[shawntp]

I work out of a 13'x11' home office quite a bit during the day and have an office listening system. Its a budget tube system (Jolida 302b and Totem Arro's fed buy lossless itunes through a Presonus Firebox as a Dac).

I like speakers when I am sitting at work but since I sit at a desk I am probably wasting my systems abilities.

Below is a photo of my workspace. Does anyone have any reccomendations on speaker placement/tricks? Should I just get a small pair of powered monitors and set them up on the 3rd shelves (like genelec 8020a's or 8030a's)?

 

[mrarroyo]

You are on the same plane as the speakers. I would think you should put them behind you or better move the work station 6 to 8 feet away from the wall and leave the speakers where they are at. I would venture the stereo image and staging would improve.

 

[catachresis]

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Originally Posted by mrarroyo /img/forum/go_quote.gif You are on the same plane as the speakers. I would think you should put them behind you or better move the work station 6 to 8 feet away from the wall and leave the speakers where they are at. I would venture the stereo image and staging would improve.

Agreed. If you 'own' the room (and have absolute say over the configuration) then position the Arros 8 feet away and about a foot away from the corners of the opposite wall. Toe them in slightly and then test from the back sweet-spot. You don't need more system for a small room IMHO.

 

[shawntp]

My main problem is that I also want to be able to sit back on the couch not pictured on the opposite wall and sit and listen.

I tried elevating the speakers, it cleared up a bit but didnt change much.

I tried the opposite wall and it did get a nice driver integration between the two speakers and full sound with bass impact. It sounded good during instrumental but as soon as a voice came in it was too akward and I had to punt it.

I tried moving the speakers out a little wider to the corners of the room pointing in 45 degrees (im sure this is a cardinal sin but it gets bass impact going though probably not very accuratly(. This helps the soundstage more and I get an image though its like I am in the front rows.

At least this way I can move the speakers back in a foot or so and point them square from the wall to listen properly from the couch.

No great but the best I have come accross so far.

 

[velogreg]

I would suggest you consider again what catchresis stated above and move the speakers closer to the corners. I would try placing your speakers off the floor with a spiked foot platform with the Totems angled up slightly with the front of those Totems about one half to an inch higher than the backs. I would bet you are pushing the envelope when asking the Totems 4 1/2 incher to throw the music that far to the couch and the carpet is soaking up the range of the music that you enjoy. When I heard the totems at the LA home show the Totem Acoustics guys had them on spiked feet and only nine feet away. They sounded very nice BTW.