wizardofoz Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 http://www.linkwitzlab.com/accurate%20stereo%20performance.htm Something for people to try and get a better balance from their systems Actually there are many interesting reads on this site...especially about how things are recorded and reproduced. Many of you know of my Linkwitz passion but SL backs up his work with extensive testing and measurements (using equipment and his and others ears) so I take what he has to say with a high degree of confidence that it is well thought through and very credible.
jimi1624705950 Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 Interesting link. Will need to absorb slowly later. Shame he doesn't go more into speaker positioning in this article as its very relevant. I'm doing the D= 0.7W in my little room. Its true that with good recordings the wider placement of the speakers gives a great soundstage. Would have been relevant to state the approx location for listening position and spkr position in relation to the front/ back wall. Ideally I think the spkrs should be about halfway into the room, with the listening position almost at the back wall. Also I'd go so far as to say that the spkrs should be 1m or more away from the side walls too (not the 0.7m or 3 feet stat which is often quoted). As a slight aside, I'm also going to wade through this: http://www.linkwitzlab.com/rooms.htm Basically he is stating his case for open baffle and omni directional speakers. Very interesting, however I find that pin point imaging, separation, and bass impact can be more troublesome unless using v good speakers.
1AngMoh Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 Interesting. Like Jimi, need some time to wade through it. Loudspeaker design will have a large bearing on positioning. It is always useful to read manufacturers recommendations in this respect. As for "accurate" performance of a stereo system -- all I can say is good luck with that. Most bros rooms are massive tone controls, adding or subtracting 20dB in certain parts of the frequency spectrum.
Earfonia Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 As for "accurate" performance of a stereo system -- all I can say is good luck with that. Most bros rooms are massive tone controls, adding or subtracting 20dB in certain parts of the frequency spectrum. Agree! Basically room tuning is the hardest thing to achieve accurate performance, and can be more costly than the system itself. But again, the more difficult it is, the more fun for some people :)
wizardofoz Posted February 18, 2013 Author Posted February 18, 2013 A little something on SL ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_Linkwitz
Guest pitch bender Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 Good website with lots of information. thnaks for sharing!
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