Check out Totem Acoustics. Designed for corners, near wall.
Recommended Speaker Design for Corner / Near-Wall Placement?
Hi all, hoping to learn from your experiences. My listening space is living room/kitchen (10x15) in a small apartment. Due to kitchen counter, speaker placement is along 7 ft front wall pointing towards living room sofa, with room corner and kitchen counter "corner" as the boundaries.
Looking for speaker options that can go near wall/corner and perform well. Have looked into Audio Note, Zu Audio, Klipsch horns, Tribe On-Wall, Ohm Acoustics, etc. Started with Dynaudio bookshelves + dual subs placed on either side of small kitchen table about 5.5' apart. 50/50 music/movies. I understand I may not get great imaging given my sofa position of 10-12 feet back from speakers 5-6 feet apart, but I can always move closer for listening. Thanks!
Looking for speaker options that can go near wall/corner and perform well. Have looked into Audio Note, Zu Audio, Klipsch horns, Tribe On-Wall, Ohm Acoustics, etc. Started with Dynaudio bookshelves + dual subs placed on either side of small kitchen table about 5.5' apart. 50/50 music/movies. I understand I may not get great imaging given my sofa position of 10-12 feet back from speakers 5-6 feet apart, but I can always move closer for listening. Thanks!
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Walls and corners reinforce the lower end of the spectrum, which may or may not be beneficial, depending on the specifics of the speaker design. Corner placement means that there is a side wall very near by, and reflections off that nearby side wall will arrive at the listening position after a relatively short time delay. This can be detrimental to clarity and/or image depth and/or tonality. Different designers approach wall and/or corner placement in different ways, but imo a speaker which at least takes such placements into account makes sense. Many such brands have already been mentioned. Sjofn, Larsen (wall) and Audio Note (corner) come to mind, among speakers that use fairly conventional drivers. Speakers which use a fairly large (or otherwise directional) midwoofer section, along with a controlled-pattern top end (horn or waveguide or coaxial) are also often candidates, as their patterns can be aimed to avoid strong same-side-wall reflections. This category includes Tannoy, Gradient, Klipsch, Kii, Dutch & Dutch, Gradient, Pi Speakers, and others (including mine). Finally it can be helpful if the bottom end is "voiced" with wall and/or corner placement in mind, or can be adjusted accordingly. Imo against-the-wall and (even morso) corner placement differ enough from "normal" speaker placement that it’s worth seeking out designs specifically intended to work well there. Duke |
Hi Hedwigstheme, I saw that and appreciate the mention. The model you linked to isn’t idea for up-against-the wall or in-the-corner in my opinion, as it has a rear-firing tweeter which likes a bit of breathing room. The model you are thinking of was either the Rhythm Prism or its predecessor, the Prisma. I suppose they can still be made, if someone wants the quasi-triangular footprint. Must admit the unorthodox shape did not find a lot of success in the marketplace. At this link are photos of the discontinued Rhythm Prism, so people can see what you are talking about: https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=78557.0 A more conventional-looking (and imo more room-friendly, but also more expensive) successor is in the pipeline. Duke |
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