Speaker placement

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With them at 4' from the floor and ceiling, you should get cancellation at
70Hz, which will counteract the 70Hz mode from the ceiling height. The
distance from the back and side walls will also give you cancellations.
http://www.padrick.net/LiveSound/CancellationMode.htm



"David Grant" <NO_SPAM_PLEASE_0dg4@qlink.queensu.ca> wrote in message
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> My room has the standard 8ft ceiling, and my listening position is 4ft
high
> (which I figure is also fairly common). As I understand it room nodes are
> worst when the monitors are centered vertically. Due to space limitations
I
> need to have my monitors on my desk, which means I can't have them below
the
> center mark (early reflections caused by the desk). The only alternative I
> can see is to raise them 1.5 to 2 feet above ear level and angle them
> downwards towards mix position. I'm kind of nervous about the fact that
I've
> never seen a picture of such a setup. Is this really the best way to go?
> Loads of setups have them at ear level, so is there not really much to be
> gained by getting them out of the center - or are people just oblivious?
>
>

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"Does boundary cancellation still hold true when the loudspeaker is centered
between two boundaries?". I think so, but I've never seen this mentioned,
and I have no personal experience that would answer the question. As there
seem to be few absolutes when it comes to speaker placement, I'd experiment
and see what happens.



"David Grant" <NO_SPAM_PLEASE_0dg4@qlink.queensu.ca> wrote in message
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> It will counteract or sum? You seem to be implying that the room center is
> the BEST place for a monitor.
>
> "Tim Padrick" <Padrick@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:-66dnTPmZ8IWxoDcRVn-pA@comcast.com...
> > With them at 4' from the floor and ceiling, you should get cancellation
at
> > 70Hz, which will counteract the 70Hz mode from the ceiling height. The
> > distance from the back and side walls will also give you cancellations.
> > http://www.padrick.net/LiveSound/CancellationMode.htm
> >
> >
> >
> > "David Grant" <NO_SPAM_PLEASE_0dg4@qlink.queensu.ca> wrote in message
> > news:sD5Tc.1146$AjN.515@news04.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com...
> > > My room has the standard 8ft ceiling, and my listening position is 4ft
> > high
> > > (which I figure is also fairly common). As I understand it room nodes
> are
> > > worst when the monitors are centered vertically. Due to space
> limitations
> > I
> > > need to have my monitors on my desk, which means I can't have them
below
> > the
> > > center mark (early reflections caused by the desk). The only
alternative
> I
> > > can see is to raise them 1.5 to 2 feet above ear level and angle them
> > > downwards towards mix position. I'm kind of nervous about the fact
that
> > I've
> > > never seen a picture of such a setup. Is this really the best way to
go?
> > > Loads of setups have them at ear level, so is there not really much to
> be
> > > gained by getting them out of the center - or are people just
oblivious?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>