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In Reply to: Speaker distance from walls posted by M3 lover on May 2, 2022 at 09:32:55:
Different types of speakers have different pros and different cons. If your speakers are of the GOOD wide-dispersion type (notice that I said *good*), they will disperse sound pretty evenly off-axis, as well as on-axis. And with speakers like these, strong sidewall reflections can add a sense of spaciousness to the presentation.I might clarify something, though: The most "spacious sound" is not necessarily the most *precise sound*. Some people are sure to disagree with me here, but I say that if you want the most *precise* sound, try true nearfield listening (wherein direct sound effectively dominates reflected sound). OTOH, if you equate a good sense of "soundstaging" with a sense of spaciousness (as I do!) - albeit at the expense of some *precision* in sound - allow your well-designed wide-dispersion speakers to bounce some of their spectrally-correct early reflections off of the wall boundaries!
Your choice.
In the speaker placement scenario wherein strong sidewall reflections are effectively employed (re: neither overemployed OR underemployed), preciseness of "imaging" may suffer slightly as the more expansive sense of "soundstaging" increases.
Yes, there are tradeoffs to be made in this hobby sometimes, but it's all a part of the kludgy deal that is part and parcel of good old-fashioned two-channel stereo listening.
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Follow Ups
- Dealing with early reflections, my experience. - peppy m. 05/3/2209:07:43 05/3/22 (4)
- For those wanting spaciousness - M3 lover 09:27:23 05/3/22 (3)
- RE: For those wanting spaciousness - Dave_K 15:40:41 05/5/22 (1)
- RE: "diffusors... don't alter the perceived frequency balance of the room." - peppy m. 17:36:26 05/5/22 (0)
- +1 - peppy m. 12:49:33 05/3/22 (0)
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