Leeray3
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Hi there, I hope everyone is not going too nuts with the lockdown!
I was hoping that I could ask a few questions / get any ideas on speaker placement for my living room.
As per attached I am looking to have a custom made cabinet for my AV equipment and I am trying to get the balance between nice sound and visual appeal (I have orders from the wife!)
The LCR speakers would be placed in a cabinet behind a black mesh so you won't see these and I was wondering if my mock up attached would be suitable. It is virtually to scale and the LR speakers would sit on a shelf that is 51cms from the ground with the centre speaker being slightly higher at 60cms.
The speakers would be as close to the mesh as possible to avoid any sound vibrating off the sides and all of the speakers will sit on acoustic pads to help avoid/minimise vibrations.
The shelves will be 1 inch thick and the sides, top and bottom will be and inch and a half thick (all oak wood).
I would prefer to have my LR speakers on stands or on the top of the cabinet but 1) my lounge won't accommodate stands and 2 the wife won't have them on the cabinet
My questions are:
1. Can anyone see any real problems with the design? I might consider having the LR speakers angled slightly if they are too low.
2. The speakers I am looking at are either the Q Acoustics 3010i 5.1 package, the Dali Spektor 2 5.1, the SVS prime 5.1 or the B&W MT50/60D - Some of these are rear ported so I'm guessing the back of the cabinet would need to be open or is that not a problem?. The cabinet itself will be 45cms deep
3. It is possible that these speakers could be placed on their sides (although doubtful), would this be a problem for any of the speakers mentioned? I have tried to look this up but the advice seems split. I'm guessing the B&W speakers would be fine though as the LR speakers can be rotated like the centre is.... or should they be upright?.
The amp I am looking at is a Denon and I'm thinking either the X2600H or the X3600H
My speakers will be used for say 90% movies so music is not my priority and my current speakers sit on top of my stand (StandsUnique AV10 cabinet) on a glass shelf and are roughly the same height as proposed above. My current speakers (Def Techs Pro 80) are slightly smaller than those mentioned above so they might sit 5cms higher.
I really would welcome any feedback that you guys have and I apologise for the number of questions asked.
I was hoping that I could ask a few questions / get any ideas on speaker placement for my living room.
As per attached I am looking to have a custom made cabinet for my AV equipment and I am trying to get the balance between nice sound and visual appeal (I have orders from the wife!)
The LCR speakers would be placed in a cabinet behind a black mesh so you won't see these and I was wondering if my mock up attached would be suitable. It is virtually to scale and the LR speakers would sit on a shelf that is 51cms from the ground with the centre speaker being slightly higher at 60cms.
The speakers would be as close to the mesh as possible to avoid any sound vibrating off the sides and all of the speakers will sit on acoustic pads to help avoid/minimise vibrations.
The shelves will be 1 inch thick and the sides, top and bottom will be and inch and a half thick (all oak wood).
I would prefer to have my LR speakers on stands or on the top of the cabinet but 1) my lounge won't accommodate stands and 2 the wife won't have them on the cabinet
My questions are:
1. Can anyone see any real problems with the design? I might consider having the LR speakers angled slightly if they are too low.
2. The speakers I am looking at are either the Q Acoustics 3010i 5.1 package, the Dali Spektor 2 5.1, the SVS prime 5.1 or the B&W MT50/60D - Some of these are rear ported so I'm guessing the back of the cabinet would need to be open or is that not a problem?. The cabinet itself will be 45cms deep
3. It is possible that these speakers could be placed on their sides (although doubtful), would this be a problem for any of the speakers mentioned? I have tried to look this up but the advice seems split. I'm guessing the B&W speakers would be fine though as the LR speakers can be rotated like the centre is.... or should they be upright?.
The amp I am looking at is a Denon and I'm thinking either the X2600H or the X3600H
My speakers will be used for say 90% movies so music is not my priority and my current speakers sit on top of my stand (StandsUnique AV10 cabinet) on a glass shelf and are roughly the same height as proposed above. My current speakers (Def Techs Pro 80) are slightly smaller than those mentioned above so they might sit 5cms higher.
I really would welcome any feedback that you guys have and I apologise for the number of questions asked.
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