Best Speaker Choice for my very "non-audio-friendly" Living Room
It's too bad you're against using something with a 15" woofer as this review of the Magna Transpuls looks like it would work in your situation. Although cheap in price, they compete with much higher brands, and Klipsch is the US dealer for them. All the best, Nonoise |
This is definitely a very challenging room. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/9787#&gid=1&pid=1 You need really good off-axis dispersion and immunity from reflection, so I’m even more inclined to say you should just eliminate normal box speakers from consideration as a starting point. I think open baffles and omnis are the way to go. Again, demo/return capability is a must. |
Wow. You are not kidding on a challenging environment. The photos are worth a thousand words. i would try small monitors on stands on the granite shelf. Put them just high enough not to get heated by direct radiation from the fireplace. This would allow cutting down the distance apart. Looks like you already have a subwoofer there… that would continue to work. |
A wide dispersion LCR mounted right to the stone fireplace would work well. From my ATC world, a SCM 12i which has a steel plate to mount to in the back and Adaptive Technology stuff to use as the "arm" to the bracket. This is how studios and post houses do it. You'll need a serious hammer drill to lag bolt into the stone. You need a bracket that can be tilted downward to keep energy off the glass. Wide dispersion for sure horizontal, but narrow vertically. |
