Studio Speaker Placement: How to Position Your Monitors Properly

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Studio Speaker Placement: How to Position Your Monitors Properly

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4 жыл бұрын

►Watch Part 2 on Acoustic Treatment here: • Guide to Acoustic Trea...
►Watch Part 3 EQ • Should You EQ Your Spe...
Placing your speakers properly is a BIG part of getting the most out of your monitors-and all the other gear in your studio.
Thanks to KRK, Justin Colletti gives you the best practices approved by acousticians and studio designers in how to get optimal low end and frequency response, whatever kind of room you're working in, even if you're in an odd shaped room.
Look for the next two parts to this series, sponsored by KRK, on acoustic treatment and EQ correction, coming your way soon.
Be sure to download the free KRK app to help your speaker setup go more smoothly, no matter what kind of speakers you have to work with: • Introducing The KRK Au...
Key principles from this episode include:
1. Listen and experiment!
2. Strive for symmetry.
3. Fire the "long way" down the room when possible.
4. Avoid danger zones, including 25% speaker placement, 50% listener placement, and corner loading.
5. Start with decent compromise positions, like 20% speaker placement and 35%-40% listener placement. From there, listen and experiment! Remember: This is a starting point, not a finishing point. In many smaller rooms, you may find the speakers have to move even closer to the walls for the best set of compromises.
6. Factor the "equilateral triangle rule" into your starting point for speaker placement. Begin by striving to get as close to the same distance between your speakers and your listening position as you can. Remember: Breaking this guideline is OK. Many mixers find they actually prefer to place their speakers a bit closer together, so err on the side of bringing your speakers closer together when breaking this rule.
7. If you have to setup your speakers against the wide wall, firing the "short way" into the room, you may find that your speakers and chair have to get even closer to the walls, and that your listening position may end up relatively close to the speakers. In smaller wide rooms, start with your speakers and chair 20% away from the front and back walls, and experiment from there, moving the speakers and chair closer to their respective walls as needed.
8. For square rooms, try the 5:8 ratio to minimize room modes and nodes and avoid "doubling up" on the intensity of your acoustic issues.
9. For L-shaped rooms, experiment with speaker placement in both the wide angel of the L, and a narrower end of the L. Acoustic treatment may mitigate the high-end and midrange problems associated with placing speakers in the wide part of the L, while allowing you to avoid a speaker placement that is too narrow.
10. See Rule #1! Be sure to listen and experiment! Remember that the 20% position is offered as a starting point for experimentation, not a final position. In many rooms, the speaker setup may benefit from going out closer to the walls.
If your speakers get too close to the walls, you may experience a general boost in low end, and issues in the upper bass, but this may be mitigated with EQ and acoustic treatment, and can be a good compromise. More on this in the next episodes!

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@StevenM.Pereira-jr6qz Жыл бұрын

I love your straightforward style and no nonsense approach. Also it's easy to see you share accurate info and don't waste time.

@ILOVEDRAGO Ай бұрын

what? he fokking told the history of the brand KRK and fo the that speaker placement is important up until 3:32 ! We fokking ALREADY KNOW that is important, that is why we watchibng te damn video!

@BarryH54 Жыл бұрын

This video is filled with a lot of useful information presented in a professional, yet informal, manner.

@roberthowells7652 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent beginner guide in clear concise English

@Globe-Vibes 6 ай бұрын

I don’t have the luxury of treating a room. Long gone are those days of me alone in my crib. Kids, full time job etc. I needed a quickie to fix my set up. This video was helpful .. for just the 20 minutes or so of adjusting and testing sound quality, I noticed improvements. Will play around with set up some more. Thank you

@tilersun Жыл бұрын

I find mixing low frequencies on headphones fixes a lot of the issues with sub, which tends to be the major problem with rooms. The rest is never really a problem if you have decent enough symmetry. In saying that, again, rough mix in the room and finesse it through headphones works well.

