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onmoris
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i have a desktop audio setup
abuot how far apart should i have my 2 monitors set up?
abuot how far apart should i have my 2 monitors set up?
jgourd
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Where do you aim the speakers to give you the smoothest and most consistent sound, and how far apart do you place them to give you a good stereo image? The basic rule is to follow the layout of an equilateral triangle, which is a triangle with all three legs the same length. The distance between the two monitors should be roughly the same as the distance between one monitor and your nose in the listening position where you are leaning forward on the console armrest. The speaker axis should be aimed at the half-way point between your furthest forward and the furthest rearward listening positions. This is typically a range of about 24" (600mm). If you can, you also want to try to get your ears lined up with the vertical speaker axis (half way between the woofer and the normal listening position lined up in the best spot possible. If this would have you resting your chin on the console or desktop, you could tilt the monitor back slightly. This keeps your head in the sweet spot whether you're leaning forward adjusting level or EQ, or leaning back and listening to the mix. Don't go crazy trying to get this exact to three decimal places, within an inch or two gets you into the game.
You will also want to keep your monitors upright and vertical even though you'll be tempted to place them on their side to give you a better line of sight behind them. With the monitor on its side, moving your head horizontally means that you are now moving through all those rays, or lobes, where the wavefront from the woofers and tweeters interfere with each other. The midrange frequency response will be different for each head position. It is our opinion that all two-way component monitors, no matter who manufactures them, need to be used with the multi-driver axis vertical (that's just the way it has to be when you're in the near-field).
You will also want to keep your monitors upright and vertical even though you'll be tempted to place them on their side to give you a better line of sight behind them. With the monitor on its side, moving your head horizontally means that you are now moving through all those rays, or lobes, where the wavefront from the woofers and tweeters interfere with each other. The midrange frequency response will be different for each head position. It is our opinion that all two-way component monitors, no matter who manufactures them, need to be used with the multi-driver axis vertical (that's just the way it has to be when you're in the near-field).
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Atterion
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And ideally, the equilateral triangle you are creating should have 6 foot sides (6 feet between the centerline of each speaker). This is in a typical home recording arrangement anyways.
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Atterion
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Also there should be nothing else within the triangle. I have seen many setups where the monitors are nestled slightly back behind computer monitors. Even though the computer monitors are not in the direct line between the listener and the speakers, they can still cause some pretty unruley reflections.