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BUT the proximity to wall surfaces is always a concern.. As Ethan aptly illustrated, being too close to the rear wall can be a nightmare... but the same destructive early reflections can occur from being too close to the side walls... |
jimmyjazz wrote on Sat, 16 September 2006 10:28 |
You're going to have to put significant absorption on that back wall unless it's at LEAST 7-8 feet from your listening position,and more ideally 10-11 feet back. That early reflection, no matter how diffuse, will mess with your head. (Literally!) |
weslachot wrote on Sat, 07 April 2007 10:36 |
Garrett, Since you have a long row of windows on the long wall behind you, much of the bass energy hitting the rear wall is going outside and not causing interference with the direct sound. This is a good thing, as long as the neighbors don't mind. If that rear wall was very solid you probably wouldn't be able to stand the bass reflections. A very close, solid back wall gives the low frequencies a ghostlike, ethereal quality that is extremely hard to judge. |