@valleywoodstudio7345 4 жыл бұрын

Cool video. An interesting thing is when the speakers are too far apart you can over mix the phantom centre. Too close you can undermix. I've discovered with my Genelec 1030a that to err on being closer together makes for better translation on vocal balance. When I had them perfectly aligned with equidistance etc my mid range centre was always louder on other sources. Of course this could be related to size and function of the room. Especially noticeable when doing a quick reference on a single mono full range speaker and back. Small point, but good to illuminate that the 30-40% rule keeps the listener within antinodes of the first 3 octaves!

@nimbus1r 2 жыл бұрын

great vid, extremely useful as a first timer with monitors

@ImRichardShepherd 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank u! Made a big difference in my untreated living room/temp studio space!

@Honzinus78 Жыл бұрын

I follow all the instructions and placed my monitors (Yamaha HS8) the long way down the room and 20% rule. It didn't work. The lowest frequences were probably multiplied and there also was some kind of resonance in a left spekaer. It means that I was unable to get the same bass response from both speakers. This issue was most noticable in a kick drum. I finally manage to get my set up right by placing the speakers closer to my treated back wall down the short way the room. It was the only position where I was able to get the same bass response. My room is more than 50 % treated and it has a huge curtain accross the window and some bass traps. I also found very useful to bring my speakers closer together!

@SonicScoop Жыл бұрын

You could be getting very different bass response out of the two speakers of the two walls are made of different materials. For instance, if one of the two walls is concrete, or adjacent to a brick wall and the other isn’t, that could be the root of the problem. Thick concrete or brick walls can be more reflective at low frequencies than drywall on studs. Hope that’s helpful, and glad you found a solution! -Justin

@pathfinder_official1526 5 ай бұрын

thanks for this video, my room is too small but moving the table with monitors and pc monitor away from wall a bit, and realizing i can move my chair back just to sit and listen here and there while mixing is what I learned from this. Thanks!

@smsy1756 4 жыл бұрын

From the way you start you video talking I felt that you are really expert I’m gonna be really happy to learn from someone like you i put this video to watch later to watch it again and I liked and subscribed to your wonderful channel THANK YOU 🙏

@zacharymiller7763 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Justin. Awesome info. I know how a treated room has enhanced my mixing and you certainly made great sense of its importance.

@philtowers1392 4 жыл бұрын

@ 10 mins. He moves sideways and you realise there’s a whole head of hair back there. Excellent reveal.

@beatweezl 3 жыл бұрын

Caught that too.

@ramonloera360 2 жыл бұрын

😂

@synerg1st Ай бұрын

Saw it at 4mins lol

@antonyharding5360 2 жыл бұрын

Justin you're the man, dood.. Seriously, thank you for your educational advice.. Regards Antony, Warrington England..

@connect_music_yvr 4 жыл бұрын

This is a seriously great series. Thanks so much!

@theHAL9000 4 жыл бұрын

Super informative video. Provides great info for doing speaker set-up armed with a broad sense of getting the most out of your space and equipment. Thanks!

@SonicScoop 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly what we like to hear! Thanks much. So glad to be useful.

@tommckeown6970 4 жыл бұрын

Justin, I ran into a problem that might be of interest to some . I did follow the math precisely, yet when I used Sonarworks, it showed a huge dip at 90hz. I found that the reflection off the wall caused a null due to the speaker location being 1/4 wave of 90hz from the wall. The round trip was a 1/2 wave and caused the 12dB dip. Fortunately, I ran across a manufacturer that said to try to get the speaker closer to the wall so the null would be at a high enough frequency that the broadband absorber would be able to correct it. That got my problem down to a 6dB dip. I thought that was interesting. I'm sure I confused everyone with my explaination but it really helped my speakers.

