"Laurence Payne" wrote in message
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On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:07:49 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:
(I remember once I got someone to listen with his eyes shut while I slowly
rotated one speaker until it was facing the wall - he had no idea what was
going on and said the sound was unaffected throughout!! ;-)
Yes, the Critical Distance for a given room/speaker combination is
often closer than you think! In PA applications sometimes it's
practically impossible to place the audience inside it.
Where's your hi-fi listening "sweet spot" in relation to the CD? In
any given room, the same for all speakers or not? When recording, I'm
used to monitoring well inside, but checking a mix from WAY outside -
like in the next room with the door shut!
In normal use I don't go for all this 'sweet spot' malarkey - I listen to
most of my music through the doorway from the next room when I'm not
listening to the setup on this computer! Anyway, a little while ago I was
prompted to make a couple of (mono) microphone recordings of the SET/Lothers
with my toyshop ribbon (haven't done it for ages) thus:
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/shown...ibbonSetup.jpg
(Note the dressing gown hanging behind it to soak up the 'backdraft'...)
Here's a couple of very dirty extracts, complete with hiss, hum, the 'needle
down' bang and even the sound of me closing the door, to give you an
approximate *recorded* idea of what I like soundwise:
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/shown...phtExtract.mp3
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/shown...htExtract2.mp3