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Room Correction

I have been having a tough time choosing speakers, a lot to do with a somewhat difficult room. Good size, but tight speaker placement within an area not allowing for a lot of space off back and side walls. Plus a lot of windows and hard surfaces (flooring, etc.)

I listen on a much more casual listening and not one specific sitting area within the room.

I listen to a lot of vinyl and streaming.

The idea of running analog through a digital room correction seems very strange to me, and does not sound appealing. Although I can be easily convinced otherwise if this is just a misconceived idea in my head. 

The speakers are in my main living room so a lot of significant treatments are really out of the question. 

What would you do to get the most out of your speakers in this setting?

What are some of the best room correction devices? treatments? items?

If budget gets limited after system purchase, what items will give me the most bang for my buck in the room?

Thanks so much!
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willemj
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Absolutely. I looked into dipole subs, but there was nothing on the market here in Europe. Also, the designs that I saw were huge: how could I reasonably persuade my loving wife who already puts up with the Quad electrostats?
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bdp24
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I don't what constitutes huge, but the GR/Rythmik dipole, when built as an H-frame (see below) and positioned standing up, is only 16" wide, 14" deep, and about 28" tall. The cool thing is the sub, being dipole, can be laid on it's side and used as a stand for the Quads---just like the sub Gradient made for the Quad 63. So positioned, the dimensions are now 16" tall (a good height for Quads) and about 28" wide, good for the old ("57"s) or new Quads.

The OB/Dipole sub is available as a kit only, consisting of two 12" woofers and the Rythmik plate amp, with a special dipole-cancellation compensation network/shelving circuit installed. The kit is installed in one of two OB "frames"---the "W" or the "H", both pictured on the GR Research website (in the pages detailing each version of the GR 12" free-air woofer). You can print out the diagram of either or both frames, and have a cabinet maker build you a pair. GR Research has a woodworker in Canada making them as a flat pack, but shipping to the UK might be prohibitive.

For a look at the finished product, see the beautiful virtual system of Audiogon member kennythekey. He has a pair of the subs in H-frames the Canadian builder veneered in wood to match Kenny's speakers. He is very happy with the subs.

willemj
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Thanks, that is interesting, and Kenny’s subs do indeed look good. However, they are still too large in my situation. My B&W PV1d sits discreetly tucked right into the corner behind the Quads, and thus virtually invisible. That position (advised by the DSpeaker engineers) also gives some nice corner reinforcement that is then equalized by the Antimode. After recently reading a lot more about subs, next on the shopping list is now a second PV1d for the corner behind the other Quad, for more power and a smoother response.
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