@JustinColletti 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, there will always be tradeoffs and compromises! This is why 20% is a just a fair starting place, not a final placement. From there you will want to follow principle #1: Listen and experiment-most likely moving the speakers closer to the walls. If you get too close to the walls, you can have a general low end boost that you can help correct with EQ, along with a notch or boost at a higher frequency that you may be able to address with acoustic treatment. If you have more to spend or room building and acoustic treatment, a professional designer would likely place the speakers at something like a 20% distance (or a bit less) from the walls, and then create some tuned bass traps to deal with the node or mode that is most excited in the best compromise you find. This can also be done DIY, though the learning curve is a bit steeper than for building more general “broadband” absorbers. If you have less to spend, moving the speakers close to the wall and using simple broadband absorbers plus EQ could be a better bet. It can be less expensive, and there’s much less of a learning curve for the DIY approach here as well. More on both these approaches in the next two episodes! One fairly ideal way to avoid both these sets of problems is to soffit mount the speakers directly into the wall! This is the most expensive solution of the three, but is popular in large studio control rooms. Thanks for sharing your story and I hope that helps!

@ianscreamsvideo 3 жыл бұрын

Nice info! You kind of remind me of Bob Ross Happy trees mixed w William Shatner in your speaking style. Very calming and yet confident.

@piperofsimms 9 ай бұрын

I'm so much more intelligent now. Beautifully done, interesting and informative. Thank you very much.

@keithforrester82 4 жыл бұрын

Nice to get some actual measurements and maths to base decisions on!

@TazzSmk 4 жыл бұрын

check REW, there is a room simulation tool, to get a better idea what to expect :)

@ItsSamboHere 4 жыл бұрын

this is great, proper detailed and you've covered a variety of rooms and the best tips for them! Thanks so much, onto the acoustic treatment video now :)

@ItsSamboHere 3 жыл бұрын

@Kacy Skovlund fake messages to anyone reading this^^^^^^

@facelessproduction 3 жыл бұрын

Greatly appreciated! Thanks for the FREE app 🙏👍

@RLAYY 10 ай бұрын

Thx much for this one . Gave me alot of insight . Since im in the process of remodeling my room / studio .

@uriel-heavensguardian8949 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the awesome information! My question is. Laying or standing, which is best for monitors.

@SonicScoop 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Whichever way aligns either the “focal point” (or the tweeters) with your ears. The focal point is usually roughly halfway between the main driver and the tweeter in a 2-way design. Though some people prefer to have the tweeter pointing at their ear. So a lot of this depends on how high the speakers will be relative to how high your head will be. Hope that helps! -Justin

@DarayaVahu 4 жыл бұрын

*About the 25% rule from the sidewalls, how is that for the monitor when they are at the 30 degrees angle, do you count that to the center of the woofer of the center of the monitor cabinet?* My room is 270cm wide, I have my Rokits on the sides of my iMac which makes them 88cm from the sidewall to the center of the woofer which is 32% but that's because of the angle to the center of the monitor cabinet is about 29%, length of my room is 360cm and my listening position is about 28%, 25% with head leaning on hand at the desk, it's the proper triangle, can't get the monitor closer because of the screen and can't get them further apart because the sweet spot would be too far from the desk. I have to have a bed and closet and they are one each side. Also, my desk is standing one so from floor to the center of woofer is 168 (121cm desk + desk stands + auralex MoPAD tilted 8 degrees down) which is 33% from the ceiling. That's probably one of the worst scenarios but on Sonarworks Reference frequency response curves are exactly the same for right and left at least, previously I had corner desk which supposed to be the worst actually the frequency response was flatter only under 300Hz slight mismatch the biggest variation was at 150Hz, one side +3dB the other -3dB, and overall there was less bass which I thought corners supposed to make more 🤔

@flexxer2000 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your advice really glad that my speakers are in the right position Stands really make a great difference

@motafov 3 жыл бұрын

how cool is this guy on a scale of 1 to 10? 11? seriously, great vid, tx!

