I know that when setting up the ideal sitting position in a HT setup the left and right speakers should each be set at 30 degrees from the centre line
Is there a calculation based on the size of the left, centre and right speakers in relation to the distance between them and the ideal listening position?
What I am suggesting is that for example you bought a pair of 805's as left and right with only one midrange driver of 6.5 inches Is there a limit on the distance to the listener that they will work to, whereas if you bought 803 speakers with one 6 inch and three 7 inch cones, the amount of air the 803's would displace would be lots more than the 805's therefore throwing the sound further. I assume the quality of the sound at a further distance would be better
I realise budget and "I want those big speakers because I can" plays a part in the final decision but what is the point of putting 803's in a 10 foot depth room or 805's in a 30 foot room?
Also is there an agreed volume the listener in a HT should listen to music or films at (measured with an spl meter)?
I am trying to use this info to find out why we have trouble with speech in films not being clear. Why do my existing 9NTs have three midrange cones and my cnt centre only has one smaller midrange cone and yet it works alot harder than the left and right when watching a film?
kc
Is there a calculation based on the size of the left, centre and right speakers in relation to the distance between them and the ideal listening position?
What I am suggesting is that for example you bought a pair of 805's as left and right with only one midrange driver of 6.5 inches Is there a limit on the distance to the listener that they will work to, whereas if you bought 803 speakers with one 6 inch and three 7 inch cones, the amount of air the 803's would displace would be lots more than the 805's therefore throwing the sound further. I assume the quality of the sound at a further distance would be better
I realise budget and "I want those big speakers because I can" plays a part in the final decision but what is the point of putting 803's in a 10 foot depth room or 805's in a 30 foot room?
Also is there an agreed volume the listener in a HT should listen to music or films at (measured with an spl meter)?
I am trying to use this info to find out why we have trouble with speech in films not being clear. Why do my existing 9NTs have three midrange cones and my cnt centre only has one smaller midrange cone and yet it works alot harder than the left and right when watching a film?
kc
