The Advantages of Floor Coupled Up-Firing Speakers

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About the size of (HF) image, I also had some observations.

A triangle (again), can be one of the following situations (and between):

1. Very gently tapped (or even brushed?) -- the image would be fuzzy, like a smokey cloud without clear contour, quite large in a hard-to-define size.

2. Moderately hit -- there'd be bright tiny solid 'core' showing up on that 'cloud'. The first impression would be a very tiny image, but the 'cloud' does exist and firmly attached to the 'core'.

3. Hit hard -- the bright solid core grows in size considerably, to a degree that can be slightly larger than other physically bigger instruments. Also it seems stepping forward somewhat. At this moment the 'cloud' is largely supressed and not as easily identified as other situations.

I think the HF transient makes the image small still apply, as the situation 2 can have a higher attact/sustain ratio than 3 in these cases.


However, on the other hand, sustaining sounds (without obvious attack) can have very different image sizes, too.

For example, a flute (with very much HF portion) can sound very big -- as big as my DML panel in a recording I found. Considering the distance, that view angle is just too exaggerated. But it's not the same as the 'cloud with a core' model as the triangle, the sound of a flute is a whole, the texture is very uniform within the area. In other recordings, it can be a smaller size but still bigger than the physical (visual) impression.

Another example is trumpet. It's usually arranged at the further part of the orchestra, and almost always sounding solid and small (very loud, though).

Quite complicated in the acoustics of musical instruments. Or maybe I mixed up too many factors here...

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to Graaf,

I can't find a convenient postion to elevate the flooder tweeters. The available space around that area is indeed limited.

On the equipment rack, I think it'd be too close to the (black) mini-monitor and the edge of DML panel.

I've briefly tried putting them on the central sub. Sitting slightly lower than normal, my line of sight would be about the same height with WG's up-firing mouth. And the WG's were pushed against the TV and emitting toward the DML panel. Maybe because of this, there'd be some interferences... I'm not sure.

Compared with the normal setup, the overall presentation is somewhat congested. Narrower, shallower, smaller overall. I don't like it.

Ah, I ran out of space for options. The 12" WG is not small and can't be tucked anywhere. If it's elevated and still behind the OB, I guess there'll be no benefit, or a risk of interfereing with rear wave of mid...

[graaf]

Originally Posted by CLS

my line of sight would be about the same height with WG's up-firing mouth.
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Compared with the normal setup, the overall presentation is somewhat congested. Narrower, shallower, smaller overall. I don't like it.

I see but what interests me most is whether the images were positioned higher? Was it like in the case of:

Originally Posted by CLS

the WG'ed tweeter on the top of mid-OB.

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Was it that:

Originally Posted by CLS

HF sounds would be floating pretty high, above the listening position. Kind of odd.

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In other words was there anything odd about soundstage height, unnatural elevation, sound sources floating beneath the ceiling etc. when the tweeters were on top of the sub?

[Charcoal]

One idea again) to critic.

If we do not have sidewalls available for such placement, and not place for SSS in the room (out of walls) , but we do have free front wall.

Put soffite mounted 3 speakers in front wall, central speaker - to dealy for 9 ms. Will that give the same sense of depth as reflected 9 ms sound?

Of course side walls reflection still will have to be dealed and treated.

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Originally Posted by graaf

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In other words was there anything odd about soundstage height, unnatural elevation, sound sources floating beneath the ceiling etc. when the tweeters were on top of the sub?

Short answer is no.

[graaf]

Originally Posted by CLS

I've briefly tried putting them on the central sub. Sitting slightly lower than normal, my line of sight would be about the same height with WG's up-firing mouth. And the WG's were pushed against the TV and emitting toward the DML panel. Maybe because of this, there'd be some interferences... I'm not sure.

Compared with the normal setup, the overall presentation is somewhat congested. Narrower, shallower, smaller overall. I don't like it.

You mean You put them on the <80 Hz sub just next to each other? without any angular separation really?

and still there was a soundstage? somewhat congested, narrower etc. but a soundstage?

then it seems that information above 3 kHz doesn't carry the essential information in Your system as far as soundstaging is concerned, spaciousness - yes, extension of the soundstage - yes, but localisation strictly speaking - apparently no, interesting

[Elias]

Originally Posted by Charcoal

One idea again) to critic.

If we do not have sidewalls available for such placement, and not place for SSS in the room (out of walls) , but we do have free front wall.

Put soffite mounted 3 speakers in front wall, central speaker - to dealy for 9 ms. Will that give the same sense of depth as reflected 9 ms sound?

Of course side walls reflection still will have to be dealed and treated.

For three separate speakers for stereo using matrix, there are multiple of alternatives for matrix coefficients too.

See Gerzon and e.g. AES Preprint: "An Optimum Linear-Matrix Stereo Imaging System"


In order to simulate SSS with three speakers, the three speakers should be placed in an angle much wider than normal stereo triangle. Maybe 120 deg.

See also some diyaudio threads on 3 speaker stereo.

[Elias]

Originally Posted by Elias

In order to simulate SSS with three speakers

This is quite funny, because SSS is a simulation of a three speaker stereo in a room

Why would you want to simulate the same thing twice to arrive to the starting point ? Maybe for the purpose of reinventing the wheel perhaps Just use either or !

[graaf]

Originally Posted by Charcoal

One idea again) to critic.

If we do not have sidewalls available for such placement, and not place for SSS in the room (out of walls) , but we do have free front wall.

You can design an SSS for the front-wall placement - no problem

[Charcoal]

I would like in-wall palcement. That is why that idea arrived. No dufraction at all.

If to do ON-wall SSS - I suppose side speakers should be turned little bit forward. angle will depend where you sit.

Elias, my front wall is 5 meters - quite broad traingle is possible.