RE: Try them here, there and everywhere

Posted by pictureguy (A) on September 17, 2012 at 11:50:50

In Reply to: RE: Try them here, there and everywhere posted by Norman M on September 17, 2012 at 10:30:45:

As in most math problems....the solution to speaker placement will 'converge' on a single location or a set of what may be equally good locations.

First setup? Lasts a few minutes. As you move 'em around you will recognize a pattern and than begin going forward. As you approach the best setup you may leave them alone for hours or even days or longer before testing for a better setup. And than, for me at least, it is for something that 'bugs' me.

And yes, you may stop and listen for in some cases hours before trying to help the position. Since I've a lot of experience setting up panels in many different spaces, I get close fairly quickly. Final adjustments? That may take a while since after listening you may find yourself not satisfied with some aspect of the sound. I just went thru that last week when I did a speaker PM. I cleaned all jumpers / external connections with deoxit. I even removed and ohm'd / deoxit the fuse. At that point I swapped speakers L/R and turned them front/back as well. Now I'm listening to the normally front of the speaker, as Magnepan intended and quickly adjusted to proper spacing / space from wall. Next experiment in a week or so when I'll widen speaker position for best image. The swap of L/R and F/R leaves the tweeters 'in'.

I find it helps to keep a record of what you do.

Do you have a better way to optimize any given setup? I can think of no substitute for time and listening.
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Topic - Maggie placement... what works for you? - Tom C. 06:02:02 09/11/12 (21)

I start out measuring the room. then calculate fractions of room and skip bad ones - Elizabeth 18:39:10 09/14/12 (4)

RE: I start out measuring the room. then calculate fractions of room and skip bad ones - pictureguy 16:08:55 09/16/12 (3)

RE: I start out measuring the room. then calculate fractions of room and skip bad ones - josh358 18:17:55 09/16/12 (2)

RE: I start out measuring the room. then calculate fractions of room and skip bad ones - pictureguy 23:15:47 09/16/12 (1)

RE: I start out measuring the room. then calculate fractions of room and skip bad ones - josh358 05:12:04 09/17/12 (0)

RE: Maggie placement... what works for you? - magiccarpetride 10:49:32 09/14/12 (0)

Depends. - grantv 07:13:57 09/14/12 (0)

RE: Maggie placement... what works for you? - josh358 14:04:36 09/13/12 (0)

Try them here, there and everywhere - AudioDwebe 08:38:57 09/13/12 (5)

RE: Try them here, there and everywhere - pictureguy 13:36:08 09/13/12 (2)

RE: Try them here, there and everywhere - Norman M 10:30:45 09/17/12 (1)

RE: Try them here, there and everywhere - pictureguy 11:50:50 09/17/12 (0)

RE: Try them here, there and everywhere - Norman M 09:33:55 09/13/12 (1)

Change is the only constant - AudioDwebe 16:18:28 09/13/12 (0)

diagonal - farfetched 18:00:38 09/11/12 (0)

I suggest you will not find uniformity - as room size plays a big part, IMO ... - andyr 14:51:16 09/11/12 (0)

RE: Maggie placement... what works for you? - tyu 10:12:01 09/11/12 (0)

Nearfield - scruffy_ 08:21:18 09/11/12 (3)

RE: Nearfield - pictureguy 00:32:52 09/12/12 (2)

RE: Nearfield - scruffy_ 03:41:14 09/12/12 (1)

RE: Nearfield - pictureguy 13:38:33 09/13/12 (0)

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