Jeebsy
Established Member
I've been struggling with positioning of my Dali Oberon 3s - the listening position seems to be a really bad for reflections; the bass was super muddy and it took ages to decay. The room isn't ideal but need to try and make do.
Listening position is the middle of the couch.
Yesterday I got everything drawn out to confirm positions and played with distance from the wall; 55cm worked best but it still sounded like the EQ for the bass had been turned up and I started getting a sore head after a while.
My Missions came with foam bungs but the Dali's didn't so started experimenting based on forum recommendations - a rolled up sock took too much out, but some straws taped up into a tube worked pretty well - maybe a bit bass forward still but much more listenable.
However - it is the speaker on the right causing all the issues. With the sock in the right speaker only, it killed all the nasty elements.
I'm going to a plumbing supply shop this morning to get some pipe insulation with different internal diameters to see if they offer a bit more in terms of fine tuning, but once I hopefully find the sweet spot, should I put bungs in both speakers to make sure they're balanced? Forums seem to be split with some people saying only bung the speaker causing issues, and others saying you should bung both for balance.
Listening position is the middle of the couch.
Yesterday I got everything drawn out to confirm positions and played with distance from the wall; 55cm worked best but it still sounded like the EQ for the bass had been turned up and I started getting a sore head after a while.
My Missions came with foam bungs but the Dali's didn't so started experimenting based on forum recommendations - a rolled up sock took too much out, but some straws taped up into a tube worked pretty well - maybe a bit bass forward still but much more listenable.
However - it is the speaker on the right causing all the issues. With the sock in the right speaker only, it killed all the nasty elements.
I'm going to a plumbing supply shop this morning to get some pipe insulation with different internal diameters to see if they offer a bit more in terms of fine tuning, but once I hopefully find the sweet spot, should I put bungs in both speakers to make sure they're balanced? Forums seem to be split with some people saying only bung the speaker causing issues, and others saying you should bung both for balance.