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Tim Perry is Arqens acoustical designer. He
fidelity,criticallistening.Wellalsotouchonsurroundsoundspeakerandsubwoofer
also offers room treatment consulting and
placementformixingroomsandhometheaters.
studio design. Tim studied acoustics and

audio at the University of Victoria, while

Youcanusethisroomsetupguideasacompassasyouembarkonyourquestfor
majoring in electrical engineering. He has
sonicclarity.
worked with brilliant musicians including

JUNO-winning pianist Hilario Duran.

YourWorld:Imgoingtoassumeyoureusingnearfieldormidfieldstudiomonitors,or
hifispeakers,onspeakerstands.Ifyourmonitorsareplacedonadeskorconsole,
youneedisolationstandstodecouplethemfromthesurface.Dontskimponthis!

TheIdealWorld:Highendrecordingstudiocontrolroomsusuallyhaveflushmounted
(orsoffitmounted)monitorsthataresetintothewall.Thesearecalledmainmonitors,
ormains.Inthisguidewewillviewaflushmountedmainmonitoringsystemasthe
idealsetupbutIdontexpectyoutobethishardcorewithyoursetup!

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TheguidelinesImgoingtogiveyouarebasedonbestpracticesforbothproand
homerecordingstudiosetup.Butmostofthisadviceapplieswhetheryourroomisa
masteringstudio,hifilisteningroom,projectstudioorhometheater.

Theseroomsmayhavedifferentgoals,buttheyallyearnforhighfidelitysound
reproduction.

Thebesthifispeakerswillonlyrevealtheirfullgloryifyousetthemupright,inan
acousticallytreatedroom.Thesameistrueforthebeststudiomonitors.

Step1:FindYourListeningPosition
Beforeplacingyourspeakersletschooseastartingpointforyourlistening,monitoring
ormixingposition.

Startbyfacingtheshortwallofyourroom,soyourspeakersfiredownthelengthofthe
room.Itsusuallybetterforthelisteningpositiontofacetheshortwallvsthelongwall.
Thistendstogiveaflatterbassresponse.

Also,thisletsyoumaximizethedistancebetweentherearwallandyourears.Ifyour
rearwallisreflective,itshouldbeatleast10feetfromyourearsotherwiseitneeds
treatment(moreonthislater).

The38%Rule(byWesLachot)

Firstoff,thisisnotarule,butaguidelinecreatedbyworldclassstudiodesignerWes
Lachot.Itsatheoreticaloptimumlisteningpositioninrectangularrooms,assuming
idealsoundproofingandflushorsoffitmountedspeakers.

Takeitwithagrainofsalt.Likemostrulesofthumb,itsbasedoncompromise,but
youcanuseitasastartingpointforyourroomsetup(later,youcanuseacoustic
measurementstofinetuneeverything).

Calculate38%ofyourroomslength,andputamark38%backfromthefrontwall,
centeredwidthwisebetweentheleftandrightsidewalls.ThisisthefirstspotI
recommendyoutryasalisteningposition.

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Asanalternative,youcanplacethelisteningposition38%fromtherearwall.Butits
bettertobeclosertothefrontwall.Basspeaksandnullsareworsefurtherbackdueto
strongreflectionshappeningattherearofyourroom.

Absolutely,avoidsittingrightagainstyourbackwall.Thatstheworstpositionforcomb
filtering(unlessyouhavethewallbehindyoutreatedwithmassivelythickabsorption).

Also,ifyouplantousediffusiononyourrearwall,youregoingtoneedsomespace
behindyouforthescatteredsoundwavestodisperse!

Ifyoucantplacethelisteningpositionat38%fromyourfrontorbackwall,experiment
withdifferentpositionsbetween35%43%.Avoidpositionsthatareknownnodal
points,like50%and25%(nodesforfirstandsecondorderaxialroommodes).

The38%rulemaygiveyoutheflattestlowfrequencyresponseinanidealworld.But
tofindYOURoptimalmonitoringpositionIrecommendyoutakefrequencyresponse
measurementsatvariouslocations.

YoucanrunthesetestsonyourroomusingthefreesoftwareRoomEQWizard.

Thedreadedbassnullatthecenterofyourroom

Inrectangularroomsthereisanullatthehalfwaypointsbetweenparallelsurfaces
(frontandbackwall,parallelsidewalls,floorandceiling).Thiscausesanastydipinthe
bassresponse.

