Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners M80's VS Swan Diva 6.2

i know, i know, Lampaxiom isn't going to buy a tv soon;
i got out of bed recently and still not fully woken up.

Curious. How close do you sit that you have to move your head for a 42" screen?

Somewhere there is a web page showing recommended ratio's for screen size vs. distance to maintain comfort. Unfortunately, a quick Google couldn't find it for me, but it's out there.

I think he must sit 5 inches back.

Bobt, I have to agree with you on generally, well almost always, preferring two channel music in stereo with some rare exceptions like Drone, or Goa Trance styles. However . . .



If you really want to feel like you are in a concert then adding surround speakers (no center necessary if sitting in the sweet spot) makes well recorded concert SACDs, DVDs and especially now Blu-rays feel like being there. When I first put together my HT system I had a friend, who’s a part time sound engineer for local bands, come listen to some stuff including a live DVD 5.1 of Lead Zeppelin. He was totally blown away at how “live” it sounded with “realistic” time delays for he echoes coming off the back wall of the stadium.

I’ve had similar results with a recording of Roger Waters in Berlin on SACD, and Toto on one of the best Blu-ray concerts I’ve ever heard. Had Blu-ray not come out I would probably not suggest 5.1 or 7.1 for music as SACD and DVD-A seem to have been dying but well mixed Blu-ray concerts are simply amazing and given the option are always my first choice over 2ch now if available.

OTOH, I’m not a big fan of Dolby PLIIx and such for well recorded 2ch music but others have differing opinions of that.

I have a 3.1 system. L/C/R + sub woofer. I used to like music in 2.0 or 2.1 stereo the best. My Center was a vp100. Since my center is now an M2 + VP100, I like it best in 3.1. It's all in the sound quality. The extra center speaker added enough detail that now that sounds the best.

Five inches.....That's how far away I sit. But I don't need to, nor can, stretch out my legs for comfort.

about the eye/head motion for lazy types watching tv, i though it would show through that it was a joke.

i know about the on line calculator, and have used it as a basis for choosing the distance where i sit.
i sit at the "sweet spot", around 62 ins. from the monitor.

I prefer 2.1 for music.

65" is minimum screen size for me. I sit about 13' from the screen in my office. If I could squeeze a 72" there, I would, but the towers and equipment rack would make things a bit tight.

Well don't get me wrong. I have nothing against HT or a multi speaker set up. In fact I have used my Advents, in a 4 speaker setup with my Polks. But in the room i'm dealing with now. I have a big bar at the other end of the room.
Even with the broken Polks i can feel the bass going thru the bar. To hang speakers over the bar, with the M80's would probably knock all the glasses out of the bar...LOL Plus would be far too much for anybody in the room, except me...LOL
I have no TV down there, and don't intend to put one in there.
It's more of a guy drinking, music room...LOL but don't tell my wife that. I'm very happy just to pull up a chair, grab a beer..just sit and listen. I don't think the M80's require a sub, at least i hope not. Thats all i'm really interested in.

I don’t use a sub when listening to 2ch music only dedicated mutli-channel tracks with separate LFE channel.