Listening near field

[paulf-2007]

Paul, your signature has to be the worst classified advert ever! So you're no longer a Zu keeper?

I still have zu's so officially I am the keeper but they are for sale. Not sure what you mean by classified ad.

[paulf-2007]

This is what near field means to me.
My head is 5ft from the front face of these babies.

That set up has to sound special.

[bumpy]

That set up has to sound special.

Oh it does.

In retirement I am fortunate to be able to indulge my passion for music and HiFi before I get too old or deaf. Retirement coincided with finding SW1X as a start up business less than an hour away and I finally discovered the sound quality I had searched for all my life.

[hornucopia]

Luckily I've been able to enjoy my passion BEFORE returement (though now well into it!).
When I tentatively started my Cafe business -as it became - in 1979, i hoped to be able to get a good stereo, and a Citroen DS23 out of it. Had them both within 3 years; still own the Hafler pre + Power amps, though the DS went to fund my house purchase.
Nice to see the SW1X set up, Chris.

[Pharos]

"Interesting about pressurising the room which is what I was referring to in post #13 "

Yes Chris, but mainly of course at bass frequencies, at high the air mass presents itself as a greater impedance.

Small room big speakers - headphone-like.

[Pigmy Pony]

I still have zu's so officially I am the keeper but they are for sale. Not sure what you mean by classified ad.

I was suggesting that if your speakers were for sale, hiding that fact at the end of your signature isn't likely to attract much attention

[Oddball]

An interesting discussion . I have a modest Yamaha AS 500 amp ,with Tannoy dual concentric speakers , and I have ended up with them on a slanted foam matting on a parquay floor .
They sit about 8ft away from the central point of my listening reclining chair , where my head is (I rarely recline it) and as they slant ,they fire the music striaght at my head height . I point the speakers towards my ears ,maybe just past towards the back of my head , but I am forever tweeking them so they are pointing across my nose as well !!
Cant make my mind up wether to set them further away or what really ! But when the right track is on ,it bears no relation to headphones and is sweet as ever !! Maybe it depends on my mood and the volume ?
I have an old Rel Q50 sub in the corner of the room to my left ,and it does put some body into the whold thing , but there are times I prefer just to hear the treble in all its clarity .

Its all low budget ,but still makes sense in the scheme of things !!

[Silent]

i have to due to room layout,it works for me,cant say ive noticed any downsides,i get a lovely centered soundstage.

Second this

[paulf-2007]

I was suggesting that if your speakers were for sale, hiding that fact at the end of your signature isn't likely to attract much attention

as I haven't found an easy way to post photos since photobucket went stupid, I haven't been able to post a for sale on here. They have been for sale on lenco heaven. Probably as well not to attract attention here as for sales without photos get pulled anyway.

[Alex_UK]

Easy way to post photos:

https://imgur.com/upload - once you've dragged or browsed and uploaded the photo, just copy the link, come back to AoS and click the "insert image" button, (hover over them if it's not obvious) paste the link and you're done.