Forthesakeofyoursoundandyoursanity,dontsitatthehalfwaypointofyourroom,
lengthwise.Also,avoidhavingyourearshalfwaybetweenthefloorandceiling.These
sametworulesapplytoyourspeakerpositioning.

However,foraccuratestereoimagingyoudoneedtobehalfwaybetweenthe
sidewalls.Leftrightsymmetryisvitalforhelpingyoulocalizesoundsourcesinthe
soundstage.

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Theevilnullat50%ofyourroomslength.Thisimageshowsthesoundpressureofthefirstorderlengthaxialmode.Dark
areasarehighpressure(loud)regions.Roommodesarenaturalresonancescausedbyyourroomsgeometry.

Step2:Speaker/StudioMonitorPlacement
Inthequestforanaturalsoundstagewithaccurateimaging,youwanttocontrolas
manyvariablesasyoucaninyourlisteningenvironment.

Imagineyouwanttoreceiveasecretmessage(yourmedia),deliveredviatwoarrows
(thestereoacousticsignal),firedatnight.YeahIlikeweirdanalogies.

Yourspeakersarearchersshootingthetwohalvesofthemessagetoyou(preferably
aimingnearyou,notdirectlyatyourbrain).Theydontknowwhereyouarewithout
guidance,sotheyshootblindlyintothenight(thosedangerousfools).

Andyourroomitstheominousweather:thewindandtherain.Anychanceitgets,it
willmuckupyourmessage.

Theweather(yourroom)ishardtocontrol,butitseasytotellthearchers(your
speakers)whichdirectiontoaim.

Speakerplacementisapowerfulvariablethatseasytocontrol.

Listenerandspeakersshouldbepositionedinanequilateraltriangle

Togetanaccuratestereoimage,thelistenerandspeakersshouldbepositionedinan
equilateraltriangle.

Actually,thereissomecontroversyaroundthis

Ithinkthethirdpointofthetriangle(letscallitthereferencepoint)shouldbebehind
yourhead,sothatyourtweetersormidrangedriversarepointeddirectlyatyourears.

Surroundsoundspeakerplacementstandards,likeDolbyandITU,oftenshowthis
pointinthecenterofyourhead.Maybebecauseitmakesspeakerlayouteasier.

Recordingstudiodesignerstendtoplaceitbehindyourhead,whichmakesmore
senseforstereolistening.

Inhisbook,HomeRecordingStudio:BuildItLikethePros,RodGervaisrecommends

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thatthispointbe16inchesbehindyourhead.

Fromthereferencepoint,lookstraightforwardanddrawtwoimaginarylines:one
angled30degreestotheleft,onetotheright.Placeyourleftandrightspeakerson
theselines,withthetweeterofeachspeakeronaxistotheline.

Anywhereyoupositionyourspeakersalongtheseaxes,theywillformanequilateral
trianglewiththereferencepointbehindyourhead.

Anotherwaytovisualizeit:Drawanimaginarycirclearoundthereferencepointand
placeyourspeakersonthecircle,60degreesapart.

Highfrequencycontentismostdirectional,soforthebestimagingyourtweeters
shouldbepointeddirectlyatyourears.Howcriticalthisisdependsontheoffaxis
responseofyourspeakers.

Yourmidrangeandbassdriversarelessdirectional,sotheydontneedtobe
positionedasprecisely.

Toquicklycheckifyourspeakersaresetupproperly,fromthereferencepointyou
shouldseeonlythefrontbaffleofthespeakernotthesidesofthespeakercabinets.

Youcanexperimentwithspeakerdistancebymovingyourspeakersalongthe30
degreelines.Checkthemanufacturersdocumentationforguidelinesonlistening
distanceandspeakerwalldistance(whichwewillcovershortly).

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Heightandtiltwhenpositioningstudiomonitorspeakers

Yourstudioreferencemonitorsshouldbeatleast47inches(120cm)offthefloor.
Also,dontletyourtweeterssitintheverticalcenteroftheroom,evenifitmeansyou
havetoorientyourtweetersslightlyoffaxiswithyourears.

ITUStandardMonitorHeights:Forfreestandingstudiomonitorsthatarenottilted
down,typicalheightis4755inches(120140cm).Youwantthetweeterstobefiring
rightatyourearsinthelisteningposition.

