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mpw
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tiger,
get a pair of speaker stands.. shouldn't be too expensive.
The results will be better
mpw
get a pair of speaker stands.. shouldn't be too expensive.
The results will be better
mpw
Wow.. Nice to see folks experimenting with speaker positioning.
Way to go... To realize the full potential of your setup.
This thread was v useful in getting my speakers positioned correctly.
The difference it makes to the sound is tremendous. Took a long while to get it done, ~ 5cm off and it sounds very different (my room is on the lively side of the fence)
Reposting a speaker positioning in progress pic I had posted on my Sondyne thread a few days ago
Toeing and inching "millimetering ?" give me a sweet spot that just about fits one nos listener.
ciao
gr
Can you get the vocal sound in the middle of the speakers.
=====================================================This thread was v useful in getting my speakers positioned correctly.
The difference it makes to the sound is tremendous. Took a long while to get it done, ~ 5cm off and it sounds very different (my room is on the lively side of the fence)
Reposting a speaker positioning in progress pic I had posted on my Sondyne thread a few days ago
Toeing and inching "millimetering ?" give me a sweet spot that just about fits one nos listener.
ciao
gr
Toeing and inching "millimetering ?" give me a sweet spot that just about fits one nos listener.
spikes don't isolate speakers. Their purpose is to pass through carpet, and fix the speaker to the wooden flooring below. This doesn't work very well on typical Indian ceramic-tiled, concrete floors. They level, and make sure the speaker does not vibrate.
they can still be used for that, but with, eg a coin, under them, they are no longer being "spikes." I used to put coins under spikes on a wooden floor: Wrong!
Here's an interesting discussion on a confusing subject: Spikes and Cones Whats the point?
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@GR: nice to know that you finally resolved your speakers issue, and "one nos. listener" is enjoying the music.
PS: you can get cones made locally. Why import?
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It is something that puzzled me for a long time. I think the audio world has a fetish for sharp points! Mostly, they are not doing what we think they are doing. But points help on uneven surfaces --- and all surfaces can be a bit uneven.thanks for the correction thad.
I have had better ( read different ?? ) results with my speaker stands on spikes piercing thru a mini carpet under the speakers.
Yes - one could use cones. I saw an advert on echoloft for about 5 SGD a piece. The central idea being to lift the base of the speaker from the floor by an inch odd.
anyways..
mpw
mpw, thad : I had the spikes on the first set of speakers. The main motivation for the Hindu newspaper mount was ease of moving around. The linked article and a deep reluctance to touch the speakers now will see that the spikes remain in storage. The wife has offered to make a couple of 1" padauk surrounds/ skirt with some left over wood- to ensure that attacking mops do not succeed. I was planning to replace the news with adhesive floor protectors after that is done
my living room is a tube (12 x 25). The positioning part was a long drawn, exercise in patience to eliminate flutter echos (toe-in), and balance the bass (distance from back wall) and mid tones (distance from back wall). I suspect that the space on the side is also critical (RHS is more or less fixed for me)
All that patience made Diana Krall properly smoky (almost Laphro sounding?). Strings are correctly "twangy" and "hang in the air" just right.
We can't see the rest of your room in the pics, but it would probably benefit from some absorbent things. You cannot avoid echoes/reflections while there are hard surfaces. Try a carpet/mat between you and the speakers.
Most listener places their speakers very close to each other thus limiting the sound stage and stereo imaging