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Originally Posted by Victor_Stoian  What do you mean exactly with "overkill": are the monitors too big, too loud? or maybe the opposite?
What is the problem with my monitors?
V. |
I was referring mainly to their size ... the greater physical distance between the woofer and tweeter in larger monitors will to some extent dictate the distance you must sit away from them in order for them to act as a point source of sound - inside of this distance as you move your head around the differing distance between the woofer and tweeter to your ear will have a tonal impact on the range of frequencies around the crossover point where the two drivers overlap. On the typical two way system, this is around 1500 Hz, which is a rather critical range usually containing key mix elements.
This phenomenon could've accounted to some extent for the dissatisfaction you were experiencing with the conventional 38% from the front wall arrangement when you tried it before.
OTOH the BM12's aren't exactly overpowered - really the only thing the extra size seems to be getting you is a little more low freq. extension compared to the smaller speakers in the range which would be more than capable of sufficient output for the room (especially in conjunction with a subwoofer system) while providing a touch more flexibility in terms of good imaging with closer placement.
There's no inherent problem with the monitors themselves assuming they're used within the range of conditions they were designed for.
Anyhow this might all turn out to be a non-issue afterall - see below ...
G.