Ifyourehellbentontiltingyourspeakerstowardthelisteningposition,dontangle
themmorethan15degreesfromvertical.Andbewarned!Ifyourspeakersaretilted
downandyoumoveslightlyforwardorbackward,thefrequencyresponsechanges.

MainMonitorHeights:Forrecordingstudiocontrolroomswithflushmountedmain
monitors(thatarenottilteddown),themidrangedriversareoftenlocated5758(145
148cm)abovethefloor[seeNewellsbook].Thisletspeoplebeinthesweetspot
whethertheyresittingorstanding,providedthespeakersaremountedvertically(no
tilt).

SurroundSoundSpeakerHeights:Allthreefrontspeakersshouldideallyhave
tweetersatthesameheight.Ifthatsnotpossible,thecenterspeakershouldbeno
morethan5to6degrees(about1inchperfootoflisteningdistance)higherorlower
thantheleftandright[seeToolesbook].

Itsgenerallyacceptabletoplacesurroundloudspeakerswithtweetersatearlevel,but
FloydToolehasdoneresearchinthisareaandrecommendsmountingthemabout2
feetaboveseatedearheight.FordetailsseehisbookSoundReproduction:The
AcousticsandPsychoacousticsofLoudspeakersandRooms(Chapter22.2:Laying
outtheRoom).

Youthoughtroommodeswerebad?Hereswheretheshenanigans
begin

Yourloudspeakersarehappyandeasygoinguntilyoumakethemplaynearawall.

Addawall,thingsgethairy.Addafloor,ceilingandfourwallsallhellbreaksloose
especiallyinthelowend.

Wevegottofigureouthowfarfromyourroomboundariestoplaceyourspeakers.

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Thisalonecanmakeorbreakyoursound!

Youwilllearnallaboutitonthenextpage,includingthreetechniquestodealwith
speakerboundaryinterference.ClickheretocontinuetoPart2

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Part2:SpeakerWallDistance>

Doyouknowsomeonewhomightfindthisguideuseful?Ifso,pleaseshareit:)

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AkshaySinghKhanna 3monthsago
Thankyousoverymuchfortheexcellentandpracticalwriteup.Ihaveaquestionabout
the38%rule.Isthistobetakenalongthelengthorwidthoftheroomorboth?Ihavea
roomthatislxwxh10x13x10(ft),whichIamtryingtochangeto1:1.14:1.39.Theother
roomIhaveofcourseismuchsmallerinwidth15x7x10.Whichoutofthetwowouldyou
suggestforahomestudio?Ilookforwardtohearingbackfromyou.
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TimPerry Mod >AkshaySinghKhanna 2monthsago

HiAkshar,

The38%guidelineismeasuredusingtheroomlength,relativetohowyou're
seated(it'susuallybesttobeseatedfacingtheshorterside).Widthwise,you
wanttobesittinghalfwaybetweentheleftandrightsidewalls.

Therearemanydifferentroomratiochoices,sousethesecondpageofthe
UniversityofSalford'sspreadsheet(bestmodesfor100m3room)todetermine
whichofyourchoicesisbest:

http://www.salford.ac.uk/compu...

Ideallyyourroomwillfallintoablackarea.

Ifthat'snotpossibleseetheirotherspreadsheetshowing2ndbestroomratios.

Cheers,
Tim
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Garth 5monthsago
HiTim,greatarticle.Wearetrialingalotofyouradviseinoneofourdemorooms,with
someverygoodsuccessImightadd.Wearehoweverfindingthatwhatisgoodforstudio
isnotnecessarilythebestforasurroundsituation.Inasurroundsituationifyouare
listeningbyyourselfitmaybegoodtohavethemainspeakerspointingdirectlyatyouor
justbehindyourheadhoweverthiscanresultinaverysmallsweetspot.Wehavefound
toeinginslightlytoafocuspointacoupleofmetersbehindyourheadinthecenter
positiongivesawidersweetspot,althoughnotasperfectasthepreviousoptionitdoes
resultinabetterimagingandoveralltheaterexperienceformorelistenersintheroom.
Thishoweverisveryspeakerdependentandtrialanderrorisessential.
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Moby 5monthsago
Thisisanexcellentarticlethat'sveryconciseandhelpful.Thankyou.
Beenstrugglingforawhiletodealwithaproblemofvideomonitorandtheirinterferencein
thesoundpath.Ineedasetupwith3videomonitors,or2withanotherbigonesome
distanceawayinthefrontoftheroom.Thispresentsmanyproblemssuchas
interferencefromtheaudiomonitors(inthe3videomonitorsversion)wherethevideo
monitorsfindthemselvesintheaudiopathmostofthetime.Intheotherversion,witha
hugevideomonitorinthefront,Iwonderwhatproblemswouldbeencounteredfromthe
factthatsoundabsorptioninthefrontoftheroomwouldbeimpossiblewherethebig
screenis.Howwouldwouldonedealwithsuchasituation?
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TimPerry Mod >Moby 2monthsago

