linn keilidh placement

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  1. buster193

    buster193 New Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    canada
    what would be the best for my listening room which is 16ft/13ft

    I currently of them placed on the short wall 6 ft apart about a foot from the rear wall.

    Room acoustics are dampened via various pieces of furnishings.


    All opinions are welcome.

    Other components

    CD: rega planet
    DAC: sonic frontiers SFD-1 MK11
    amp: linn intek

    sonics: bass shy,but when I move them closer to the rear wall I lose stereo imaging.
     
    buster193, Feb 20, 2002
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  2. Gary

    Gary Nauga Gort! Staff

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    Apart from the obvious (moving / listening / moving / etc.) there is a web site that gives the proper dimensions for stereo set up.

    The bad news is that I have no idea where it is (I am at work now and don't have access to my home computer.... hopefully I saved it there!). Dave (a forum member) may know where this is. If he does not see this post, you may want to send him a private message.

    The 'more bad news' is that someone I know used this method and lost some imaging. So maybe moving and listening is the best.

    I think that proper furniture placement is critical, too - and not just the listening chair or couch. Everything in the room can affect the sound quality, imaging, bass, etc. I know this from experience (I went nuts for a month figuring out the proper placement of everything for my listening room!!).

    For example I lost the bass when I moved the speakers too close to the side walls once. By accident (I went to get another CD while music was playing) I discovered this - the bass was reverberating around in the corners! Another time my couch was not centered because of the computer desk. Even though I was sitting in 'the sweet spot' , I ended up moving the computer to another room in order to center the couch! Bingo, it worked!

    Good luck! It'll take a while but you'll nail it sooner or later!
     
    Gary, Feb 21, 2002
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  3. ishamdm

    ishamdm New Member

    Location:
    Huntington Station, NY
    My Keilidh's tend to image best when they are set in an equilateral triangle toed in to aim directly at the listening position. The front of the speakers are almost 3 feet from the (long) wall. I'm happy to give up a little bass extension for improved imaging.

    Room dimensions are approx 12.5 x 18 (layout requires long wall placement)

    Even if it sounds great, mark the spot and continue to experiment until you find the ideal placement. (lots of trial and error involved here).

    I just can't wait to get into my new house and finally have a dedicated 2 channel room.
     
    ishamdm, Feb 21, 2002
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  4. Dave

    Dave Esoteric Audio Research Specialist™

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    Dave, Feb 21, 2002
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  5. buster193

    buster193 New Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    canada
    thanks! appreciate the input, will give it a go and forward an update.
     
    buster193, Feb 21, 2002
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  6. Dave

    Dave Esoteric Audio Research Specialist™

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    You're welcome. Let us know of your discoveries.;)
     
    Dave, Feb 21, 2002
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  7. Gary

    Gary Nauga Gort! Staff

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    Thanks, Dave! Knew you would come through!

    :D
     
    Gary, Feb 21, 2002
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  8. NealW

    NealW New Member

    Location:
    cape town
    with my keilidh's i also had problems which were at first to do with having the speakers too far apart this tended to result in the bass disapearing (let alone soundstage etc). once i had sorted that issue out i needed to move the speakers quite far both from the side walls and the rear wall (huge improvement in soundstage) obviously it helped that my room is quite large. i agree with the triangle method but a lot of attention needs to go into what is actually in the room (ie are there pieces of furniture in the corners etc).

    anyway have fun
     
    NealW, Feb 22, 2002
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