805D on a Bookshelf

[Chucka]

While I see most saying they run or will run their 8o5D (or S) on stands, how do they work on an actual bookshelf? What are the drawbacks? Does anyone here run 805's on a bookshelf?

Chucka

[AV-OCD]

While I see most saying they run or will run their 8o5D (or S) on stands, how do they work on an actual bookshelf? What are the drawbacks? Does anyone here run 805's on a bookshelf?

Chucka

The 805D has very good bass performance for a smaller speaker. Unfortunately, any time you place a speaker with good bass next to a boundary (wall, floor, shelf), you run the risk of ending up with too much bass and a muddy / boomy sound. Though, you can adress a good deal of this excessive bass caused by "boundary rienforcement" with EQ, like Audyssey (Denon), MCACC (Pioneer), and YPAO (Yamaha). If you don't plan to use a prepro / preamp that has EQ, I would not recommend bookshelf placement, and even with EQ, the sound will not compare to having the speakers on proper stands away from the walls.

[alebonau]

While I see most saying they run or will run their 8o5D (or S) on stands, how do they work on an actual bookshelf? What are the drawbacks? Does anyone here run 805's on a bookshelf?

Chucka

will kill the sound stage depth as well, plus with all the issues of reflections from surfaces in lose proximity as a result of location close to walls.

bass boost dues to boundary effects as mentioned by tim can be improved on some way by xing them off to a sub.

but in my opinion one of the worst things you can do is put a bookshelf speaker on a bookshelf ! they should be called standmount speakers instead !

[KahunaCanuck]

In my 2.1 system I have to use my bookshelves for the 805s to sit in, I have no other choice...I do run another set of them on stands in my dining room next door, so I have been able to compare the differences pretty easily.

Since I use the REL 305 for bass the 805s don't get the boominess they normally would. Also the sound stage is not as deep, though not dramatically different.

So ideally of course I would love to get rid of the bookshelves, but I don't want to be single...so they are staying...

[Industrial]

So ideally of course I would love to get rid of the bookshelves, but I don't want to be single...so they are staying...

Another reason for a place with a basement to make a man cave