Distance between speakers and speakers/walls?

Posted by: Anders on 24 October 2003

Hi,

I'm just curious to know how people on this Forum think about the optimal spacing of Naim speakers, particularly distance beetween speakers and distance from speaker to side walls.

It seems like Naim speakers works pretty well farly closely together, as the "wall of sound" effect becomes more prounounced, and fairly close to side walls.

I have a fairly narrow but long room (10.5 feet wide, 24 feet long) that I intend to develop into a dedicated listning room.

I plan to position the speakers along the shorter side of the room but using NBLs, the distance between speaker and side walls can not be too narrow due to the side firing woofer design.

1. What is regarded as the mininum distance between NBL and side walls?

2. What is your opinion regarding optimal distance between Naim speakers, short distance (e.g. 6-7 feet) versus long distance (e.g. 12-14 feet)?

Would be interesting to hear your opinions!

Regards

Anders

[This message was edited by Anders on FRIDAY 24 October 2003 at 13:31.]
Posted on: 24 October 2003 by John3
My room is 20ft x 12ft and the speakers (SL2) are placed on the long wall about 7ft apart. This puts them about 6ft from side walls. I do find that if they much more than 7ft apart you tend to get 'hole in the middle' stereo, (bear in mind though that my seating position will only be 9ft or so from the front of the speakers). Putting the speakers on the short wall in my view puts them too close to side walls but doesn't really work in my room anyway due to windows on the end walls. I read once that you should try and get as close as possible to an equal sided triangle.
Posted on: 24 October 2003 by J.N.
Hi Anders

A friend uses NBL's to good effect, and they are not far out of the corners of a long narrow room.

As with most of us; he has an imperfect room and has to make the best of it.

Rooms are so complicated in their acoustic signature, that there are no hard and fast rules. Your speakers work where they work for you, within the practical constraints that you have.

Don't be afraid to experiment.