Hello, I just joined, primarily for the audiophile products. Looking at purchasing the NHT C3 speakers for our new living room. Space is about 15 feet wide by 33 long and they will fire long ways. Space is just for general listening, music room with all equipment is downstairs, so hoping they will fill it with sound nicely. Cheers.
Mar 18, 2024
Yes, just play something bassy / rumbling with good volume and see whether it fills the room or "it comes from over there!"
When I set up my home theatre room, there was an equation I used to calculate the distance from wall. That was 2 years' ago and I don't remember it anymore. I recall it depended where your sub fires from and the size of your room. Generally bigger rooms = more room to breathe, rear firing sub = more room to breathe. I'd say start with 2ft if you've got a rear firing, or 1ft for everything else, and see how you go.
Not all loudspeakers are neutral sounding, some are voiced for an intimate listening. They also respond much better to gear and you can tune them for the sound you enjoy.
I do enjoy my speakers a lot more, but it's sometimes impossible when you've got people sleeping in adjacent rooms, or neighbours calling the cops on you :(
I also drew the conclusion that I should get a pair of earphones instead of headphone/OB for the sake of private listening and commute. Tried the Nuforce HEM8 - felt impressed, then the shop keeper recommended I try Westone W40 - felt more impressed, then he pulled out an "expansive" cable for the W40 and took my heart. I then realised... there was also a W60, which the shop keeper said.. I probably shouldn't try as I will most likely not be willing to settle with the W40 there after - he which he was 100% right. So since I couldn't afford the W60 and everything else just wasn't as good, I simply walked out after half an hour of earphone testing... : )
Congratulations with your purchase :)