31-Jul-2014, 18:55
I have this issue in my kitchen. (There is a point here, I have not lost my mind) Sometimes on a lazy weekend morning, I'll stick on some music, and wander 'round, tidying up the house, perhaps sticking last night’s plates in the dishwasher. (a new man)
Now pre SAM, my system actually sounded quite good when I was in the kitchen. Not the ideal spot for stereo imagery I would agree, that is being in an adjacent room, but it did sound ok. With SAM I have no issues with boom or similar when in the same room as the speakers, quite the reverse, with SAM it sounds superb. Wander into the kitchen, a separate but adjacent room, the boom is terrible. So it's SAM on if I'm in the same room, SAM off if I'm in the kitchen. (perhaps I have gone mad)
So there is a point here, I am a happy large speaker SAM user, no boom, lots of improvements, love it. However, my trips to the kitchen indicate that there is probably a lot more going on than is at first apparent. I have little idea about the subtleties of sound waves in the above scenario, but it does lead me to think that optimum speaker placement with SAM may need to be different than without. In short, SAM changes things. There are also some spot in my room where there are some kind of bass "nulls", sweet spots, and similar, I am quite familiar with these vs my current speaker positioning, the thing is, that with SAM these nulls / locations are changed. It still sounds good in the actual seating / listening position, but with SAM everything is a little different. For those experiencing issues with SAM and boom etc., a few happy hours playing with speaker positioning would be well worth while, I would have thought. Nothing to lose, why not?
Now pre SAM, my system actually sounded quite good when I was in the kitchen. Not the ideal spot for stereo imagery I would agree, that is being in an adjacent room, but it did sound ok. With SAM I have no issues with boom or similar when in the same room as the speakers, quite the reverse, with SAM it sounds superb. Wander into the kitchen, a separate but adjacent room, the boom is terrible. So it's SAM on if I'm in the same room, SAM off if I'm in the kitchen. (perhaps I have gone mad)
So there is a point here, I am a happy large speaker SAM user, no boom, lots of improvements, love it. However, my trips to the kitchen indicate that there is probably a lot more going on than is at first apparent. I have little idea about the subtleties of sound waves in the above scenario, but it does lead me to think that optimum speaker placement with SAM may need to be different than without. In short, SAM changes things. There are also some spot in my room where there are some kind of bass "nulls", sweet spots, and similar, I am quite familiar with these vs my current speaker positioning, the thing is, that with SAM these nulls / locations are changed. It still sounds good in the actual seating / listening position, but with SAM everything is a little different. For those experiencing issues with SAM and boom etc., a few happy hours playing with speaker positioning would be well worth while, I would have thought. Nothing to lose, why not?
