room space
Nice speakers, but may be too much for your room. Possibly may work with the proper acoustic treatments. Read the review, his room is larger than yours.. http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/262/#j68wmTDzE8SOoS3F.97 |
There is no point is buying a "smaller" speaker. It is about how low the speaker plays. That is the sad truth of it. A smaller driver just moves more than a larger one and will have more distortion (generally) than the larger one at the same volume. Now a speaker that does not go as deep would help. |
"Maybe you should consider 2 or 2.5 way speakers to reduce potential overhang bass." How do you come up with that? Unless you are referring to a specific speaker? A well designed 3 or 4 way speaker can easily deal with bass issues that a typical 2 or 2.5 way can't. The overall design is far more important than generic features. |
Assuming that your walls are 4m apart room will amplify 42.875Hz - (about the lowest sound of the bass guitar). 343/4/2=42.875 where 343m/s is the speed of the sound in dry air, 4m is the distance between the walls and 2 - because sound has to go forth (reflect from back wall) and back to add to sound produced by the speaker. There would be peaks and valleys at different distances, since it is standing wave, but you can play 40Hz and walk around. You can always attempt to decouple the speakers from the floor. I used Vibrapods directly under speaker, but it made my narrow speakers very unstable. You might want to use something like Vibrapods with large granit or marble plate and then speakers on the spikes. Vibrapods have weight rating, but there are many others similar. I placed pods with higher rating in the front (front of the speaker is heavier). It is easy to measure with weight scale. Vibration is also a function of speaker construction. My new speakers are standing on the spikes directly on the floor and I cannot feel or hear any floor vibration (basement underneath). |
