Near Field, Far Field or Somewhere In-Betwen?

[tubehunter]

Just had the tape measure out.

I'm a Alan Hansen @ 9ft 6in with the speakers 6ft 6ins apart.

Marco your listening position seemed about the same as mine when I was last there.

Ian's Canterbury 's work very well in his room @ far field.

Happy Days

[WAD62]

Mid Field - 9' away, with speaker a little over 6' apart, the bet layout and orientation with regard to my room and speakers...

[Marco]

Marco your listening position seemed about the same as mine when I was last there.

Yup, Dunc, I'd agree, but I wouldn't say Ian's was far-field. The distance he listens at from his speakers I think is pretty similar to yours and mine

Next time we're round at his, we'll get a measuring tape out... Only thing is, he'll get all exshited, and want to play 'that game' again....

Marco.

[WAD62]

Just had the tape measure out.

I'm a Alan Hansen @ 9ft 6in with the speakers 6ft 6ins apart.

...err given that 9'6" puts you squarely into midfield, we're talking Graham Souness territory, as a center half Mr Hansen was most definitely in defense...

[mr sneff]

A somewhat eccentric 11' away from mini monitors more suited to near field and off axis to avoid hifi b*ll*cks like stereo imaging

[Idlewithnodrive]

Near field here and for much the same reasons as Marco et al; that is, intimacy, walk around sound stage and minimal room interactions.

[jandl100]

I am mid-field using Martin's definitions.
Speakers 8.5ft from lugholes and 10ft apart.

I hate far-field listening; stereo imaging hifi b*ll*x goes to pot, which is not to be tolerated, and detail/rez and small scale dynamic tracking get smoothed over due to room interaction. Yuk.

Near-field at 6 feet the drivers don't integrate properly - mine are 4-way, 6-driver speakers and need a bit of space.

[Macca]

Not sure I agree that stereo imaging gets worse with distance. I find it better, if anything, like watching a film from the balcony instead of the front of the stalls. But I suppose that will be room and furnishings and speaker dependant.

[Jimbo]

Midfield between 8-9 feet which is about perfect for my speakers.

However they could do with 3-6 feet more space behind them!

I have heard them in far larger rooms where they create a fantastic 3 dimensional soundstage with sharp imaging but the bass disappears into the ether.

[topoxforddoc]

Far field for my main system with Avantgarde horns. Near/Mid field for my study system (Mordaunt Arundel or LS3/5a)