@ronwess 3 жыл бұрын

Just got my first pair of monitors and speaker stands so I thank you 🙏 for your tutorial on monitor placement, PeaceLove&GodBless

@CamiloVelandia 4 жыл бұрын

These help so much. I just got an Apollo x8, and it came with free KRK 5 G4... I'm impressed! I had the 2nd generation and these are awesome. The app and the new back screen are an amazing addition

@epicon6 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 6x5 meter room and my speaker's manual recommends at least 1.5m to the wall so that means if i place them there they are exactly at the forbidden 25% spot :) and if i move them any farther from the wall my listening position is at 50% of the room :) Also if i would turn facing the longer side and place them 1.5m from the wall my listening position is right in the middle of the room :) And to my understanding if i place the speakers closer than 1.5m to the wall it's going to affect 60-160 frequency range badly and if it's closer than 0.5m it's still going to affect lower than 60hz sounds and my speakers play clean signals down to to 38hz. I've settled with having them 1.3 meters from the back wall so my listening position is at 38% and i'm pretty happy with it but some day i'll buld the perfect studio :)

@thatchinaboi1 3 жыл бұрын

I have my setup placed in the living room close to a corner, but I have no issues from doing so. The speaker closest to the corner is about a foot and a half away from either wall of the corner, but not the same distance to either wall. The not placing a speaker in the corner does not apply for all situations. And obviously the proximity to the corner matters. Not to mention distance is relative. :)

@angustmcd 3 жыл бұрын

excellent video. good brevity with good detail. hard to find balance with tutorials. excellent.

@kirkyardley761 5 ай бұрын

Could you put plywood over window with foam, thick curtains and then put a panel over it? I imagine that’s overkill but I never understood just keeping the windows and changing the ideal listening situation because of it

@maxmus9854 2 жыл бұрын

Great information! Thank you!

@ovniciusmusic Жыл бұрын

hey mate!!! thanks a lot for all!! can you help with that?? i do have a window on the side of the room , located at the side of my chair, that is on the 38% ... what could i do on that window (not breaking it xD ) ... if i put the window behind the desk the wide part of the room would be by the sides( thats u say it is dangerous) ... and also my wood room has that celling , in that shape / would be better this angled stay behind me or in the front of me?? big thanksss n wishh an answer !! bless up yaaa for all

@nextgenhype6488 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Keep up the good work👌

@GatticaKid Жыл бұрын

Hi what about a rectangular room that’s 11’x9’9” and has an inclined ceiling? GIK let me know I should place them mm away from front the wall. Maybe 20% from side walls?

@aurelialunceford2696 Жыл бұрын

I bought an audiologist booth that is 5x5 feet and 6 feet tall. It has a glass door and two 2x2 ft windows. Is there any hope for this room to work as a monitering room? It is soundproof --completely treated with acoustical foam --except for the glass windows and door? If I put a sound panel on the door and windows and set my speakers at 50 % and my head at 90% could it work? What would happen if I opened the door and placed an acoustic panel outside my booth. Would the 10 inch lips on each of the 2 sides of the door cause mayhem?

@ZAYAZOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for the heads up on the KRK app 🙂🤘

@TecNickelSwag 3 жыл бұрын

Thank U So Much!!!! This series is awesome!

@diabmourani9601 Жыл бұрын

what do you think about a 50 50 80 degrees triangle for monitor angle ?

@ChrisKerryAudox 9 ай бұрын

The bad guy from karate kid 3 really has turned his life around 🤣

@D2LocTv 6 ай бұрын

How Can I Connected 2 pair of Monitors With My Apollo twin pro.

@ShredderTainment Жыл бұрын

Very helpful! Thank you! If I line my walls with clothing, and costumes, wigs, some inside wooden standing closets, does all that help with sound diffusion? The room is square but the studio desk off to one corner & is multi-layered, slightly facing both windows...I will aim for that 5:8 ratio you mentioned for speakers. 😉 thx again!

@TheChadPad 4 жыл бұрын

What if you had to mix in a corner? How would you go about treating that part of the room to compensate?

