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