Where should my speakers go?

[kelly644]

I have an increadibly horrible room acousitcally that has pretty much rendered my monitors worthless... I'm moving in a couple months so all that I am willing to do is try to get an OK monitor placement and attempt to compensate (I know, bad idea) with a graphic EQ.

Can anyone identify a possible a locational radius (Like "Try 2/3rds across the room from the brick wall, facing the the brick wall") that may yield better results?

I've tried the center of the room facing the top wall and it was worse where it is now... but this spot is completely worthless too.

I would like to get some practice recording before I move.

Thanks

ps: give or take about 2-3 feet for the length of the room.

- kelly[/img]

[David French]

Get exact dimensions and we can help.

[kelly644]

Long way: 21 feet, 10 inches

Short way: 15 feet, 8 inches

Ceiling height - 7 feet, 8 inches.

Thanks

- kelly

[David French]

Room Optimizer seems to like the listener at 9'11" from the brick wall and the speakers 4'11" from the brick wall and 5' from the side walls. This position should give you a better low end frequency response, but placement won't do much to stop low tones from ringing and it won't do anything for high end reflections. When you get your new room, you should stop back by here ad we will help you acoustically treat your room.

[kelly644]

Cool Thanks a lot, I'll try that later tonight or tomarrow.

Do the rear radiators on a pair of hr824s add in complications?

I fully intend to treat the room wherever I go...

Thanks

[Paul Woodlock]

...Do the rear radiators on a pair of hr824s add in complications?

Yeah, they trade bass volume for distortion.

But that's another story ;)

[equinox2004]

Hi David
Does Room Optimizer gives you the height to position monitors ?
All Ive been able to get from that program is a position of speakers on the floor. I think room optimizer is for home speakers only. Is there something Im missing ?

thanks !

[David French]

The program has provisions for searching between a range of height values for both listener and speakers. They refer to it as the 'Z' dimension. I usually constrain the speaker height to the listener's height.

[equinox2004]

1000 ThanKs David !

I knew I was missing something ! ... You hit the Nail man !

No more Psichoteraphy from now on, only acoustics...

[David French]

Glad to help