Hi folks,
Here is the start of my Hi-Fi Room. Dimensions are about 3.6 m (12') wide, 2.4 m (8') high. The room is attached to another so the rear wall is about 7 m (23') back. Medium profile carpet, stipple ceiling.
Attachment:
Hi-Fi-Room-Feb-2013.jpg
Speakers:
Fostex FE206E in a orignial Dallas rear loaded horn enclosure.
http://www.frugal-horn.com/ronhorns.html (Note link is to Dallas II)
Amp:
Elekit TU-879S (SE 6L6GC) Tube Amplifier KitSources: NAD c521i (transport) and Laptop, both into a
Musical Fidelity V-DAC IIThe room is bright. I need to get damping on the walls and thicker curtains. Not sure if I will try DIY sound panels or go with a commercial product.
Here I have the horns pushed into the corners trying to use the room boundaries as extensions of the horn mouth, while also trying to keep some distance from the side walls. The speakers have a small sweet spot so these are for one person at a time. I toe mine in at about 30-degrees. Regardless, the FE206E is bright and I find this setup only suitable for shortened listening sessions. Very detailed and dynamic, almost haunting at times. I think there is potential with a good active equalization to flatten the response. The bass that is present is well defined, but I estimate a steep rolloff that starts at 55-60Hz. In the future I would love to try a better driver in this horn enclosure.
Cheers