kcsun
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I know that when setting up the ideal sitting position in a HT setup the left and right speakers should each be set at 30 degrees from the centre line
Is there a calculation based on the size of the left, centre and right speakers in relation to the distance between them and the ideal listening position?
What I am suggesting is that for example you bought a pair of B&W 805's as left and right with only one midrange driver of 6.5 inches Is there a limit on the distance to the listener that they will work to, whereas if you bought B&W 803 speakers with one 6 inch and three 7 inch cones, the amount of air the B&W 803's would displace would be lots more than the B&W 805's therefore throwing the sound further. I assume the quality of the sound at a further distance would be better
I realise budget and "I want those big speakers because I can" plays a part in the final decision but what is the point of putting 803's in a 10 foot depth room or 805's in a 30 foot room?
Also is there an agreed volume the listener in a HT should listen to music or films at (measured with an spl meter)?
I am trying to use this info to find out why we have trouble with speech in films not being clear. Why do my existing B&W 9NTs have three midrange cones and my B&W cnt centre only has one smaller midrange cone and yet it works alot harder than the left and right when watching a film?
Sorry to bang on about B&W but I just luv em! but I would think the questions seem to apply to all speaker brands
kc
Is there a calculation based on the size of the left, centre and right speakers in relation to the distance between them and the ideal listening position?
What I am suggesting is that for example you bought a pair of B&W 805's as left and right with only one midrange driver of 6.5 inches Is there a limit on the distance to the listener that they will work to, whereas if you bought B&W 803 speakers with one 6 inch and three 7 inch cones, the amount of air the B&W 803's would displace would be lots more than the B&W 805's therefore throwing the sound further. I assume the quality of the sound at a further distance would be better
I realise budget and "I want those big speakers because I can" plays a part in the final decision but what is the point of putting 803's in a 10 foot depth room or 805's in a 30 foot room?
Also is there an agreed volume the listener in a HT should listen to music or films at (measured with an spl meter)?
I am trying to use this info to find out why we have trouble with speech in films not being clear. Why do my existing B&W 9NTs have three midrange cones and my B&W cnt centre only has one smaller midrange cone and yet it works alot harder than the left and right when watching a film?
Sorry to bang on about B&W but I just luv em! but I would think the questions seem to apply to all speaker brands
kc