@mateomrak4414 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a ton of useful info! I have a quick question though. Curious do you have any advice how would you position them (or what to avoid) in the attic rectangle room when one long wall has a 45° angle from the roof.

@bdrigg Жыл бұрын

Good stuff, thanks!

@jamescollins69 2 жыл бұрын

Dumb q from someone getting started: I have a very weird room I'm using to produce music in: the room is an odd shape, the height of the ceiling changes drastically, the room layout cannot be changed as it's a communal area and I'm not moving my workstation because there's nowhere else for it, there is no symmetry in the room (I have a window behind me on my right hand side, and two doors leading to other rooms to my left), and essentially one speaker will be in a different "acoustic environment" to the other. Hiring a studio is out of the question lol I suppose I'm asking how much I should try to stick to these principles when I'm already starting with a severe handicap

@joejones4237 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for doing these amazing videos. I was close but great to make better changes , Thx

@salvatorepanzali3660 10 ай бұрын

Hey Justin, i have a question.. do you get a noise in general even if your krk a not attached to your audio card.

@thepreseason 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Justin, great room setup video, big thanks. Im having some trouble figuring out the ideal setup for the den-studio in my new apartment. Dimensions are 150 x 75 inches. Figured I'd be setting up long-ways. Mainly wondering how far the speakers should be from the sides walls/corners. Getting some heavy bass build up at the moment

@Yahoomediaclub 4 жыл бұрын

Great explanation and video...learned more here..

@Dmaccabees 3 жыл бұрын

Great breakdown 🔥💯🔥

@michaelrussell8442 4 жыл бұрын

Any special advice treatment wise or other for a 6 sided room? Almost rectangular but the far wall has 3 sides concave like this /-----\ with pretty wide angle about 140 degree. Each has a large window. Speakers currently placed on the 3 sided end of the room.

@JustinColletti 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! This is what many people call a “bay window”. Make this the front wall-the one *behind* your speakers. Three reasons: 1. Windows are reflective at high frequencies and transparent at low frequencies. Speakers put out very little high frequency behind them. 2. Windows are pretty to look out of. 3. It makes it much easier to avoid assassins. You’ll see ninjas and snipers coming, so you can do audio in peace and prosperity.

@ka-li7271 4 жыл бұрын

@@JustinColletti even if it's looking out into the road? Won't I annoy all my neighbours !? (would it be much louder outside compared to running the speakers across the other wall to wall perpendicular to the windows?)

@Jonathandavidk 3 жыл бұрын

I need help. Which should I choose: 1)I can set up speakers with a window behind them, but speakers will be pointed at the short wall of my rectangle room. 12 ft. 2)I can go the long way (17 ft) , but I’ll have 2 windows on one side of the room and no windows on the other side.

@JohnSmith-of4vh Жыл бұрын

What do you recommend UNDER your speakers?

@KiLLJOY1056 3 ай бұрын

Anybody else excited to get youre new monitors? I am lol

@davefalk335 3 жыл бұрын

So my issue, is my 7x11 room I has two walls that are all window (Sliding glass doors), and the other 2 walls are brick. I have my desk in front of the 7 ft glass window wall (with full length cloth blind) and to the right of the desk is a 11 ft glass window wall (with full length cloth blind). The left side of my computer desk is the brick wall and the back wall (opposite of desk) is also brick with a wood door to get inside the house.

@PatTagudar Жыл бұрын

On the 5 / 8 rule and speaker distance from the back wall... Can the distance from back wall be compensated by using absorbers on the back wall behind the speakers?

@sarahX.. Жыл бұрын

what about vaulted ceilings ? does it make much difference whether the speakers are placed on the parallel wall or the triangle wall ?

@wiggesobk 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video. Does the app also works with other speakers like the Yamaha HS7?

@smashsystem 3 жыл бұрын

Great information. Many thanks.

@bitflux2 4 жыл бұрын

very dense video, love it

@kaystrings 3 жыл бұрын

This Video is very insightful

@jonasbechly4081 3 жыл бұрын

I have the problem, that i have windows on my right side and i cant go with it in front or behind me. Do you have a trick for me`?

