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MikeMusic
08-06-2014, 16:21
Had a visitor yesterday who was into hifi, saw the system and wanted a listen.

I obliged

BUT

he sat in my chair !

So I sat in the other half's chair

Much better sound quality there by some margin
To do with room acoustics I assume

I sit a bit to the left of centre, small coffee table then she sits a bit right of centre.
She is closer to the right hand side of the room as is the RH Iso
I'm roughly in the middle of the the room with the LH Iso not far off the middle

Need to investigate this room more......
brian2957
08-06-2014, 17:04
She'll just have to move then Mike :lol:
Mr Kipling
08-06-2014, 21:11
And you've never wondered what that smug look on her face was for?
CageyH
08-06-2014, 22:32
It'll only be cheap if she doesn't get upset!
MikeMusic
09-06-2014, 07:27
She'll just have to move then Mike :lol:
Er, thought crossed my mind.
Not sure how I can put this over
:)
MikeMusic
09-06-2014, 07:28
And you've never wondered what that smug look on her face was for?

Funny you should say that.
She sometimes picks up things I miss. Assumed she had super hearing. She may have of course
MikeMusic
09-06-2014, 07:33
It'll only be cheap if she doesn't get upset!

I shall play it by ear !
:)
brian2957
09-06-2014, 10:42
Er, thought crossed my mind.
Not sure how I can put this over
:)

Hah! Let us know how you get on with that one :sofa: Think this smiley is quite apt , don't you :lol:
MikeMusic
10-06-2014, 08:51
Got to thinking, yes call me Mr Impetuous

Very quick test today

Playing Psychedelic Furs
Sit in my chair - ok
Sit in the guvnor's chair, better
Sit in the chair on her right - in the corner of the room
Pretty good, not far off and probably still better than my chair !

More experimentation required
struth
11-06-2014, 19:06
move the stereo a bit:eyebrows:
twickers
11-06-2014, 21:09
Cut your ears off. Place one in the guvnors chair and one in the chair on the right. Problem solved.
:cool:
awkwardbydesign
11-06-2014, 21:44
Got to thinking, yes call me Mr Impetuous

Very quick test today

Playing Psychedelic Furs
Sit in my chair - ok
Sit in the guvnor's chair, better
Sit in the chair on her right - in the corner of the room
Pretty good, not far off and probably still better than my chair !

More experimentation required
http://sendaiben.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Dunce.jpg
OK?
MikeMusic
12-06-2014, 08:43
move the stereo a bit:eyebrows:

Way easier to move the chairs. Fortunately we have a big room
Not a lot I can do with the kit position and the work involved is a bit much, Mana racks and soundbases spiked into everything
MikeMusic
12-06-2014, 08:44
Cut your ears off. Place one in the guvnors chair and one in the chair on the right. Problem solved.


May not go for that
:)
MikeMusic
12-06-2014, 08:45
http://sendaiben.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Dunce.jpg
OK?

Hadn't thought about a hat ....

and facing the corner
Hmmmm
:)
awkwardbydesign
13-06-2014, 08:50
Hadn't thought about a hat ....

and facing the corner
Hmmmm
:)
You'd have to reverse the speaker leads.
MikeMusic
13-06-2014, 14:43
Of course !
Peter Galbavy
09-09-2014, 15:55
Is there a wall behind you that may be reflecting back at you and causing some sort of cancellation - even a few feet away, not immediately behind you?

I put reflections traps on the ceiling in a diamond shape (two "L"s) and there's been a great improvement with late reflections here too. Noting I can do about the wall behind my sofa :(

Peter
MikeMusic
10-09-2014, 08:40
The chairs are parallel to the walls and hifi.

Apart from furniture the only main thing is the right hand chair is much closer to the right hand wall, so maybe good reflections