QuAD ESL 57 in a small room?

dude007 · 26th November 2007, 12:02 PM

My room is only 5.2m by 3.7m. Will Quad ESL 57 work good in this room?

Should I position then on the short wall or the long wall?

BHTX · 26th November 2007, 12:41 PM

I think that's about 17 by 12 feet, which is nearly the same exact size of the room I'm in now. I don't see why a pair of ESL 57's would be a problem. As for positioning in your room, I can't see it, so it's difficult to say. And even if I could, any suggestions would only be assumptions and guesses, going only from what I've experienced. In a rectangular room, I usually always try to have them on the short wall, if at all possible. I realize that this is probably not always the optimum arrangement, but I'm usually in smallish rooms, and it's just what I usually prefer.

oshifis · 26th November 2007, 01:59 PM

I have nearly the same size room (5.20 x 3.50 m) and my ESLs are on the long wall:

http://tube.fw.hu/homesetup.jpg

I know it is not ideal to put them so close to the wall, but... My experience is they sound best if the distance between their center is 2.5 to 3 m and the listener is at the third corner of an equal side triangle.

SY · 26th November 2007, 02:22 PM

That's pretty close to an ideal size for Quads. Rooms are tricky things, so try it both ways, but my first guess would be "long wall." Quads can be listened to fairly close up.

26th November 2007, 12:02 PM	#1
dude007 diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2006	QuAD ESL 57 in a small room? My room is only 5.2m by 3.7m. Will Quad ESL 57 work good in this room? Should I position then on the short wall or the long wall?

26th November 2007, 02:22 PM	#4
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	That's pretty close to an ideal size for Quads. Rooms are tricky things, so try it both ways, but my first guess would be "long wall." Quads can be listened to fairly close up. __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache

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26th November 2007, 12:41 PM	#2
BHTX diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2006	I think that's about 17 by 12 feet, which is nearly the same exact size of the room I'm in now. I don't see why a pair of ESL 57's would be a problem. As for positioning in your room, I can't see it, so it's difficult to say. And even if I could, any suggestions would only be assumptions and guesses, going only from what I've experienced. In a rectangular room, I usually always try to have them on the short wall, if at all possible. I realize that this is probably not always the optimum arrangement, but I'm usually in smallish rooms, and it's just what I usually prefer.

26th November 2007, 01:59 PM	#3
oshifis diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Budapest, Hungary	I have nearly the same size room (5.20 x 3.50 m) and my ESLs are on the long wall: http://tube.fw.hu/homesetup.jpg I know it is not ideal to put them so close to the wall, but... My experience is they sound best if the distance between their center is 2.5 to 3 m and the listener is at the third corner of an equal side triangle.

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