Re: M80s, (very) Brief First Impressions
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I also love the sound of acoustic guitar on my m80's.
-David
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Re: M80s, (very) Brief First Impressions
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Music really runs in your family dosn't it.
I will try to play with the positioning, but I don't have much to play with. They are almost 5 feet from the rear wall (to avoid entrances) and about 15" from the side walls.
I'm actually more concerned about the EP350 when I get it going (computer connectivity issues).
I suspect that to get the sound I fell in love with at Axiom, I will have to attempt some sort of room treatments.
Fred
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I will try to play with the positioning, but I don't have much to play with. They are almost 5 feet from the rear wall (to avoid entrances) and about 15" from the side walls.
If your speakers are indeed 60" from the rear wall and 15" from the sides you may want to try either adjusting the side distance or the front to back distance so you'll not have the speakers off of each wall a measurement number that is a number divisible by each other evenly. (60"/15" = 4)
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Re: M80s, (very) Brief First Impressions
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Darned math stuff! The speakers are only 8' apart so I don't want to move off the wall too much more. I will fiddle more once I get past the basic setup stuff.
Fred
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Sounds like a bass trap project is needed!
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Yup. I've been doing my homework. I'm thinking of trying some sort of mockup to see what it looks like before proceeding though.
Fred
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Throw a bunch of over sized pillows, thick blankets/comforters or whatever you may have around the house in the corners and stack 'em up, this should give you an idea about what the outcome may be. I can't get into filling the room with a boat load of acoustic panels but I am a firm believer in bass traps.
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I don't have much to throw in the corners. Left all the extra crap with the ex.
I was doing a little more playing tonight and I noticed that certain bass notes seem to resonate a more than others. Same with the drums. The kick drum seems a little boomy but the others are nice and tight.
Fred
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Got any tall and wide friends? You can stand them in the corners.
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I totally panicked my wife one day when I took every cushion off the couch and used them to build bass traps with every pillow, cushion and woogy blanket I could find thrown in behind them.
It seemed to make a difference with the problem I have in my square room where the back corners get loud, boomy bass if I turn the SW up enough to get decent bass in my center listening position.
Never went further than the experiment though.
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