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Onix XCD88 / Bluesound Node 2 feeding into Schiit SYS passive amp to Parasound A21 and to Tympanis IVs
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Room Details

Dimensions: 22’ × 12’  Medium
Ceiling: 9’


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    Owner
    Thanks for the comments.  I can place the speakers along the long wall, even 3' out, but where would the listening chair go?  Am I correct in assuming that it should be centered between the two sets of panels?

    kythyn

    Kythyn, I have to agree with Mike in regard to your room's width. The 48" wide 3-panel Tympanis require a room much wider than 12'. Have you tried putting them on the long wall? They will be okay only 3' in front of that wall (your bass panels are far too close to the side walls now, the two closest facing right at them. Very bad for the sound.), with you sitting 8' from them and 1' from the wall behind you. Worth a try! Also, try an area rug on the floor between the speakers and the listening position. Just getting the panels away from those sliding glass doors behind them should improve things dramatically!

    Splitting the two bass panels from the m/t one can work, but that requires very careful placement of all the panels in relation to each other. The x/o frequency between the two is right in the heart of the sound of music, where timing is particularly important. The way yours are pictured is (no offense!) completely wrong. Head over to The Planar Speaker Asylum, where you will find lots of discussion on the placement of planars, including Tympanis.

    bdp24

    Hi Kythyn, 

    What you have there is a very difficult situation for those speakers. The room is simply too narrow. The only thing I can think of is to move your equipment cabinet to a side wall and move the woofer panels to the inside. That would give you a better soundstage with the position of your listening chair. Something like a 20.7 would work much better in this room. 
    Remember your woofer panels cross to the mid range/tweeter panel at 400Hz. In placing the woofer panels back like that you are smearing the lower midrange a very important part of the spectrum. Swapping the panels around would fix that. 

    Mike

    mijostyn

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