Speaker Placement

Sound correction in the frequency and time domain. When we play a hi-fidelity recording in our listening room, the sound that we hear is the product of many things: the performers, the recording environment and the skill of the recording engineers, the quality of our playback electronics and loudspeakers, and the room/acoustic environment in which we are listening.

It is towards the end of this chain that this article focuses: what happens in the speakers and the room that degrades the listening experience and makes it “less than it could be”? This is a complex topic, and it is important to look evenly at all aspects of it. In this article I will touch on some of the complexities in the topic of “room correction.” The term itself could be a bit misleading – when we look scientifically at what is happening, we see that this is a question of applying available technology to remove distracting and psycho-acoustically misleading elements of the sound that reaches our ears. Room correction is as old as hifi itself Room-speaker interaction. [audio physic] - no loss of fine detail. The sunny side – This is how to position your loudspeakers correctly.

Practical tips and background information to room acustics. Phenomenon of human acoustical perception Where should the loudspeakers and the listener be placed in order to obtain excellent sound quality? Before answering this question, we would like to explain a few basic facts about human acoustic perception. P.W. However, we are glad to say that in the course of evolution our brain has developed a technique which allows us to shed some light on the dark chaos of reflections.

This intelligent approach to acoustic perception is the reason why, in former times, we were able to run in the opposite direction from a sabretooth tiger, in the middle of a thick forest with many reflections rebounding from trees. Rules about positioning Position example. Audio. The placement of speakers in a room greatly affects system performance.

This guide, written by George Cardas, provides insight into Golden Ratio based system setup. Speaker PLACEMENT / Set Up / POSITION Loudspeakers ADVICE Room SHAPE ACOUSTICS. © Rudolf A.

Bruil - Page first published on the www in August 2001, and updated since. Top of Page Spanish Version of this Article | Audio & Music Bulletin | 25 Years CD - Digital Audio Compact Disc LP List | Record Cleaning Service | Home | The Remington Site | The Universal Record Stabilizer Ring | Record Weight | Links. Speaker Placement. There could be undreamed of performance lurking within your system, just waiting to be tapped!

What's that you say, better sound than I have now? Most likely, yes. While some of you have been fastidious in your approach to speaker placement, the plain truth is that most of us do not know how (or do not take the time) to properly position our loudspeakers. I hope to help alleviate this situation with the information that follows. To preface, let me say that an article on "correct" speaker placement may be impossible to write. The home environment presents a multitude of problems/considerations in choosing a location for our speakers. To better understand the terminology and the reasoning behind the recommendations, let us first explore a few basics of acoustic theory. The Room room affects the sound of a speaker by the reflections it causes.

In any listening environment, what we hear is a result of a mixture of both the direct and reflected sounds. On to specifics. Listening Height.