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I am ready for TRUTH, I can handle the TRUTH

I am pretty new here and pretty new to HI-FI so please be patient with me. I am learning pretty quick.

I have been afraid to ask this question...

What effect does having a 65 Inch HD projection
TV in between main's have?

I am very limited for room so i didnt have to many options. Room is rectangular. The mains, TV and center (on top) are placed at a 45 degree angle (left side corner of room) with approx a 10sf triangle behind TV. The left main is very close to LARGE TV and the right main is a few feet from TV. The sub is off in right corner. The speakers are thin Infinity floorstanding. The sub is a Velodyne 15.

Although im open to room placement changes this
question is more of what kind of effects can having
a large TV in between mains have? I listen to mostly
2ch probably 70% and 30% DVD-A and TV/Movies. And
I listen to music at pretty loud levels the highest
being 110db's average probably 80db.

Appreciate any input...

spluta
tsrart
79 posts
 
Try positioning your main L and R speakers a foot or so in FRONT of the television (i.e., closer to the listening position), so that the TV isn't directly in the path of your speaker plane. That will definitely help some . . . .

I've also recently been told that putting a heavy blanket over your TV during 2-channel listening will also help out, by partially eliminating that huge reflective surface. I've tried it with my 51" RPTV, and it IS a plus.

I would also think it would be better to have the speakers equidistant from the TV, if at all possible . . . .
viggen
838 posts
 
HAHAHA "Things you always wanted to ask but was afraid to." Time to write a new audio book for dummies.

Actually, there will be a compromise. Some speakers needs to be pampered more than others. So, "your mileage will vary."

What are your mains?
tsrart
79 posts
 
Clueless --

That's true, but I've found an even more direct correlation between a geometric decrease in IQ and the number of Chris Farley movies one owns . . . .

IQ = (OIQ (1/i * 100)) / CSF(n)

where

OIQ = original pre-AV IQ
i = diagonal inches of TV
CSF = the Constant Stupidity Factor, or 1,000,000
n = the number of Chris Farley movies owned
clueless
763 posts
 
Tsrart:

You forgot the F (frequency). The boob tube is AC and therefore is frequency dependent. The frequency of showings must be considered.

I think you have to divide the whole thing by 2piF where F is frequency of showings per day. Think of the Boobtube as a low(IQ) pass filter.

Of course, being down 6db myself I can never keep this stuff straight anymore.

Sincerely
I remain,
mdomnick
332 posts
 
LOL @ Clueless & Tsrart. Too funny. Luckily I only suffer from Farleyitis. Not that i own any, but always seem to watch them on tv.

Tsrart's advise is right on...move the speakers up and in if possible. I'd personally sell the tv, but then again, "I am and remain," uninterested in tv.
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