Room treatments?..
Better than Usher Dancer Mini-X DMD?
I've been using these for a couple of years now and have been very pleased. Recently added an ATC P1 Pro amplifier and a 12-in Jamo Sub 650 to the mix and things got even better. I'm trying to decide if this is my end game as they say. While very good in my opinion, obviously these are not the best stand-mounted speakers in the world so there's always room for improvement. My listening room is 9 ft by 12 ft so I guess that qualifies as near field. I might already be at the point we're spending large amounts of money would only yield small improvements in sound quality, considering my room size. The speakers cost around $3,000 new and just wondering what you guys would suggest in the $5,000 to $10,000 new range, although I would likely buy used to save some money. Thinking maybe Joseph Audio, Dali, Dynaudio, Revel or TAD. All opinions welcome, you guys haven't failed me yet!
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@mikedudd My room is a 12x11x9 and I have a floor stander in there with room treatments from GIK. For my digital streaming from ROON I have a professionally created Convolution filter (DSP). It has made the impossible possible in the small space. The most important component in your system is your room since it is so small. No component or speaker is likely going to make a dramatic change as room treatments or DSP. |
a very natural upgrade from the ushers. Rosso Fiorentino Fiesole series 2 | AudioThesis Demo (1796) Rosso fiorentino and Norma Audio, Axpona 2019 - YouTube |
Thanks for all of the responses. Sorry for the delay on my part but I wanted to sketch up my room in it’s current configuration and what I could change it to. As far as what I listen to It’s a pretty broad cross section. Mostly mid-1980s and earlier. Prog rock such as David Bowie, Roxy Music, Gabriel era Genesis, Pink Floyd. Rock like Led Zeppelin, Humble Pie, Montrose. Lately a lot of funk and soul music. Classic country and a lot of blues too. I guess you could say I listen pretty loud considering it’s such a small room, but nowhere near as loud as my equipment could go. I think my original post is probably putting the cart ahead of the horse. I should make a final decision on a room configuration and possibly treatment. And I confess my room has other crap in it like a computer along the left wall and a dresser in the front right corner. Should get all that crap out of there and get to a good baseline of the room itself. I’m definitely very interested in opinions on which of these two room configurations would likely be better. Now that I’m trying to attach photographs of the sketch I made I can’t find a way to do it. Anyone have any ideas how I could do that? Thanks |
Until I can figure out how to post my photographs I should just say that right now my speakers are up against the 12 ft wall and my chair is along the opposite wall. I guess that you would call the crosswise configuration in my 12x9 room. If I rotate it everything 90 degrees I would be listening in the lengthwise direction of the room |
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