Hi everyone, I'm a n00b both here and to acoustics in general. I'm currently working on a small dedicated theater in a spare bedroom in our house (pictures to follow in the dedicated theater thread at a later date) and I had a general question about side-firing woofers. The room I'm using is pretty small, (12'10" long, 11'6" wide, 8' tall) with a 80" wide screen. Obviously there isn't a lot of leeway in the placement of the front speakers. I'm using Acoustic Research 312HOs which have a 12" side-firing woofer and a rear port. I haven't gotten to the point of doing any measurements in the room but I plan to put a 12"x12"x17" floor-ceiling triangle trap in each front corner, some acoustic panels on the side walls and perhaps the ceiling for dealing with reflections, etc.
In general, should the woofers point towards each other, or towards the wall? If they do point out, should I put an acoustic panel right next to the woofer? Should I just try switching them both ways and re-measure? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
In general, should the woofers point towards each other, or towards the wall? If they do point out, should I put an acoustic panel right next to the woofer? Should I just try switching them both ways and re-measure? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
