hi,
i have a small home studio, where i cant flush mount speakers, and i recently switched from square speakers (mackie hr624) to genelec 8030A with their MDE curved enclosure plus sub. to my initial supprise this move greatly improved the freq response in and around mix position in my studio.
i thought others with difficult acoustics may be interested in this massive improvement in my already treated room, since i dont often see much emphasis on this area, perhaps since there is only one (i think) monitor company making curved enclosures.
heres a 20-20 sweep of the response at mix postition 624 (top) vs 8030:
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the difference below 90hz is due to deciding to go for a separate sub unit over the 8040s lower extension, which has allowed me to position and level it to get flatter response than posible solely with speakers in my room.
my studio room:
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treatment so far consists of: 11 mineral wool slabs (8 x 4", 3x high density 1"), positioned in corners, front and back walls, 1 slab on each side wall, and 1 stab for cloud above mix pos.
i hope some find this info helpful, or have wisdon to add, like how can i improve my room response further. i think the dip around 120-180 is mainly due to my desk, since in testing if i place a thick slab on my desk and equipment it greaty improves the dip response. but since this is not posible permanently ive currently put a towel under all my gear on the desk, supprisingly this improves some boom around 200-500hz quite nicely. but i think i need to try something much thicker next. any suggestions bearing in mind all my stuff will lie on it? thick rug maybe.
regards,