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- In this video, we'll be analyzing more audio setups from Reddit. We'll discuss the do's and don'ts based on photos of different rooms submitted by users. These examples will help us understand what works and what doesn't when setting up a listening space, focusing on everything from speaker placement to managing room acoustics. Whether it's avoiding the pitfalls of having speakers too close to walls or understanding how clutter impacts sound quality, we'll break down each setup to see how it can be optimized for better audio performance.
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[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

the biggest improvement was moving my speakers around, bit by bit, and finally a slight angle. even though my room is not exactly conform good acoustics, it made a Huge difference. approximately 60 cm from the walls about max option here, 2.5m apart. the staging is awesome.

[@AcousticFields]

Always,always, always keep speakers away from wall surfaces.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

@@AcousticFields indeed :) i so wish i had a dedicated room though lol...

[@jimashby43]

I wish they built more houses that are friendly to speakers. I have found also, the lower the gear and the farther back from the speakers make a noticeable difference. A better focus.

[@jonathanreddish8590]

marrage is a bigger issue.

[@jimashby43]

@@jonathanreddish8590 yes indeed. I have one frame of 4 with 10 inch studs I picked up used. After I get the rest done I will take pictures and send them to Dennis. Been watching his videos for years. When done it will probably be about a 11 x 17 foot room. The last wall will be the one with the door. I'm worried about that one. Wife good as long as I stay in the basement. She wants the stuff in the living room out(sad face)

[@AcousticFields]

Wishing never wins with ceiling height. The 8' North American ceiling heights destroy resolution.

[@dashcammer4322]

@@AcousticFields That goes double for basements. Even in newer high end houses with higher (10' 12' 14') ceilings on the main and upper floors, the basement ceilings are generally 8 feet.

[@TheNathanMChannel]

There are both single and multi-purpose rooms shown here. I can imagine what each of them sound like based on size, wall materials and number of objects within the space. I don't have personal experience with diffusers unfortunately so I'm not sure about those. I would assume that each one of these people are happy with the sound they're hearing, but I know which ones I would choose for my own listening. Both sound engineers and listeners are really good at adapting to different rooms.

[@AcousticFields]

Agreed. However, improving room resolution would improve work flow times and final product quality. Another thing to consider is as an engineer, he wants to hear the mix as most people will listen to it by keeping setup simple.

[@stackoverflow8260]

Sometimes moving speakers forward will suckout midbass because of reflection cancelations around midbass from the front wall.

[@AcousticFields]

Treating your room properly, will eliminate the need to try and position yourself out of modal and reflection issues.

[@stackoverflow8260]

@AcousticFields can you treat a 30hz null with treatments .. with subs and position, there's a chance, but with treatments?

[@daiblaze1396]

We can see that gear is in mind in these pictures. Thanks to you I am able to understand that room is the key : energy! We need to fit the gear to the room. I guess that there are some egos playing there. Audiophiles let's not be Audiofools!

[@dashcammer4322]

That's what I saw in the 3rd photo (with the small pool outside the window). Those small towers with 6 or 7 inch woofers and mids will not overpower the larger room.

[@AcousticFields]

I was always told that the goal was to make the speakers "disappear" and only hear (focus) on the music. In some rooms, I see the room appears to be a temple of gear that has absolutely no chance of ever disappearing physically and no hope of ever disppearing musically due to poor set up and no consideration given to room issues. If you want just music from your gear, treat your room. Just as a cable designer does everything in his power to reduce noise transmission, you can reduce the "noise" issues within your room with treatment. The room accounts for at least 50% of what you hear from any source placed within it. A 100% resolution of a 50% variable, allows the gear to perform as designed. Remember, your speakers may or may not be the correct ones for your room. There is a lot to consider when you go after resolution. Getting the gear and the room to work together is something I have been chasing for 50 years.

[@mrpositronia]

Thanks for the video. As always, it is very informative and makes sense.

[@AcousticFields]

Glad it was helpful!

[@CarlVanDoren61]

Own dipoles, tuning is everything Listen to sound wave reflections 😊

[@AcousticFields]

Tuning using distance and treatment.

[@dashcammer4322]

I see the big window in the 3rd photo as wanting to make sure the kids aren't drowning in the pool while you're listening to music. Life is a series of compromises. I'd also like to say that those small tower speakers (which appear to be Canton GLE series maybe 476.2 or similar) are fairly inexpensive, relative to the $$$ speakers in a couple of the other photos, so while the room needs a lot of work, at least the user didn't burn a truckload of money on huge and very expensive speakers, then jam them into a relatively tiny room.

[@AcousticFields]

We have found that with speakers as in other gear types, that there is a minimum price point you must spend to get to a speaker designer's sonic goal. Every designer has their owm sound "quality". We find that with speakersthat the 3-5 k product price range will get you to 80% of the designers goal. Higher priced models will offer an increamental improvement such as more low end, but the basic designer's sonic signature is still present

[@Ermac_SA_Slayer]

Thank you for this format. It's very informative and useful. What should I do if I have metal heating radiator on the left side to my listening position? Is a blanket cover the best choice?

[@AcousticFields]

Try and change your set up. If you can not, whatever you do to the left channel sidewalls you must do to the right. I would use a piece if 4" foam in front of the radiator. Do the same to the right side channel.

[@oohtob6685]

Id love to pull my speakers away from the side walls more. But size of room limitations. Even if i pull them away another foot ive then got the problem of the speakers to close together. Which triggers a new set of problems. 😮

[@AcousticFields]

Sidewall reflections destroy image and defintion. Distance is your best solution if no treatment is used. With absorption, you can lower the time signature of the reflection. Diffusion can also assist but requires much more distance.

[@brown-eyedman4040]

I hope all is well with you Dennis. Miss your smiling face and the chalk board. What you offer us is an amazing gift. In my world, information + experience = knowledge. Once one removes experience from the equation, what's left is just air, or ink on paper.

[@AcousticFields]

Maybe someday in the future. Our current location is much smaller. Watch upcoming videos.

[@shpater]

Just A feedback to your video production: On This specific Video, Your voice is corrupted by over DSP (noise Gate?) which makes it difficult to understand you. (Most of your other videos has an excellent sound). Thank you very much for the info you provide.

[@AcousticFields]

We are building a new studio and have to do videos remotely. We should be up and running in September.

[@juststuff5216]

There are two things that make me die inside when I see most of these - sound demo - videos. 1# Speaker backed up against the wall 2# No acoustic treatment whatsoever! Systems costing $10,000's if not $100,000's and not a single cent spent on acoustic treatment … shocking! From YT reviewers, to so-called high-end systems, it simply screams of people's ignorance!

[@AcousticFields]

It makes no sense at all. When you know that the room accounts for at least 50% of what you hear, that part of the equation is ignored.

[@sloboat55]

Excellent

[@AcousticFields]

Thank you so much.