Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo placing of axiom's in computer room

ok, will try and make this easy i am going to try and diagram my listening position in reference to the axioms and i would like thoughts about it:

axiom(in bookcase)--------------------------------axiom(bookcase)
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^4 feet ^4feet
-- computer desk
^shelf Monitor




me(chair)



the monitor sits on the top shelf of the computer desk. looking straight ahead, the monitor is right between the axioms, thus "blocking" whatever sound is in the middle. i cannot move the monitor down lower to hear the difference by myself, so i cant do a quick and dirty on the sound difference.

any thoughts?

well, the drawing did not work...move the lines from "4 feet" to shelf monitor to the middle of the dotted lines between axiom in bookcase.

Killer, there's some difficulty following your diagram, but ignoring that, what do you mean that the monitor in the middle is "blocking" sound? The sound comes from the Axioms on each side and the sound about equal in the left and right channels appears to come from the middle because of the "phantom" effect although it's coming from each side.

oh, come now...my diagram was a master of simplicity!! well, maybe not. what i was trying to show that as i sit in my chair, the monitor sits about forehead high. smack dab in the middle of the placemente of the axioms in the bookcases against the far wall.

Let's try it this way: how far from your listening position are the Axioms, how widely are they separated and how high from the floor are they; how far from your listening position is the monitor and how high is it?

Also, what are you wearing?

well, i dont have my own web page so how do i post a pic of the "situation"?

CV---hmm, little worried about ya

Most people here seem to like Photobucket for hosting images. I've never used them, but I'm sure someone here could step you through the process if it's not straightforward enough.

Killer, Charles asked what you were wearing because he learned some time ago that cloth materials in the listening room had a significant effect on the sound. He reported to us that he tried listening while nude and experienced stronger bass and a better sound stage as a result. He says that he always listens like that now and also insists that any female guests that he has over do the same. There was some reluctance at first until he explained to them that this was simply in the interests of higher fidelity.

The sweet spot is small enough that we have to sometimes be creative in how we share it, too.