The Relationship Between Speakers And Room Size

[@2411midas]

Hello good people. You need to clarify the difference between AREA and VOLUME. Room size is Meters square or m2 witch means length x width, so 3x4,5m is 13,5 m2 NOT 30m3. This is known as AREA. Room VOLUME or m3, is width x length x height, and is referred to as Cubic meters.

[@FRCVIDS]

I was scratching my head. My math was not working out. So, we are talking about cubic meters (volume) not simply area?

[@2411midas]

@@FRCVIDS Both! the guy simply mixes them up, when you talk about room size you can mean both area AND volume. Its like saying that guy is huge!, does that mean tall, heavy or both? - you need to clarify. When he says room size, he means room volume (width x height x length). I am an audio engineer and we usually mean room area, when we say room size (width x length) because most house rooms usually have about the same height.

[@GarageGeek]

This comment nailed it. The mixup of basic units is enough to undermine the credibility of everything said in the video...

[@johnqpublic5938]

typical dumbass youtuber

[@johnqpublic5938]

@@2411midas wrong...when he says room size, he means room size (length x width)...as that's what he shows graphically....and you call yourself an audio engineer lol

[@RodneyD]

Well I have the biggest Genelec Ones (8361A) in a very small room. I believe there’s no such as speakers too big for a room. It’s more about monitoring TOO LOUD in a small room. Top quality larger speakers are more enjoyable a medium low volume. Mixing and Mastering at low volume on quality large speakers are even better because you’ll be able to monitor bass frequencies in greater detail and accuracy.

[@parlimage5050]

Well, I got a small room with BIG speaker (JBL4435) oh, they are used in monitoring and mastering room. Thus, very small room. With these and others, you'll have a better listening experience at low to very low volume. Forget the nodes and all the rest, listen with your ears they won't deceived you.

[@networkunplugged]

Square meters or cubic? I think you mean cubic

[@zivol5719]

yeah, he meant cubic... 35m^3 is roughly the size of the room he mentioned (3*4.5) multiplied by the height of about 2.5m.

[@gokulmahesh5757]

Just the room volume lxbxh

[@sleepyf1]

Thank you sir for pointing that out. I've done the calcs and his dimensions don't add up in metres sq

[@sanjaymarathe1442]

Room volume is not measured in meter squared .. some confusion there

[@timberwolf7341]

OK, between messing up area vs. volume and having to multiply everything by 3.28, I looked elsewhere. Besides, a 10' x 14.5' room is not small. Strange size, but not small.

[@47Relic]

My room size is 3.048 * 3.048 m2. Is 3.5 inch studio monitor good ? Or should I go for 4.5 inch studio monitor ?

[@mrkawaii092]

any budget setup for a 12ftx17ftx12ft height room, about 200-400 budget. TIA

[@simarjitsingh9975]

Hello Buddy, My Bedroom size is 1872 Cubic Feet. Shall i have Bookshelf speakers or i can have Towers? Regards

[@GoldenEagle0007]

What about 10 small speakers in small room?

[@LatexCult]

My room is 30m2 (6x5 meters2), so what about bookshelf KEF R3? I Love this loudspeakers alot

[@gueroblanco]

that should work really well

[@13conquest]

Any Recommendation for 7100sqft(660m2) Gymnation???

[@Housestationlive]

it's logic, same for tv. bigger tv for bigger rooms.

[@dennismendoza4208]

Any speaker wattage recomendation for a 240sq.m. room auditorium ?

[@dennismendoza4208]

Thanks in advance,🙏

[@harshbagadi2021]

What's the ideal size of room for JBL bar 9.1

[@manasil20092009]

Finally i found the best place for my query. Can you please help me with my query. Im using denon 4700h amplifier. My room size is 20*13*9.can you suggest best speaker brand for this room 1) kef q650..q350..q150 2) klipsch 620f.. R52c.. R51m 3)monitor audio bronze series 5) qaccoustic 3090..3030..3020 6) elac debut series

[@living_entertainment]

These are all incredibly different sounding speakers, the sound signature of each speaker is going to play a bigger role than there performance in terms of room size.

[@균두안]

I make beats in a 2.2m x 2.4m and 2m height booth. All walls are made of absorbing fabrics. What size speaker should I use?

[@living_entertainment]

I do editing in a room a similar size, I'm using some small bookshelves.

[@cschoi100]

My room is 4m X 4m x 3m. Would you recommend MA silver 100 or MA silver 50? or MA silver 200?

[@living_entertainment]

I think you could use both the MA Silver 100 or Silver 200 in a room that size if your sitting away from the speakers, the Silver 50s would work well in a nearfield setup in a room that size too.

[@hashdini6697]

whats is the room size forJBL 9.1 sound bar??

[@living_entertainment]

We aren't a JBL dealer, your best bet would be to reach out to one with that specific question.

[@kuriakos36]

Hey man my room is 5meters length *3 meters width * 4meters height and so much time i was looking for florstaders so you think its a bad idea ?🙏🙏🙏 And what speaker's i have to take?😕 I want the maximun cinematic experience for mmy leaving room please little help!!!

