bluesfordan
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I had been told on a couple of occasions that the 8" monitors (20.3cm) I had were probably too big for the rooms I used to have available. I was curious if there is a consensus on what size speaker fits what size room. I know that the reflection points matter.
I'm in a typical apartment size bedroom, about 10' wide (3m) and maybe a little longer at 20 something feet (6m), with 7'10" ceiling (2.4m). It's actually probably bigger than my old irregular shaped room but has all vertical walls (no dormers) and a higher ceiling but it is a big shoebox for shape.
Applying sound treatment to the walls is probably not going to be in the cards. We don't plan to stay here past the end of our one year lease (8 more months). I don't want to unbox the 8" monitors I bought and never opened. I do want to hear my recordings via something other than headphones due to ear fatigue from the pressure.
I'm on the fence about keeping the NIB monitors or selling them to fund a smaller pair. For a bedroom setup, what size monitors would you recommend. I'm not recording EDM or rap or anything bass heavy. Previously I had been using an ancient stereo receiver and radio shack bookshelf mini speakers just to get something out into the air. I would prefer a less awkward solution.
I'm in a typical apartment size bedroom, about 10' wide (3m) and maybe a little longer at 20 something feet (6m), with 7'10" ceiling (2.4m). It's actually probably bigger than my old irregular shaped room but has all vertical walls (no dormers) and a higher ceiling but it is a big shoebox for shape.
Applying sound treatment to the walls is probably not going to be in the cards. We don't plan to stay here past the end of our one year lease (8 more months). I don't want to unbox the 8" monitors I bought and never opened. I do want to hear my recordings via something other than headphones due to ear fatigue from the pressure.
I'm on the fence about keeping the NIB monitors or selling them to fund a smaller pair. For a bedroom setup, what size monitors would you recommend. I'm not recording EDM or rap or anything bass heavy. Previously I had been using an ancient stereo receiver and radio shack bookshelf mini speakers just to get something out into the air. I would prefer a less awkward solution.