New Listening Room Questions

[analoguekid]

There will be a crawl space under the floor (solumn) so if you don't mind cramped spaces then maddog's idea shouldn't be too hard to do, your brickwork doesn't have to be good enough to support much weight so even stacking them will be enough, give it a go.

 

[technobear]

In the lounge half as mentioned their will be bookshelves on one side of the room, a shelving unit running half way across the room dividing lounge from dining area at about 15 feet back from the front of the bay, running into the room from the opposite side from the side with the book shelves (can't go any futher back because of a doorway - but not far off Technobears suggestion.

But far enough! Sounds like your listening position will be at about 13 ft (i.e. half way) and that's the worst place it could be

How solid is this room dividing bookcase. It may help to break up the standing waves a bit if it is solid enough and big enough. If you could angle it then even better.

It is for this very reason that my system is currently firing across the room. It's not ideal. I would prefer to be a bit further away from the speakers but at least the bass response is more or less boom free.

 

[Uncle Ants]

But far enough! Sounds like your listening position will be at about 13 ft (i.e. half way) and that's the worst place it could be

How solid is this room dividing bookcase. It may help to break up the standing waves a bit if it is solid enough and big enough. If you could angle it then even better.

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Oh dear. Not very solid - well solidly built, but no back and front, except the bottom half which will be blocked by a big lump of sofa.

Is the key to this the distance from listening position to the front of the bay or listening position to the front baffles of the speakers (or rather the point in between them)?