M60 - distance from the wall?
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hi guys-
So, I am still digging on my M60s (and my VP100) but after listening a bit to the dolbycast podcast, I am wondering if my speakers might be too close to the wall--right now they are 7" away from the wall.
I am curious if you guys have any thoughts on this. I was listening to music in a pure direct mode and it sounded great from the denon reciever (2808CI) but, you know...it's fun to tweak, even though with my carpet it's a bit of a pain to lift and move in tiny increments!
anyway, hope all is well! best mike
// mike romo 2 M60v2s,VT100v2,2 M2v2s,SVS NSD-PB10, Denon2808CI, Sony BDP-S350, Samsung HP-S4253
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The best thing you can do is try it out and see if you like the difference. If you have the space to pull it out a bit more, I would definitely experiment. Once I move my system, I'm going to be doing a lot more trial-and-error with placement.
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Mike, that distance from the back wall is enough to give the rear ports "breathing room". The other distance factor is to keep the distance from the center of the woofer cones to the three nearest room surfaces(two walls and floor)as unequal as possible so that reflections don't pile up at the same frequency. The distance to the back wall is now about 27" and to the floor about 19" and 12". If the side wall distance is significantly different you should be fine. You can move them a few inches to adjust the distance relationships for experimentation.
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7" should be fine, I have mine about that distance, some have them further.
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Hey JohnK, what do you mean by the distance to the floor? Are you saying that because you have M22's on stands?
Last edited by Ascension; 05/15/09 04:58 PM.
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What John is trying to say it is best to have the distance of your speakers different from the walls and floor, normally measured by the center of the driver.
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Oh, I see! I didn't realize it was measured by the center of the driver. I think when I get home tonight, I might do some tweaking of my setup downstairs. Thank you sirquack!
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I was limited since my screen is 10ft wide and my wall is 15ft wide, that only leaves 2.5ft on each side for my M80's. Plus, I toe them in a little and have bass traps in the corners.
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That's what I'm kinda dealing with right now. I have an 8' wide screen with little room between the outside of my M60's and the wall (probably about 1.5ft at the most with a door opening on my right side to a spare room). I'm wondering if that might be messing up the reflection of the soundwaves or not.
How big are your bass traps if you don't mind me asking? Do they go from the top of your ceiling clear down to your floor, or do they stop halfway?
I do like the sound of my subs, but I know I can make it better. That's why I'm tinkering with the idea of adding bass traps to my room after I do a sub crawl. I'm always moving around my two subs though to find the right sound.
I know having tiled floors in the basement is hindering some of my sound. I threw down a few floor rugs to help out.
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If you go to my website, I have some pics of the design of my corner bass traps and wall panels for reflections. The corner traps go from floor to ceiling.
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