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Structural beam in middle of listening room

Hello,
Room is 13'X20' with a steel structural beam(covered with wood strips)11' from the short wall behind the speakers, Wilson Sophia 2 with Pass XA30.8 amp.
I am down to twp positions.
Either the speaker woofers 4' from the rear wall behind and 6' apart with the listening chair just in front of the column and 7' from the woofers, or the speakers 6' from the rear wall(per Cardas rec) and the listening chair 2' behind the column so I'm looking at the column. Aesthetics aside, would you expect any adverse sonic effects from the column in front of the listening position?
Thanks,
Joe

jferro
mofojo
2,304 posts
 

 Chop it down?? It’s a structural beam that’s why it’s there. 
 

you can depending on the situation do an lvl and get rid of the beam but not knowing your situation no idea. Get an engineer to assess that and put his name on it. That’s what I did with my beam problem. 
 

 

mofojo
2,304 posts
 

In my case $1200 and beam was gone with most of the drywall work for the lvl done. 

deep_333
1,455 posts
 

Simply get a contractor to chop that beam down....get it out of the way...

@jferro ,  Do not do such a thing!! 

jferro OP
13 posts
 

I spoke with a contractor. It is a structural beam and they symbiosis bees a steel cross beam with two new support beams for over $30k .

jferro OP
13 posts
 

Suggested, not symbiosis bees

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