HiMoby,

Sorryforthedelay.ImissedafewcommentsoverthesummerandI'mjust
gettingtothemnow.Youshouldtreatyourfrontcornersifyoucan,butmidhigh
frequencyabsorptionisnotnecessaryonyourfrontwallprovidedyourbackwall
iswelltreated.

I'mintheprocessofwritinganarticleonthishere:http://arqen.com/acoustics
101....Itdoesnotyetcontainimagesbutitexplainsmoreofthedetails.

Ialsoshowoneapplicationwherefrontwallabsorptionisusefulbehindthe
speakershere:http://arqen.com/acoustics101...

Basstrapswouldalsobeusefulbehindyourscreenifyouhavespacethere.If
not,youcanjustfocusonfrontcornerbasstrapping.Fordetailsseemybass
trappingguidehere:http://arqen.com/basstraps10...

Cheers,
Tim
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LuisEmilioLopez 6monthsago
HiTim.IvefollowingyourwebsiteforawhileandIfinditamazing,however,Ivebeen
lookingforacoustictreatmentforrecordingorrehearsalrooms.Anyinformationwillbe
greatlyappreciated.
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TimPerry Mod >LuisEmilioLopez 5monthsago

HiLuis,

Thereisanartandsciencetodesigningrecordingandrehearsalrooms,aseach
roomhasuniquerequirements.Somearemeanttohaveneutralacoustics,some
aremeanttohavecharacteristicacoustics(e.g.,livesoundingstonerooms).

Isuggestyoucheckoutchapters57ofthebookRecordingStudioDesignby
PhillipNewell:http://www.amazon.com/gp/produ...

Thiscoversavarietyofsmallperformancespaces/trackingroomsthatare
suitableforrecordingandrehearsal.

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LeRobot 7monthsago
HelloTim.Thisinfoisreallygreat!Thanks.

I'mcreatingaroomthatwillbeagoodmasteringroom.ButIalsocomposeandrecord
(liveroom)inthere.Thefrontportionoftheroomisputtingaccenttothemasteringneeds
whilethebackportion,willhaveinstruments(Mostlysynthsandelectronicinstruments)

IfImay,Ihaveaquestion:
SituationMyroomisnotidealinmanyways,althoughitisagreatroom(8.4feethigh
and23x16feetwoodenfloor).It'sgotwindows,abackcornerdoor(nopossiblebass
trappingthere)anditisn'tentirelysymmetrical(Outch!)it'sgotanangleabout32degrees
thatcutsthefrontcornerforapprox5'onthefrontrightsidetotherightwall.Andonthe
leftpartofthefacingwall,thereisapatiodoorfromhalftheleftfrontwallportion,allthe
waytotheleftsidewall.

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Roomdimension=23'x16'(onthe16'frontwall,leftsideisapatiodoor.Rightsidehasa
35%angleinitslast5feetapprox,cuttingintotherightwall)

Solution#1:
Iamintheprocessofmakingafullwallcoveragewitha4inch(2"roxulrockboard80+
seemore

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TimPerry Mod >LeRobot 6monthsago

HiBruno,

I'mhonestlynotsurewhichoptionisbestjustbylookingatit.Anotheroptionisto
putyourlisteningpositionintheotherendoftheroom,byyourstairs.

Isuggestyoufirstrunteststocomparetheresponseoftheleftandrightspeakers
ineachcase.Playthesameexcitationsignalthrougheachspeaker,oneata
time,andcapturetheresponseusingRoomEQWizard(freeacoustic
measurementsoftware).Therearemanyonlinetutorialsshowingyouhowto
"shootyourroom"usingRoomEQWizard.

Youwanttheleftandrightspeakerstoproduceasimilarfrequencyresponseand
impulseresponse/energytimecurve(ETC)...especiallyinthezeroto40ms
range.Focusmainlyonlowfrequencies(e.g.,below300Hz),asmidandhigh
frequenciesareeasiertotamewithacoustictreatment.

