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Corner Placement

My visit to Capital Audiofest last weekend reminded me that the Audio Note speakers with their corner placement are always one of the more enjoyable listens at these shows.

It got me wondering more both about the speakers and corner placement.

Corner placement done well is clearly good for bass levels but not so good for depth of soundstage.  That seems to be the main trade-off.    Would you agree?

Also I am not sure I can determine anything unique about the Audio Note speakers compared to others that give them any special advantage for corner placement.  I suppose they are designed to produce the right level of bass with that placement especially being acoustically sealed rather than ported I believe.   But why could not other speakers that may be a tad bass shy benefit similarly?

How much of the Audio Note sound is the speakers versus the corner placement?

It made me get around to trying out corner placement at home.   I have at least two pair of smaller monitor speakers that might work best that way, like seemingly Audio Note does.   So far I am liking what I am hearing with these speakers that are also very good but would be considered a tad bass shy otherwise perhaps.



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mapman OP
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I’ve had my small Triangle Titus monitors in corner placement in my 12’X12’ office room now for a few weeks. On 6" stands with slight upward tilt. I don’t think they are moving anytime soon.

They sound more like full range speakers now with the best tonal balance top to bottom they ever had. Big full soundstage but not particularly deep though good enough. Also I’m finding this very good placement not just for sweet spot but for listening in various places in the room as I often do there.

This no cost experiment has paid dividends. Easy to try and reverse as needed for anyone interested.

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Note that if you live in a yurt or a dome or any other sort of round building (former missile silos, grain storage towers, water tanks), corner placement can be difficult to accomplish due to the lack of corners. This explains why Audio Note speakers are rare among yurt based communities…they tend to be more "near-field" centric.
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Wolf were I in a yurt or dome, chances are I would opt to listen exclusively with headphones which by chance are also often round.
wolf_garcia
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I disagree…headphones always sound better when placed in a corner.
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gdhal
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Very recently have placed my Golden Ear Triton Ones in the corners, spaced along the narrow wall (room is 12 feet by 25 feet, and the speakers are approx 9.5 feet apart) and am very happy with the results thus far. I was expecting some bass emphasis relative to where they were (along the 25 foot wall about 9 feet apart) but there does not seem to be all that much bass change. I like the imaging a bit better now though as there is nothing at all directly in between them. Previously had a television centered between them. 
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