nearfield placement (set back inside of wall)

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I have Mackie HR824s...I am not sure if this is going to be a good idea...my problem is I don't have that much desk space, and I am going to add a second monitor (crt screen..not speaker)

would it be ok to cut a hole in the wall, and inset the monitors in there? I am worried about what that might do to....the bass or...who knows...

anyone who knows a little more about this, please let me know...

they would be about 3 feet out on each side...and, the chair is about 3 feet back from the wall...anyways, i have some placement issues...but, can i mount them inside the wall or forget it?

thanks

-wes
 
I can't answer your question, but I know from first hand that speaker placement is very important. the other I placed my nearfield nearfields on new stands that were less massive than the previous ones. Immediatly I lost the bottom in them. It was even so terrible for a moment I thought something broke inside them. After altering stands and placement the sound came back however.
 
Go ahead and give it a shot. Make sure there is a big enuff hole in the wall for some movement to optimize the placement. Don't try to mount them like a soffet/midfield monitor because it will definitely exaggerate the low end more than you want. If you decouple the monitor inside the opening your better off. But try it and let everyone know how it works.

SoMm
 
actually in wall is ideal. you eliminate the waves bouncing from behind the monitors and gives you a more accurate reprodiction.

The stand thing if you lost bass thats a good thing, some stands will vibrate at resonant frequencies giving you an illusion of more bass but you get less artifacts.
 
if you lost bass thats a good thing
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Nope, loosing any frequency is never good, just like enhancing frequencies is not good. I lost it, so there was too little. Now I changed position, and it came back, eq the way it is supposed to be.
 
cool..thanks guys I will do it this weekend.

the mackies I was noticing have a lot of options on the back for how they are positioned...and how it treats like the bass response or whatever.

I think I should get something workable...there is also a bass rolloff switch, at 37, 47, or 80.

My other question is in terms of how far apart I can have the monitors....based on how far in front of them I am...and still get accurate imaging...

they are going to have to be about.....6-7 feet apart probably...and I am about 3 1/2 feet from the wall...as long as they are angeled in the 60 degree fashion towards my listening position...should I be ok?
 
Uh oh... I read this over at my other bbs about the Mackie's Im quoting a professional Mastering Enginner here!


"Of course depending on the monitors. Mackie's have a rear passive that can't
be blocked (or put in a wall) and many others such as some electrostatics
have problems being too close to a wall."

Thomas Bethel
http://www.acoustikmusik.com/basic.htm

Might be something to look into on active monitors??


SoMm
 
But Downside, If the bass is being produced by something other than the monitors themselves, they are only artifacts of the room and can hinder your ability to use the monitors effectively. So using the same speakers with less resonance being transmitted to the wood or any other large object is a better situation. Basically you arent losing bass produced by the monitors, but getting a more accurate picture now.
 
darrin_h2000 said:
But Downside, If the bass is being produced by something other than the monitors themselves.....Basically you arent losing bass produced by the monitors, but getting a more accurate picture now.
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It was exactly the other way round. I had accurate bass, but with switching to other stands I lost bass. The sounded like car-speakers. Totally no bottom. Switching back to solid stands made the bass response come back.
 
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