Illegitimate Son of Pensil - Alpair 10.2

[Rullknufs]

Originally Posted by buzzforb

Sony HT amp. I have an AMC integrated in the back. Will hook it up soon.

I have included a picture and was wondering what may be happening with my room that is throwing the sound-stage to the left. I can sit centered in front of speakers and music has good sound-stage, but is shifted left. Is it the couch on the right or space between left speaker and entertainment center? I know room interaction is technical and i can only do so much. Tried lifting speakers off the ground to simulate feet to see if it would reinforce bass with a little different floor bounce

Please understand they sound great, just trying to dial them in. I have a feeling that when all is said and done they will be phenomenal.

Wow, they're beautiful!
I have the same problem with the soundstage as you have, but it's is shifted to the right. That's because to the right there's a corner and to the left there's there door to my room. So nothing i can do about it. But i didn't see you had any corners, and that bookshelf or whatever it was to the right shouldn't affect it i think.

[buzzforb]

Rullknuffs,
You nailed it. I have a wall to the left and open room to the right. Wow! best teacher is always personal experience in combination with others knowledge and experience. Just learned my first lesson on room interaction. Will raising speakers off floor hurt or help bass? Floor bounce? Within a week or two they will be veneered in curly cherry!

[Rullknufs]

Originally Posted by buzzforb

Rullknuffs,
You nailed it. I have a wall to the left and open room to the right. Wow! best teacher is always personal experience in combination with others knowledge and experience. Just learned my first lesson on room interaction. Will raising speakers off floor hurt or help bass? Floor bounce? Within a week or two they will be veneered in curly cherry!

I'm not sure. All i know is that a corner kills my dream :S

[chrisb]

FWIW, it's been my experience that symmetry of speaker placement in relation to corners (or lack thereof) is very helpful, as well as toe-in to reduce imbalance from early first reflections from untreated side wall(s)

Another nifty trick is diagonal placement that I gleaned from this interesting article. Definitely worth a try if you have the floor space to play with.


DECWARE - Article about Setting up a Listening Room without Treatments

[jonners]

I have the shifted soundstage problem in my room too. A good old-fashioned balance control helps a lot.

[planet10]

My room is open on the left with a corner to the right... the sloped ceiling seems to make it a non-issue. With a good recording (and kit) the entertainers almost seem to be floating in the air over the creek on the north side of my house.

dave

[doorman]

Originally Posted by planet10

My room is open on the left with a corner to the right... the sloped ceiling seems to make it a non-issue. With a good recording (and kit) the entertainers almost seem to be floating in the air over the creek on the north side of my house.

dave

True, but at last summers G to G, I could have sworn I saw Cal floating IN the creek!!
Don

[planet10]

In the summer the creek is dried up. He could have been hiding in the "natural vegetation" thou.

dave

[chrisb]

Originally Posted by planet10

In the summer the creek is dried up. He could have been hiding in the "natural vegetation" thou.

dave

after a few pops, Cal could well create his own irrigation - I'm sure that wouldn't be the first time

[vinylkid58]

Originally Posted by chrisb

after a few pops, Cal could well create his own irrigation - I'm sure that wouldn't be the first time

Might come in handy if there's a fire.

jeff