Something I've never seen. All I know about it is small speakers produce a desk / table size near-field. I'm going to assume that the listening experience in the near-field at a desk is -
- better than headphones, but similar.
- worse than far-field.
So let's imagine a recording desk with smaller (say, 4") near-field monitors placed in the usual spot (at the back of the desk...). Say you happen to have plenty of space behind the desk for all the image depth you'd ever want. Then someone suggests bringing out the Urei time-aligns (say, 12") to see what they do. Where would you put them to envelope those listening in the near-field?
I'm imagining smaller speakers cast a smaller near-field shape / dimension and larger ones... But I've never seen this explained in the context of choosing your speakers to fit the space you have, for a near-field listening experience.
- better than headphones, but similar.
- worse than far-field.
So let's imagine a recording desk with smaller (say, 4") near-field monitors placed in the usual spot (at the back of the desk...). Say you happen to have plenty of space behind the desk for all the image depth you'd ever want. Then someone suggests bringing out the Urei time-aligns (say, 12") to see what they do. Where would you put them to envelope those listening in the near-field?
I'm imagining smaller speakers cast a smaller near-field shape / dimension and larger ones... But I've never seen this explained in the context of choosing your speakers to fit the space you have, for a near-field listening experience.