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Have you gotten great sound in a small er room?

I have a room that's 13 x 20 with the old part of the room having 8' ceilings and the newer construction nearly 10'. I found that firing the speakers across the short wall was interesting sonically: more open-sounding than firing down the long wall (which I've traditionally done). The sound is more layered, but the imaging diffuse. However, the sidewall reflections are much more reduced (and i have considerable ASC tube traps, and an ASC wall damp in the room.
What's your experience in a smaller room? Were you able to get both the music, and the soundstaging to cohere in a smaller room?
gbmcleod
schubert
7,386 posts
 
I never got all the fuss about this, probably because I'm dumber than most with less acute hearing.

All I ever do in a room is get the speakers as far out in the room as possible, about 6-7 feet apart with me sitting as close to a wall as possible 6-8 feet away. Works for me.
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
I heard magnepan mg 20s sound great in a small hotel room, the first year they were introduced. the hotel was in las vegas--the golden nugget
psag
518 posts
 
I'm very happy with the sound I'm getting in my small listening room, using large floorstanders and dual subs. I can have ruler-flat frequency response if I want it. The two essential ingredients are extensive room treatments and DSP.
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mapman
22,341 posts
 
I do pretty much what Schubert said. THe trick in a small room is finding the room to do it. Utilizing two walls + corner in the front rather than a single wall alone just provides more options to try particularly when space is tight. Asymmetrical placements even more so.

Or just go nearfield as another option and completely forget about the room acoustics for the most part.
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geoffkait
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A room that's 20 by 13 with 10' ceiling is a small room? Interesting.
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