@ontogeny6474 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this info. Much appreciated!

@JWhiteEnterprise 4 жыл бұрын

I see in studios some engineers have their monitors standing up straight or sideways. Does this matter? Should we be putting our monitors sideways when mixing?

@SonicScoop 4 жыл бұрын

That really comes down to getting the tweeters to an appropriate height. If the tweeters are going to be too high if they are placed upright, then they will want to go on their sides. If they are going to be too low if they are on their sides, then place them upright. I hope that helps!

@JWhiteEnterprise 4 жыл бұрын

SonicScoop Thank you Family

@KwamenaA 3 жыл бұрын

Also you can have them upside down if the tweeters are two high (with the tweeter on the bottom). I would avoid putting 2-way speakers sideways because you'll mess with your stereo image when the tweeters are not symmetrical. In 3 way speakers that are sideways it's still in the middle.

@gurnaamsingh7674 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I watched your whole series on this, very very in-depth, absolutely brilliant. I just have one question, I am able to keep 20% distance from the wall to the front plate of my speaker however I use three 24 inch screens, (I originally thought I may have to use two, to keep the 30-degree angle or keep the distance from the walls) but for me to stay the in the "sweet spot" I have to angle the speakers at 40 degrees. is this an issue or would it be better to stick to the 30 degrees? I would be around 40cm in front of the sweet spot. I'm happy to send you the plans if that makes it any better. Thanks in advance.

@FullContactDrummer 2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to be able to build out my studio from scratch in a basement. Where can I find ideas for rooms in a square area?

@JupiterStudio1 2 жыл бұрын

Hi.. what do you think about the Rokit 5 g4 and the g3??

@MadazzaMusik Жыл бұрын

Im gonna have to break every rule in my room

@sometroii6561 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gaston!

@kofiassor2164 3 жыл бұрын

THANKS jUSTIN

@mancavelegostudios9711 Жыл бұрын

I have a 10ft by 12ft squarish room and have Krk Rokit G4 RP7s. If I acoustically treat my room well, do you think I'll have good results in such a small room with 7 inch speakers? Thanks!

@zaoria123 5 ай бұрын

Starts at 3:56

@vuch9208 3 жыл бұрын

My listening room is in a loft with three walls. What is the best way to set up my system in this situation?

@Frankkazanable 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for mentioning L-Shape rooms. I have no choice other than working in our L-Shape living room and the problem is where I can place the monitors is from one side next to the window and from the other side next to the kitchen entrance (The kitchen is open from the other side) what do you suggest I do?

@Joshyswing 3 жыл бұрын

This is great info. Thanks so much

@RapperRemedi Жыл бұрын

People be like "lets put them on my ears like a headphone" its nearfield 😂

@voltmaster7727 3 жыл бұрын

What about proper placement for a subwoofer ?

@Rappermand99999 Жыл бұрын

Is that 20 percent out to the nearest point of the speaker or the cone?

@SonicScoop Жыл бұрын

The speaker cone :-) Or more accurately, the "focal point" which is generally located between the two drivers. But just using the cone is going to get you pretty darn close! Very best, Justin

@zk4686 4 жыл бұрын

My triangle 3ft from each speaker to listening position. But, from speaker to speaker against my desk its 50in. Hope OK gonna run room EQ wizard now. Tried to follow distance from walls. behind the speakers It's 21 inches. But, from left to right speaker. It's slightly off Left speaker to wall - 27in Right speaker to wall - 24in I have an awkward desk hope this is ok.

@davidpatrick1813 3 жыл бұрын

Quick question: I have a quite temporary place to use my speakers. The small room is a living/work area too, thus “cluttered” with various objects. Can a small low volume type area for monitoring audio work possible with my 6.5 monitors? Our would I look into iloud or such. This is not a high end plan. Can imaging monitors be too large for a small area or room?

