I'm thinking of creating a dedicated listening room in my study, as a private space and alternative to our current family music room.
This room is very small at 12' 4" x 9' 3" x 7' 10".
I would be prepared to add room treatments where necessary to maximize the its potential.
my musical tastes covers equally all genres and periods of so called classical music. from Anon to Xenakis, from solos to Symphonies .
So I need a well a balanced speaker that can perform as wide a range of musical scale as possible in such a room!
My intial shortlist ( within my budget) includes speakers of very different design and therefore presumably different room treatment requirments?
Some I have experience of different models ( Harbeth and Magnepans) others just interest me for certain design features and reputation.
1} Harbeth P3ESR ( plus small sub?)
2} the new Magnepan mini's with two of the accompanying bass panels.
3)Shahinian new mini Larc (omni directional )
4)Amphion (Ion or Argon)
5) Kef LS50
I would match whatever with an amp/source to best suit it.
My question to anyone is: would the type of room treatments required, ( weither done by myself or via a pro) change considerably depending on what type of speaker was being used?. ie a Shahinian omni, compared to the dipole Magnepans etc.
In other words should one select the speaker first and then build the room around them.
Or treat the room and then find the speaker that then best works in it.
Thanks, Philip.
This room is very small at 12' 4" x 9' 3" x 7' 10".
I would be prepared to add room treatments where necessary to maximize the its potential.
my musical tastes covers equally all genres and periods of so called classical music. from Anon to Xenakis, from solos to Symphonies .
So I need a well a balanced speaker that can perform as wide a range of musical scale as possible in such a room!
My intial shortlist ( within my budget) includes speakers of very different design and therefore presumably different room treatment requirments?
Some I have experience of different models ( Harbeth and Magnepans) others just interest me for certain design features and reputation.
1} Harbeth P3ESR ( plus small sub?)
2} the new Magnepan mini's with two of the accompanying bass panels.
3)Shahinian new mini Larc (omni directional )
4)Amphion (Ion or Argon)
5) Kef LS50
I would match whatever with an amp/source to best suit it.
My question to anyone is: would the type of room treatments required, ( weither done by myself or via a pro) change considerably depending on what type of speaker was being used?. ie a Shahinian omni, compared to the dipole Magnepans etc.
In other words should one select the speaker first and then build the room around them.
Or treat the room and then find the speaker that then best works in it.
Thanks, Philip.
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