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Originally Posted by IROC
- size of room - it's 27' x 22', but is a combination living/dining/kitchen, so really 22' x 18'
- will this be a dedicated listening room - no, see above
- music preference - everything from Simon and Garfunkel to Tool
- What do you value more: great sound or sound pressure? - great sound
But...in reality, I am 60 years old and my ears are shot from too much car racing. I am just looking for something that sounds decent.
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Large room! Being a shared space, I assume you have limitations on where to place your speakers. That should be factored in your choice (my speakers are almost 7 feet from the front wall and the mid/high towers 3.8 from the side walls on a 27*14*11 room.
HOW much flexibility for placement is the marital unit allowing?
For critical listening:
A quick input into the Cardas calculator suggests a starting position of 6' in from sides and 9.8 from front wall.
Real Trap suggests 7.4' from sides, 4' from front wall with your listening position at 10.25' from front wall.
Many variables play into this, particularly materials, floor and window treatments and furniture type and location/
In a shared space, I would consider DSP based "room correction". A misnomer IMHO but a great solution.
Music preference; awesome! So you need a proper full range speaker or some nice stand mounts with sub(s).
Been racing decades (might have raced together at some point) and I hear ya (or do I !).