Equipment Location at First Reflection Point

Do yourself a lifetime favor, get one of these Sound Pressure Meters

 

needs a tripod hole on the bottom. Tripod, seated ear height, listening position

Next, you need test signals to measure/compare.

this CD is my favorite: tracks 9-38: 29 individually selectable 1/3 octave bands,

 

make a chart, see what you are getting, see results of changes.

My vintage speakers have level controls, and this was my new best friend balancing side to side and top to bottom from my listening position.

 

I'm restoring a vintage pair of AR-2ax speakers for my office, finishing today. I had forgotten they have mid and tweet level controls. Mic and test tones tomorrow am. Usually you let the woofer go full out and apply less or more attenuation to the other drivers, relative to what the woofer is doing IN IT'S CURRENT POSITION. Move them, readjust. Oh happy day, BUT, be precise! You might consider, if you have too much bass GENERALLY, add a level control to tame whatever needed.

If you cannot find that test cd, you could send me a private message about it.

@lowrider57  Very good question--actually it sounds great and i'm wondering if i'm chasing/inventing a problem that isn't there;  the only way to know though would be to move the rack, place absorption and listen--not really practical b/c i have nowhere to put the rack except between the speakers which everyone says is bad--so i may make things worse.

@elliottbnewcombjr -- i have sound tools but i will check out that CD--i've been looking for a way to test other than regular music sources.  However, i'm not sure what i'd be looking for that would tell me if the rack being at reflection point is causing a problem?

measure reality, then .......

If i knew how to do that i would use it on my wife 😀