@ShriiDev 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Good video.

@alexd0103 2 жыл бұрын

How about having the speakers over 25% from the side walls? Is there a general limit on that? Due to the position of the door in my room my speakers will have to be more like 30% in from either wall.

@thatskao. 3 жыл бұрын

I have a question since I'm not sure how to position the speakers in my home studio: I have an almost square room with a big sunken double window (2x1,8m) on one of the shorter walls. The problem is that this window isn't centered on the wall. Since you are emphasising the importance of symmetry, where would you place the speakers in this case: 1: place them in front of the window thus have them not centered. 2: place them in a centered position, thus having one speaker in front of the window and the other one in front of the wall. I'd appreciate your opinion. :) Greetings

@Ace_of_DiscaL 3 жыл бұрын

Does all of this apply to my fiber "EcoPeace" absorbtive walls?

@electedmusic7685 2 жыл бұрын

hi, a question, why is -20 db selected to measure? it's just for mixing right? If I want to measure my room and monitors, to listen to music alone, do I not select -20 to measure up to 85dbs?

@djvidual8288 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff!

@socksumi 2 жыл бұрын

Speakers that measure flat in anechoic conditions will sound necessarily bright in typical listening environments.

@yixu705 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Justin awesome video! Quick question: How bad is it to have glass/mirror to the side of a speaker? I have these big sliding mirror closets that make up a whole side of my room. Do you think the difference in material between this glass on one side and drywall on the other would be detrimental?

@SonicScoop 4 жыл бұрын

Both glass and drywall are going to be pretty reflective at all frequencies. Glass maybe even a little more so at high frequencies, though not by a ton. The bigger issue is that you can place acoustic treatment on one side in that spot but not the other. So it's not idea for stereo imaging. You're introducing some asymmetry into the setup. That said, practically all rooms will require compromises and tradeoffs. Just find the ones that work best for you! Hope that helps, Justin

@zileanicathun 3 жыл бұрын

hello there, when you are talking about the square room you said you want the speaker closer to the side wall than the back wall but my speaker would be very far apart if i do that is that ok ?

@Allan-et5ig 3 жыл бұрын

sonicscoop - Short of having sound on sound magazine fly from England to my home - this was the best! Are you ever available to take emails proper?

@SonicScoop 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Email anytime at Justin at sonicscoop

@Allan-et5ig 3 жыл бұрын

@@SonicScoop Thank you; I will.

@davidhasselhoff3090 2 жыл бұрын

okay but what if you have a small room?

@turn4turn595 2 жыл бұрын

I'm only 10 minuets into the video and every danger zone you listed describes my tiny 10x12 room. Even my window position isn't ideal. Can I just use one Studio Monitor and place that in the room and run mono thru it? I haven't bought anything yet but I'm getting tired of using headphones.

@kentgoodall2516 Жыл бұрын

Whats the deal with putting your speakers on there side always wondered Is it a good thing or bad move

@SonicScoop Жыл бұрын

It can be useful of it aligns the tweeters or “focal point” of the speaker better with your ears. If your speakers are too tall standing up straight and the higher frequencies aren’t hitting your ear properly, lying them on their side can be good. Hope that helps! -Justin

@paoloburin4859 4 жыл бұрын

Very informative Question for a listening arrangement (not studio) A room 4x5 with a large wardrobe on the long wall (3 m almost up to the ceiling). for calculation purpose shall I deduct the footprint of the wardrobe to the room width? In addition I have a king size bed in front: is the mattress playing a role in the sound? Does it influence the positioning of the speakers?

@SonicScoop 4 жыл бұрын

That's a bit tricky. From a high frequency perspective, yes it would respond a lot like a wall. From a low frequency perspective, it may behave a little differently from your other walls, but it has a somewhat similar impact. Ideally, you'd find a way to place it that doesn't upset the symmetry of things. But the world is not always ideal! Yes, a mattress will have some influence, mostly as a high and mid frequency absorber. Hope that helps!