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Should I switch to a larger room?

My current listening room is 10x12. Since I live alone, I could make my master bedroom my dedicated listening room.  It is 13x18.  Switching rooms would be a PITA, but is it worth doing?  My speakers are MMGs and they will be getting the Peter Gunn mod in the fall.  I do have some room treatment from GIK Acoustics delivering in a few weeks, but what I ordered was based on my 10x12 room.  
terrapin77
soix
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Switching rooms would be a PITA, but is it worth doing?
Oh good Lord yes!!!  And even more so with your speakers.  You can do all the mods you want, but the room will still be the largest contributor to what you ultimately hear.  And although changing rooms may be a bit of a PITA, it’s still free!  How many substantial sonic upgrades can you say that about in this stupid hobby? 

lukaske
307 posts
 
The dept of the room is very important:( you do speaking here of ft. instead of meters in the US). Take than the room with the largest dept -side, (speakers on the shortest wall ) otherwise you can have more resonance. (And  give your “basses” come across as woolly) . Try it out : the sound will be different. And take the room that sounds best to you ! Enjoy your music !
chris_w_uk
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Cardas Room Setup & Speaker Placement Guide

http://www.cardas.com/room_setup_main.php

james633
1,036 posts
 
Yes it would be well worth it to get your speakers away from the walls. 10x12 is simply too small for good sound in absolute terms. Does not mean a 10x12’ room will not sound enjoyable to you. 
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jjss49
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as others have said, a 10x12 room to me really only works for semi nearfield listening... e,g, a 6 ft listening triangle... not workable w maggies even little ones
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