[@living_entertainment]

A small pair of floorstanders would do well in a room that size, something like the Monitor Audio Silver 200 or the Dynaudio Evoke 30 would be great.

[@kuriakos36]

@@living_entertainment holly crap are so.much expensive 😂😂😂😂 some other idea with 800 1000 euro 😁🙂

[@batajrobe]

My room is medium (4 * 5 m2) and I am thinking about a pair of bookshelf speakers. would a 5 inch (e.g. Yamaha HS5) be good? Or do you recommend HS7 or even 8?

[@living_entertainment]

Unfortunately we dont have access to those Yamaha speakers so we cant tell you for sure, but my generally in a room that size for Bookshelves I would say the HS7 would be more in line with what you might want. Your best bet to know for sure would be to get in touch with your local Yamaha dealer. :)

[@juanschneider3243]

Hello I am from Argentina. My room is 6.5 meters length *4.5 meters width * 2.45meters height and in a few days more I would like to buy the Monitor Audio Silver 200 7G and already have a Monitor Audio Radius 380 (subwoofer)? Do you think is enough? or would it be much better to buy the Monitor Audio Silver 300 6G (in my range price)? This last ones are big in space in my opinion.... I have only 3 days to decide. Thanks a lots!!!!

[@VNaik-me5tl]

Any recommendations for a room that's ~5000ft² (~140m²). Thank you in Advance! 😊

[@living_entertainment]

No specific speaker models as lots of factors come into play but you are definitely going to want to get some floorstanders!

[@ronald7482]

My room is an I room. My audio is the corner of the U. That's is measured 4.5 x 4.5 mtr and 2.5 hight What do you re commas. Books het or floors? Thanks a lot

[@living_entertainment]

I think in a room that size your better off with some large bookshelves.

[@ronald7482]

@@living_entertainment Thank you for kind messages I have the marantz sr 6014 with old Dali blue 505. I'm looking for new speakers but the sound has to be not sharp. So far I have been listening to severel Dali speakers but to sharp for my ears. Maybe you have an suggestion? Thanks

[@living_entertainment]

@@ronald7482 If your looking for a smoother sound I can recommend something like the Wharfedale Diamond or Heritage (particularly the Linton) ranges.

[@ronald7482]

@@living_entertainment thank you for your message I have red some interesting reviews about the dali menuet se. They look super. Have you heard the sound?

[@living_entertainment]

@@ronald7482 We are not a Dali dealer so we have not had the chance to hear the most recent ranges unfortunately.

[@kradziey]

I wonder if anyone else is reading this ... My room is about 20m2. Convince me, really, to use bookshelf speakers. I plan to buy the ML ESL 9 or 11a (slightly towards 11) I listen at low volume. I've never had a small speaker before. From the beginning of my audio history, I had floor standers, maybe not too big (5 inches mid woofer), but standing on the floor. I have a lot of power because I even thought about ML ESL 13a 😂😂😂 Now I have come to the point where my heart says YES, you want it, you need it, but my mind after all the movies I saw on YT tells me that I will regret it, I think. Due to the size and weight of the speakers, I cannot bring them to my apartment to listen to them being played and return. 😢Both have 8" bass driver, so this will by huge improvement, and it pushes me as I mentioned before to ESL 11a due to ARC onboard. So, task is simple, please convince me, to not to buy floor standing speakers.

[@alexandrefernandes6286]

I don't think you'll regret the speakers with the larger 8" drivers at all. I have always felt speakers with larger drivers can fill the room with a pleasurable sound much easier than the little bookshelf ones. The real problem with large drivers is the detail you'll get out of them. They have more mass and they require way more power to be driven accurately at a good sound pressure level. If your amplifier is up to the task I would go for it.

[@kradziey]

@@alexandrefernandes6286 Thank you very much for the answer :) In my particular case, I have at least 500W into 8Ω per channel, but it seems that anyway I will decide on the 11a model which already has an active bass section. Thanks again for your help in making a decision, or rather in confirming me that it was right :)

[@alexandrefernandes6286]

@@kradziey I didn’t understand you were talking about Martin Logan speakers. You WILL love their detail, even at very low volume. I can’t afford them but my uncle has a pair of slightly older ML and they sound sooooo good, no matter how loud or quiet you want to listen to your music.

[@kradziey]

@@alexandrefernandes6286 I didn't want to say directly what kind of speakers they were. I wanted an objective opinion about placing such large speakers in a room of such dimensions. For some it is a small space, for others a large :) I took care of a solid dose of power, but for me speakers are also not a small expense, and I do everything including looking for opinions so that they do not turn out to be an expensive mistake ;) Thank you again

[@dreamjjrk]

My Room size is 11ft x 16ft can I use Klipsch R625FA speakers ??

[@living_entertainment]

We aren't a Klipsch dealer so your best bet would be to call your local Klipsch dealer.

