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In the Thread: Small spaces

Post Subject: Study room 3 way or headphonesPosted by scooter on: 3/25/2014

I used a set of 2-way near-field monitors and a decent sealed commercial subwoofer in a study room that was quite enjoyable. Mostly listened to FM. That room was not much more than 3m x 3m with lots of alcoves, slanted ceilings and a thick nylon rug. There is no getting around the inability of music to scale in a small room. And getting the subwoofer to properly integrate with the room and the monitors was a real challenge. I would disagree with Romy here as I thought the ability to play below 30hz helped scale a small room, although it still sounded a bit "contrived." Maybe all bets are off at 2m x 2m. But if you are going to be in bed maybe an antique FM radio or some headphone setup might make more sense. You can see my post here on the FM radio and headphones I sometime use to sleep with. ~$250 for a lot of enjoyment.

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