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Which Room is Best Between These Two

I have a nice system currently set up in a small spare bedroom.  The system is made up of an integrated amp, CD player, and larger stand mount monitors.  The room is 10'-11" wide by 11'-1" long with 8' ceilings.  So not that big. The speakers are set up along the 10'-11" wall due to layout.  Being almost perfectly square I feel the room is a limiting factor for this set up.  

We have another small spare bedroom rectangular in set up that has dimensions of 9'-3" wide by 13'-2" long also with 8' ceilings.  The thought crossed my mind that this might be a better room to set up in being rectangular in shape.  But the narrow width concerns me.  I could probably set up along either a short wall or a long wall.  

The negative side to a change in room is all of the moving of furniture and system.  But if it will create a better environment that would be a worthy consideration.

Does this size rectangular room/proportion present a better environment?  If so, would you set up the speakers on the long wall or the short wall?
pinball101
oldhvymec
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Well lets say neither room fits the "Bolt-Area". What are you going to do, build another room..  I say that tongue in cheek, but most of us use what we have. So pick a size just like women/men. Big ones, little ones, fat ones, skinny ones.. Make it work.. 

Master M, uses "a room", he'll make any size work.. 500.00 for his whole system.. Serious Audiophiler.

Regards
invalid
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My room measured just outside of the bolt area, but it was because of an 8' ceiling. I have an 8' ceiling but it's a little taller on one side, which can be better than a 9' ceiling because it isn't parallel to the floor.
pinball101 OP
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So this is the square room configuration.
https://amcoustics.com/tools/amroc?l=338&w=333&h=244&r60=0.6

And this is the rectangular room configuration.
https://amcoustics.com/tools/amroc?l=401&w=282&h=244&r60=0.6

Both just outside of the "bolt" area.  I'm leaning towards staying with the square room and seeing if I can arrange it diagonally as suggested by oldhvymec and in other threads where folks have a square room. 

Yes, it is a nearfield configuration.  Speakers are TAD ME1.   

Both rooms are relatively isolated from the other upstairs rooms with the square room being the most isolated.  

Now to get the couch out of the room so I can start rearranging things.  
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holmz
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The website explains it. Here it is from link I gave you: "The so called "Bolt-area" indicates a accumulation of good room ratios. If the red cross lies within this area you have a good chance of more evenly distributed modes."
Put in different dimensions into the calculator and you will see the X move into or out of the Bolt area. Good luck!

I did not see that anywhere I looked, and with the axes being unlabelled, so it to seems like a rhorshack drawing.

I want to understand it though.
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