Romney80 wrote: " audiokinesis you have very good understanding on room acoustics... Will certainly be in touch with you when I have to do some more changes, which will be done after my speaker purchase."
Thank you for the vote of confidence, romney80. And speaking of votes, you got mine in 2012 (assuming you’re THAT Romney).
However my area of expertise is not room acoustics; I’m a loudspeaker designer. I would defer to a professional acoustician, or to the dealer you buy your speakers from, regarding treatment of YOUR room for YOUR speakers.
My thoughts about loudspeaker/room interaction are informed by the work of concert hall acoustician David Griesinger, and here are a few relevant quotes:
“The earlier a reflection arrives the more it contributes to masking the direct sound.”
“When presence is lacking the earliest reflections are the most responsible.”
“Envelopment is the holy grail of concert hall design. When reproducing sound in small spaces [home listening rooms], envelopment is often absent.”
“Envelopment is perceived when the ear and brain can detect TWO separate streams: A foreground stream of direct sound, and a background stream of reverberation. Both streams must be present if sound is perceived as enveloping.”
So the implication is that IF we want clarity and presence and envelopment, THEN we should minimize the energy in early reflections but still have plenty of energy in later reflections. And there should be a time gap in between the first-arrival sound and the strong onset of reflections. With polydirectional loudspeakers like the von Schweikerts and the Boenickes I see the opportunity for a setup with these attributes.
Of course these are not the only things that matter, but they are often overlooked, and imo are worth the effort.
I happen to be a longtime dealer for the SoundLabs that gallassero mentions. They are even bigger than Maggies and therefore presumably not remotely feasible in this situation, BUT when set up correctly (which is not complicated) they do an excellent job of delivering the "TWO streams" Griesinger talks about.
Duke
Thank you for the vote of confidence, romney80. And speaking of votes, you got mine in 2012 (assuming you’re THAT Romney).
However my area of expertise is not room acoustics; I’m a loudspeaker designer. I would defer to a professional acoustician, or to the dealer you buy your speakers from, regarding treatment of YOUR room for YOUR speakers.
My thoughts about loudspeaker/room interaction are informed by the work of concert hall acoustician David Griesinger, and here are a few relevant quotes:
“The earlier a reflection arrives the more it contributes to masking the direct sound.”
“When presence is lacking the earliest reflections are the most responsible.”
“Envelopment is the holy grail of concert hall design. When reproducing sound in small spaces [home listening rooms], envelopment is often absent.”
“Envelopment is perceived when the ear and brain can detect TWO separate streams: A foreground stream of direct sound, and a background stream of reverberation. Both streams must be present if sound is perceived as enveloping.”
So the implication is that IF we want clarity and presence and envelopment, THEN we should minimize the energy in early reflections but still have plenty of energy in later reflections. And there should be a time gap in between the first-arrival sound and the strong onset of reflections. With polydirectional loudspeakers like the von Schweikerts and the Boenickes I see the opportunity for a setup with these attributes.
Of course these are not the only things that matter, but they are often overlooked, and imo are worth the effort.
I happen to be a longtime dealer for the SoundLabs that gallassero mentions. They are even bigger than Maggies and therefore presumably not remotely feasible in this situation, BUT when set up correctly (which is not complicated) they do an excellent job of delivering the "TWO streams" Griesinger talks about.
Duke
