loft with no back wall

[bluemoon]

I'm looking for a new apartment to live and I found this nice one that has a small loft that seems perfect to setup my little home studio (11x8).

My concern though is that it only has one of the main walls (the other is open like a balcony)

is this a big problem in terms of acoustics? it actually may be a good thing because it avoids back wall reflections but I'm not sure. There's probably other factors to consider.

Ah, another thing, I got a 2x1 system based on genelec 8020s + 7050B.

will the subwoofer suffer in these conditions? have in mind that the living room downstairs is quite big compared with the size of the loft so I'm afraid teh bass will get lost in the big room.

But I can change for a pair of 8" monitors if this is a problem.

[bpape]

The sub will have a harder time pressurizing the larger space. On the other hand, not having a rear wall per se will minimize length related modal issues - especially the common nulls off the rear wall.

It can be made to work but will take some futzing (technical term - sorry) to get things just right.

Bryan

[jwl]

Yeah, I agree that should work fine with some experimentation. You probably haven't set up a room in a situation like this, so drop as many preconceived ideas as you can, and use your ears, particularly in terms of speaker/sub placement.

[bluemoon]

ok cool. Thanks for letting me know. I'm signing the lease tomorrow. It's a nice cosy space and it'll definitely be an upgrade compared with my current situation.