Speaker placement problem - help please :)

[Watch00]

Hello,
I just moved into a new apartment and the living room is long and narrow with the wall where the door should be, missing. (6,21meters long and 4.50meters narrow)
My B&W 602S3 sound now crappy... because on the left speaker I have no wall near it.
I tried everything. In my old apartment they sounded extraordinary but the room was almost perfect square and they were places perfectly, with a wall on one side.

Any advice?

See here to have an idea on how the room is :
<a href="http://www.imagebam.com/image/4d5ae0494592716" target="_blank"><img src="http://thumbnails116.imagebam.com/49460/4d5ae0494592716.jpg" alt="imagebam.com"></a>

Thank you very much,
Adam

 

[treitz3]

Hello Adam and please allow me to offer you a very warm welcome to the What's Best Forum. It looks like the photo or attachment didn't quite make it correctly to the post you made. Is there anyway you can flip the rig around if you have it on the long wall, so that it is centered?

Tom

 

[Watch00]

Thanks, Tom.
Well, no, this is the only way.
I've seen some kind of panel that people use behind the speakers to isolate the sound. At least to control the base.

I've reattached the images.

https://s31.postimg.org/8wdjj8k0b/Capture.jpg
https://s31.postimg.org/fq3ygmj23/100261636_1_1000x700_linie_amplificare_audiolab.jpg

 

[treitz3]

Hmmm, have you thought about building a portable (on hidden wheels) false wall that you can wheel elsewhere when not in use? One that is maybe.....4' or so tall?

Tom

 

[jn229]

I have heard systems that sound nice centred in a corner. Is there a way to place your B&W's each side of a room's corner. Keep your speakers into the room with your listening position centred between the speakers facing the corner.

 

[DaveC]

If your listening position is right near the back wall that will cause issues, a flattened 2-D soundstage and blurring of details... IME the asym setup won't cause much problems but might require a balance adjustment. Also, if you have any idea what decay times are like? Clap your hands or snap your fingers and listen how much it echoes... it should not be immediately absorbed but the sound should die down fairly quickly. If you want to dig deeper check out REW:

http://www.roomeqwizard.com/

I'd also try more toe-in...

 

[stehno]

Hello,
I just moved into a new apartment and the living room is long and narrow with the wall where the door should be, missing. (6,21meters long and 4.50meters narrow)
My B&W 602S3 sound now crappy... because on the left speaker I have no wall near it.
I tried everything. In my old apartment they sounded extraordinary but the room was almost perfect square and they were places perfectly, with a wall on one side.

Any advice?

See here to have an idea on how the room is :
<a href="http://www.imagebam.com/image/4d5ae0494592716" target="_blank"><img src="http://thumbnails116.imagebam.com/49460/4d5ae0494592716.jpg" alt="imagebam.com"></a>

Thank you very much,
Adam

If you've tried everything, then what advice is acceptable to you?

First thing I'd suggest is entertain swapping the location of the gear with the couch, i.e. your couch is now on the opposing wall. At a minimum, this should serve two purposes:

1. Your soundstage and speakers will now have much more symmetry via the adjacent walls. There's always some comfort for the psyche when it sees symmetry.

2. The speakers now on the opposing wall can be brought 2,3, or 4 feet out into the room without blocking walking paths. This will easily provide the potential for a 3-dimensional soundstage. This appears to be a less wide wall and may compress the soundstage a bit but it looks like you're in some tight quarters already.

That should jumpstart your satisfaction a bit.