Please make allowances for me if these are stupid qs LOL
When assessing room size and whether things are practical for a particular spkr, spkrs-amps synergy, which of the following list are true or relevant?
Do we consider flr area or volume?
Ie if one lives in a double or triple ht space, or alt in a loft space w descending eaves, do we still only consider the plan area as you would do in a regulation ht 8' room, or does the extra volume in 12'-20' ht absolutely have relevance acoustically, and esp in assessing physical demands on spkrs-amps?
Additionally if one lives in a very big space, and in effect sits in the mid pt of the space and the listening zone is purely the front half of the room, is the rear of the room relevant (other than rear reflections/ambience)?
Ie if one's space is twice the size of another, one sits in the middle of the room, v the other space where you sit right against the back wall, do the spkrs-amps recognise this? Or are they energising the whole space and sound will be v different?
I ask all this because I've just listened to Apogees mate brilliantly w 80W 211s in a standard 18x11x8 room
But my space is a more expansive 18x50x9 loft, where I'll be sitting right at the intersection mid pt of the front and rear of the room
And I'm trying to wk out if 211s and Apogees can replicate their feat here that they did in the 2-3x smaller space
When assessing room size and whether things are practical for a particular spkr, spkrs-amps synergy, which of the following list are true or relevant?
Do we consider flr area or volume?
Ie if one lives in a double or triple ht space, or alt in a loft space w descending eaves, do we still only consider the plan area as you would do in a regulation ht 8' room, or does the extra volume in 12'-20' ht absolutely have relevance acoustically, and esp in assessing physical demands on spkrs-amps?
Additionally if one lives in a very big space, and in effect sits in the mid pt of the space and the listening zone is purely the front half of the room, is the rear of the room relevant (other than rear reflections/ambience)?
Ie if one's space is twice the size of another, one sits in the middle of the room, v the other space where you sit right against the back wall, do the spkrs-amps recognise this? Or are they energising the whole space and sound will be v different?
I ask all this because I've just listened to Apogees mate brilliantly w 80W 211s in a standard 18x11x8 room
But my space is a more expansive 18x50x9 loft, where I'll be sitting right at the intersection mid pt of the front and rear of the room
And I'm trying to wk out if 211s and Apogees can replicate their feat here that they did in the 2-3x smaller space
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