I have an uneven front wall with my Magnepan 3.7i's. The left speaker is 9' away from the wall and the right speaker is 7'. I don't think there's a noticeable difference, but it could be because they're far enough away from the front wall already. I was surprised that I could tell the difference in sound quality when the speakers were 7' and 5' away versus 9' and 7' though.
Dipole Asymmetry
I am considering purchase of a pair of Martin Logan Summit X speakers. In my room, I am somewhat constrained for speaker placement. I could place the speakers about 3-4 feet off the front wall. My main concern is my audio rack would be placed directly behind the left speaker, while there would be nothing placed behind the right speaker. How detrimental would this asymmetry be on sound quality?
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If you have one speakers wall 4' behind it and the other 15' behind it your going to have an issue . These guys were fretting over having a rack behind one speaker and not the other . Ill take a stat 2' from a back wall over boxed speaker 2' away any day . If panel sound is your thing you will live with whatever compromises might arise in your room . I have since moved from the room my system shows here on agon and one speaker has a wall of diffusion and the other aims right into a floor to ceiling corner bass trap . Still i am getting optimal sound . |
sbank Who recommends your preferred "Let the rear wave bounce approach" besides Bose?You’re obviously being facetious, because Bose doesn’t make a dipole. But, to answer your question: Infinity (of yore) Martin-Logan Genesis King Sound Polk Audio Kef Quad. Then, there are the manufacturers who try to imitate the dipole sound, such as those who make bipole speakers. You can look that up for yourself. There are also posters in this thread who concur that the rear wave is an inherent - and useful - part of dipole design. Any dipole speaker manufacturer who wants to dampen or eliminate the rear wave can do so by using construction that will block the rear wave. Simple. |
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