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Structural beam in middle of listening room

Hello,
Room is 13'X20' with a steel structural beam(covered with wood strips)11' from the short wall behind the speakers, Wilson Sophia 2 with Pass XA30.8 amp.
I am down to twp positions.
Either the speaker woofers 4' from the rear wall behind and 6' apart with the listening chair just in front of the column and 7' from the woofers, or the speakers 6' from the rear wall(per Cardas rec) and the listening chair 2' behind the column so I'm looking at the column. Aesthetics aside, would you expect any adverse sonic effects from the column in front of the listening position?
Thanks,
Joe

jferro
jferro OP
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I'm  getting some help from GIK and should get some of their products in a week or so.
In the mean time, I favor the position with the speakers about 6 feet from the wall behind and the listening position about 5 feet behind the column.
Both positions sound very good but I get a deeper soundstage with them further out in the room. I cannot discern any detrimental effect from the column.
I also agree that listening with the lights out is probably the best tweek,  so the look of the column is no problem.
Thanks for all the insights.
Joe
 

gdnrbob
4,411 posts
 
Great!
I am glad the column isn't a problem.
Do you have subs? If so, you could probably move the speakers forward even more. Who is GIK?
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o_holter
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I have a slim column two feet or so to the right of my listening chair. I dont like it. But I have not bothered to dampen it. Maybe I should. It seems to have a small impact, especially, when I move my listener position forwards, so it is a bit behind me.

jferro OP
13 posts
 

o_holter.   Nice room/system.

I sent my room layout to an acoustic engineer who thought the pillar woundn't affect the sound.  I wouldn't dampen it. I rationalize it by thinking it adds diffusion.

sounds_real_audio
953 posts
 

Simply get a contractor to chop that beam down....get it out of the way...

Chop may not be the right word.......it is metal....

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