For Wilson MAXX-2's, you should have a Wilson dealer set them up for you. Wilson has a specific methodology for setting up their speakers for which all dealers are trained.
Speaker setup experts please?
Are there any "rules of thumb" when it comes to placement of speakers in a listening room? For example, does toeing out widen soundtsage? Does on axis make the images larger or smaller? Bass response? I have also heard the ideal positioning of speaker/listener is 1/3rd-1/3rd or 1/5th/1/5th. Any consistent truths out there? BTW I have Wilson Maxx 2's. Thanks in advance.
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there are a million rules, the Cardas works very well IMO TAS's HP likes the rules of thirds, for instance if your room is 15 x 21 put the speakers 5 feet apart and 7 feet out into the room - 5 is 1/3 the width and 7 is 1/3 the length. This worked very well when I had Maggie 1.6s but they were so far out it was not practicle. |
Rules of thumb are general guidelines. Your own trial and error experiments will prove what works and what doesn't. Proportional rules only help at specific frequencies so that no matter what you do, there will always be other frequencies harmed. An approach I've found more beneficial is to take care of first reflections. Most all speakers need "breathing room"3-5 feet from the front wall, and at least 2-3 feet from the side walls. This space helps sufficiently delay the first reflections. Psychoacoustic mechanisms of the brain can then separate the direct sound from the reflected sound. Delaying these reflections also reduce their volume, often doing more good than random room treatments. It should improve imaging, clarity, and usually give you a more dimensional soundstage. |
If you can afford Wilsons you can afford to have them set up by a dealer. Kind of harsh. Maybe the budget was stretched to get the Maxx's, maybe he lives far away from a deal and it will cost thousands to get someone out, or maybe he just doesn't want to sepnd the money even if he can afford it. In any event, the room placement suggestions are all good and all follow the same lines as Wilson's setup guide. but what you really want to do is set them up by Wilson's method if possible, and DIY if you can. How to go about this? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?????? OK, Ta Dahhh!!! Wilson Setup Guide Enjoy and let us know how it turns out. I set up some spare B&W towers in a large empty room in my house and the lack of wall reflections made them sing. I really want to use this setup guide when I move my main system to a dedicated room. |
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