NM20
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I repainted my cinema room recently and decided that the white rear atmos speakers don’t go with the decor, therefor they need changing. However, that then led to a realisation that I may need a total overall and started looking at something more recent, JBL, Arendal or XTZ.
During this new phase of discovery I started a conversation with @fallinlight and we got talking about speaker placement.
I remembered that when I set the S150 LCR I put them on 1m stands, my ears are about 110cm when seated. Consequently, they were above my acoustic panels and probably firing over my head. I measured again and realised the actual speakers were at a height of 110 - 140cm, so we’re firing over my head. I reduced them all to a stands of 60cm and the change has been phenomenal.
This has then led me to another issue - my side surrounds. As my room has vaulted ceilings and is quite narrow (4m), the side surrounds are about 1m away on one side to the MLP and then 3m on the other side. They are at 90degrees and ear height. The issue is they are very localised. I have therefore placed them on the 1m stands and put them slightly behind the MLP but they are still localised. Has anyone got any suggestions?
In the second image you can see the new position (on the stand) and to the left you can see the silver bracket on the wall, where it was previously situated. You can make the same out on the first image too.
(Sorry for the state of the Brown Sofa, believe me, it is very comfortable and it is so dark in the room you don’t notice)
During this new phase of discovery I started a conversation with @fallinlight and we got talking about speaker placement.
I remembered that when I set the S150 LCR I put them on 1m stands, my ears are about 110cm when seated. Consequently, they were above my acoustic panels and probably firing over my head. I measured again and realised the actual speakers were at a height of 110 - 140cm, so we’re firing over my head. I reduced them all to a stands of 60cm and the change has been phenomenal.
This has then led me to another issue - my side surrounds. As my room has vaulted ceilings and is quite narrow (4m), the side surrounds are about 1m away on one side to the MLP and then 3m on the other side. They are at 90degrees and ear height. The issue is they are very localised. I have therefore placed them on the 1m stands and put them slightly behind the MLP but they are still localised. Has anyone got any suggestions?
In the second image you can see the new position (on the stand) and to the left you can see the silver bracket on the wall, where it was previously situated. You can make the same out on the first image too.
(Sorry for the state of the Brown Sofa, believe me, it is very comfortable and it is so dark in the room you don’t notice)
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