Thatwillhelpyouchoosethebestsetup.Otherthingstoconsiderareworkflow,
lighting,etc.IwishIcouldgiveasimpleanswerbutthatwouldjustbespeculating.
Thereareprosandconstoeachroomsetup,soit'sabalancingactofmultiple
variables.Bestletthemeasurementstellyouhowtoproceed.:)

Cheers,
Tim
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LeRobot>TimPerry 6monthsago
ThanksTim
Imeanwhilehavedecidedtofacethepatiodoordirection(bassedon
multipleneedsandafewsoundcheckswithtones).Thebackwallwas
reallygatheringenergyinthecornersasonewouldexpect.SoI've
createdalargesuperchunkbasstrapintheonlyavailablecornerandafull
monitorwallinthefrontend(patiodoor),4"fromthewall.Itiscreatedina
waytomakethesymmetryasperfectaspossible.Also,I'mtamingbass
prettymucheverywhereIcan.

Withtheseallsetup,I'veransometonesandsweepsandtheroomis
alreadygreatlybalanced.Inthewaythatmylisteningpositiondoesn'thave
largepeaksordipsmakingitquiteright.Sofarsogood....

Now,gottamakemycornersuperchunkbasstraplookgood!Thisis
whatsgoingontoday.

ThanksforcomingbackatmeTim.
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TimPerry Mod >LeRobot 6monthsago

Bruno,congratsonachievingabalancedsound!Itsoundslike
you'vetakenapragmaticapproachtoroomlayoutandbass
control,andtheresultshavepaidoff.
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brunomartin 8monthsago
Hey!Hugefanofyourarticles.I'mfinallysealingthedealonsomeroomtreatmentand
hadafewquickquestions!

I'mgoingtobebuilding6'x2'x2"panelsmadefromOwensCorning603.Iwashopingto
getbyandusetheseasmytwomainbasstraps(behindmonitorsinthecorner)andthen
twoformyfirstreflections(oneithersideofme).

Doyouhaveanysuggestionsforusingpanelsvs.basstraps?
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Doyouhaveanysuggestionsforusingpanelsvs.basstraps?

Alsowantedtoknow,sinceIcan'tquitegetittoreachtheverytopofmy9ftceilings,
whatcanIdotoeasilybridgethegapof3ft?

Appreciatethehelp!

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brunomartin>brunomartin 8monthsago
Thespeakersareactuallyonstands,thisiskindofaroughexampleofwhat's
goingoninhere.
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TimPerry Mod >brunomartin 8monthsago

HiBrian.Gladyoulikethearticles.Ifyou'reusingbasicOwensCorning
703panelsasbasstraps,seethequarterwavelengthrulesectionofmy
basstrapplacementguide:http://arqen.com/basstraps10...

You'llwanttousethickerpanels,mountthemwithanairgap,orboth.
Ratherthanusing2"thickpanelsatyourfirstreflectionpoints,Isuggest
4"+thickpanelsmountedwithanairgap.

Whydon'tyoubuildtwo4'tallpanelsforeachcornerinsteadof6'tall
panels?Thatwayyoucanspan8'vertically(withthepanelsvertically
centeredsothereis6"gapaboveandbelow).

Also,itlookslikeyourchairisnearthecenteroftheroom.Iwouldmove
yourentirelisteningtriangleforward,soyourstudiomonitorsareup
againstthefrontwallandyourmixpositioniscloserto38%oftheroom's
averagelength.Thatwouldreduceproblemscausedbythebassnullat
thecenterofyourroom,combfilteringfromrearwallreflectionsandfront
wallspeakerboundaryinterference.3birdswithonestone.
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brunomartin>TimPerry 8monthsago
AwesomereplyTim.Veryveryhelpful!!Ican'twaittostartbuilding.
Doyouhaveanyadditionalinformationonhowtodotheairgaps
particularlyincorners?(Stillunsureonbothunfortunately)

Anotherquickquestion,whatdoyouusuallyrecommendforthe
cloudpanel(orpanels).Ioriginallythoughtdirectlyabovethechair
wasidealbutI'veseenothersthatarekindof"angled"onthefront
wall.