[@dreamjjrk]

@@living_entertainment ok..may be like this?!.. floor standing with Atoms speaker setup can be use as front L & R for a room of 11ftWidth x 16ftDepth x 8ft height???

[@niirvax2020]

can i use a 7 inches in a 3x3 room? thx a lot

[@living_entertainment]

7 inch drivers? It really comes down to the speaker.

[@Beprelim_official]

I don’t mean to be rude, but who are you and why should anyone trust your advice? There’s no references to scientific studies in your video. Acoustic Insider says to buy the biggest that can fit (physically) in your room without compromising on listening position. I want to buy a pair of HEDD Type 20s for my 235x370cm room, which is 245cm in height. But, you’re all confusing the fook out of everyone. Can nobody give a real answer with science/case studies?

[@living_entertainment]

We aren't in the business of science, our entire channel is based on our first-hand experiences with Hi-Fi and what we personally hear. If all you are interested in are numbers there are plenty of other sources you can reference for information. While yes, there is a lot of merit to the idea of getting the biggest speakers you can fit in your room that is always going to be speaker-dependent, for example, we had a pair of Monitor Audio Platinum 300 in our listening room and they overloaded the room even at low volumes meaning we had to then also do a lot of very special and deliberate acoustic treatment to the room to negate that. It also doesn't take into account a customer's budget, should a customer in a smaller room invest in lesser quality floorstanders when they could get higher quality bookshelf speakers for the same price? The speakers you are referencing are also studio monitors which usually require a different placement to hi-fi speakers as they are generally designed around nearfield listening for sound mixing at a desk as opposed to hi-fi speakers which are almost universally engineered around the idea of the listener sitting meters away on a lounge. If you are looking to set up a room for audio engineering work as your choice of speakers implies, regardless of if it's for video content or for music then the contents of this video don't really apply to your situation and you need to be researching setting up an audio mixing space instead of a hi-fi listening space.

[@photomusicman9413]

My room is 6 metres x 3 metres x 2.43 metres tall. Total: 43.74 sq metres. I'm concerned that my existing B&W 804 D3 towers are too big for the room size. Would I be better off getting the B&W 805 D3 stand mounts? By adding a sub to the stand mounts (2.1), isn't the sub going to over-pressurise the room too? Thank you.

[@living_entertainment]

Unfortunately we have not had the chance to listen to these particular speakers so we cant really help. We hope you can find the information you are looking for!

[@gottrekk5798]

You can always use equalisation, DSP/room correction to adjust bass.

[@alexandrefernandes6286]

Your room area is 18m2 with a volume of 43.74m3. Just to help.

[@nespressoman]

@@alexandrefernandes6286 Thank you very much.

[@mr.fingers]

sound moves in 3 dimensions, so not sure why you use just the floor area to explain this. room’s height is as much important as the floor size.

[@living_entertainment]

Floor area tends to be easier for most people new to audio to understand in our experience. You are right though, height is every bit as important.

[@fotvalas]

Hi! My room is 2.7m x 3.7m x 2.36m high. I have the ATC scm 40 . Do you think it's too big for that room ?

[@living_entertainment]

You could potentially run into some issues if the room isn't treated correctly, particularly at high volumes. I haven't had the opportunity to listen to these speakers myself however so this is speculation based on the speaker's specs.

[@streamnoremorse]

Is it placed by the long wall? How it sounds? I have the same room square.

[@Alexandra-Rex]

Cries in 3.3*2.3 m room.

[@pangmikong]

Thanks for the video. My room is about 28m2, I plan to upgrade my bookshelf speakers to floorstandings, dyna contour 30 is ok? or even contour 60?

[@living_entertainment]

Yes, definitely!

[@josehills4822]

Can I use a room that is 2.13m x 3.03m? Any recommendations?

[@living_entertainment]

Absolutely, thats roughly the size of the room our editor uses at home. That room size is perfect for nearfield (so sitting roughly 1m/1.5m from the speakers) listening with a quality pair of bookshelf speakers.

[@streamnoremorse]

@@living_entertainment But what if I want bass? I want floorstanding speaker in 3.7 to 2.7meters placing by the long wall

[@sharathSizZle]

@@streamnoremorse I got a 11ft Lx10ft Wx10ft H that is more like saying 3.3m Lx3m Wx3m H, now that dimensions are out of the way. I listened to jamo s809 at the studio and fell in love with them and I don't know what to do now will those be an overkill for the room size!? Kindly help!!!

[@streamnoremorse]

@@sharathSizZle So as I understood you, you enjoying music? Thanks for repliement!

[@sharathSizZle]

@@streamnoremorse yes I enjoy music and would like to enjoy watching movies and have some sort of 3d audio solution, currently I'm working with a wellings floor standing 100w rms 89db 6ohms speaker.

[@roscopetrov]

M2 and M3

[@kamal__6199]

How about sometime link a 'ported room' similar to a 'ported speaker' 😂

[@pawel_woloszyn]

HAHAHAHAHA