A real room quandry...

[bbarrett]

Jeff Joseph of Joseph Audio is known for some great corner setups at industry trade shows, especially when demoing his Pulsar speakers.

You might drop him a note to inquire about his rationale.

[Clarifixer]

Originally Posted by bbarrett

Jeff Joseph of Joseph Audio is known for some great corner setups at industry trade shows, especially when demoing his Pulsar speakers.

You might drop him a note to inquire about his rationale.

Thanks for the connection--I just did that.

[GaryProtein]

Originally Posted by Clarifixer

I'm not sure about the pictured chair position--I did the drawing in AppleWorks without any dimensions available and just eyeballed it. Presently the speakers are a few inches under 8 feet apart center-to-center and the listening chair sweet spot is with my head position about 8-1/2 feet from the speaker plane and centered between the speakers.

Since I upgraded components, I am listening at lower levels and hearing more because of the sound quality, so I try to sit in a relative equilateral triangle with the speakers and set the level accordingly--Mahler is still played loud!

When you say it works, have you heard a system like that? I have done some searching on the 'Net but can't seem to find any info on it.

Years ago, I had a friend who had the B-I-G Bozaks and had them in a corner arrangement like your diagram but spaced out more. I can only say it sounded extremely good with a good soundstage.

[Clarifixer]

Originally Posted by bbarrett

Jeff Joseph of Joseph Audio is known for some great corner setups at industry trade shows, especially when demoing his Pulsar speakers.

You might drop him a note to inquire about his rationale.

Jeff was very prompt in replying. Here is his answer:

My concern when I see rooms with large windows is how much bass is lost through the glass. You'll get almost no bass reinforcement with those windows flexing behind the speakers. I've done diagonal placements at hifi shows many times, and it really cleans up the bass boom, while enhancing the sense of depth to the imaging. But that's in a typical hotel room, with thin walls, and space is tight.

I'm not sure how well this will work for you. If I were given my choice of placement in those rooms of yours, I'd opt to place the speakers in front of the fireplace. I like a very rigid wall behind the speakers for good bass refection.

So there it is. I guess I'll trade a bit of bass for a view of the woods.

[GaryProtein]

Originally Posted by Clarifixer

. . . . I guess I'll trade a bit of bass for a view of the woods.

So would I.

[HIFI1959]

Is there anything to address the solid wall one side and open area on opposite side? I would think this is going to adversely effect front staging. I have sim problem with left side and right side differences.

Originally Posted by GIK Acoustics

For the record, I think you could achieve similar results in both rooms. The only problem is treatment seems less possible in the lit up room due to windows. But if diffusors and panels can still be used in there, you could simply do treatment on stands to distance them some bit away from the windows. You'll likely still need panels in on stands in the room with the fireplace too, so...

Personally, I'd rather listen in the lit up room though both rooms are beautiful. You could focus most bass treatment on the ceiling as to not take away from the views, and minimally treat the side areas. Maybe only treat first reflections and nothing else on the side walls.