ThanksTim!!
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TimPerry Mod >brunomartin 8monthsago

HiBrian.IfyoustraddleacornerwithanXfootwide
panel,youhaveaanairgapthatvariesfrom0toX/2=X/1.414.
Soifyourpanelis2feetwide,themaximumsizeoftheairgap=
2'/1.414=1.4'.Thatcorrespondstoaquarterwavelength
frequencyof1/4(1125/gap)=199Hz.

Adda6"thickacousticpanelovertheairgap,andthelongest
quarterwavelengthforthisabsorberiscloserto2feet,which
correspondstoafrequencyof140Hz.Thisisthelowestfrequency
wherethecornerabsorberwillhavemaximumefficiency.Itwillstill
providesomeabsorptionatlowerfrequencies,butabsorptiongets
worseandworseaswedropbelow140Hz.

Ifinsteadyouhavea4footwidepanelstraddlingthewall,the
maximumsizeoftheairgapis4'/1.414=2.8'.Thatcorrespondsto
aquarterwavelengthfrequencyof99Hz.Assumethepanelis6"
thickandthelowestquarterwavelengthfrequencydropscloserto
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80Hz.

seemore

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Jimmy 8monthsago
I'vegota10x10room,wit7thceilings,carpetfloor,sheetrock,(Iknow,butit'sallI'vegot
toworkwith).Anysuggestiononmonitorheightandplacement,wouldhelp.I'manewbie,
andbeforeIstartspendingwhatIalreadycan'tafford,Icouldusesomewisdom.

Thanks
Jimmy
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TimPerry Mod >Jimmy 8monthsago

HiJimmy,

SeetheemailIsentyou.Thebiggestprobleminyourroomislackofacoustic
treatment.Followthegeneralmonitorplacementguidelinesinthisguideandsee
myemailregardingacoustictreatment.

Cheers,
Tim
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ClarkMagagni 9monthsago
Thanksforthisguide.

"Forthesakeofyoursoundandyoursanity,dontsitatthehalfwaypointofyourroom,
lengthwise".

So,basicallyIshouldn'tplacemydeskandmymonitorsinthecenterofthelongestside
ofmyroom?Yetitshouldbesymmetrical...thismeansIshouldonlyusetheshorter
sides?

UnfortunatelywhereIamImustusethelongestside.Beinginacornerisn'tgood,being
inthemiddleneither?IsitthatterriblethatIplacethemapproximatelyinthemiddle?Oris
itbettertomovemyselfalittletotheside(theroomis20sq/m,soIdon'treallyhaveto
cornermyself)?
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TimPerry Mod >ClarkMagagni 9monthsago

HiClark,

Themostimportantthingisleftrightsymmetry.Ifyoumustsitfacingthelongest
side,theninthatcaselet'scalltheshortdimensionyourlengthandthelong
dimensionyourwidth.

Yourfirstpriorityistobehalfwaybetweenthesidewalls.Evenifitforcesyoutobe
nearthemiddleoftheroom.
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ClarkMagagni>TimPerry 9monthsago
Thanksfortheclarification.ItakeI'llhavetodealwithadipinbass,
though?
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TimPerry Mod >ClarkMagagni 9monthsago

Yes,therewillbeadipduetothebassnullatthecenterofthe
room.Youcanreduceitbymovingforwardorbackfromcenter,
andbyinstallinglotsofbasstraps.

Here'smybasstrapplacementguide:http://arqen.com/basstraps
10...

Basstrapsontherearwallbehindthelisteningpositioncanhelp
reducethat50%null.Butyourbasstrappingstrategyshouldfirst
focusonthecorners.
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MrcioBorges 9monthsago
StillIdon'tspeakenglishverywell,butyourenterpriseiscool...verycool
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TimPerry Mod >MrcioBorges 9monthsago

ThanksMrcio.Gladyoulikeiteventhoughthere'salanguagebarrier.Youdo
writewellinEnglish,eventhoughit'snotyourfirstlanguage.

I'vebeentryingforyearstobecoolsoI'mgladit'sfinallypayingoff.:)
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MrcioBorges>TimPerry 9monthsago
ThanksTimforgoodswords.
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MimiDhof ayearago
Welldonemyfriend
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TimPerry Mod >MimiDhof ayearago

Thanks,Mimi.
Ihopeit'susefultoyouorsomeoneyouknow!
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Guest ayearago
Welldonemyfriend....
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DamienSullivan ayearago
Goodstuff!Thanks!!!
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TimPerry Mod >DamienSullivan ayearago

Damien,I'mgladyoulikeit!
Thanksforreading.:)
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