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Originally Posted by kingofswing  Hi Glenn,
I have a similar room dimension (12x9) to the OP and was wondering if the speakers being in front of a large window (like shown above) is a good idea or not?
I have set my DAW / monitor speakers up the longer way as apposed to the shortest side of the room, but you have got me thinking now  .
In a rectanglular room, would it be best to always position speakers to the shortest wall as a starting point? My concern being that the speakers are much closer to the corners in this setup. |
Almost always, and here's why: if you're shooting across the short dimension you're ensuring that your primary mode (which will be the strongest one along that axis) is going to be higher and more troublesome than it would be the other way. For example, if you have a room that's 9'x12' and you're shooting down the long dimension you're first mode will be at 47Hz...not such a big deal. The 9' dimension on the other hand gives you a primary at 64Hz. That's a problem.
The other question is a good one. The thing is, the smaller the room the more compromises you have to make. Yes, you'll be closer to the corners but it's the lesser of two evils compared to facing the short dimension and nearly ensuring that you'll be sitting in a null or a big peak.
Frank