[linux-audio-user] [OT] good studio monitors

[Mark Knecht]

R Parker wrote:
<SNIP>
> I think one other issue is wave cancelation but I'm
> not so sure about this. Assume a 12 foot long room
> with source against one wall. Cancelation will occur
> where the waves meet which is at six feet. So, you
> don't want to locate the mixing chair in the
> cancelation zone.
> 
<SNIP>
Very true, actually, assuming you have a frequency that is a multiple of 
the room length.

One other problem I ran into recently was cancellation caused by 
monitors sitting on my mixing desk. Please excuse the ASCII art:

                             =
Monitor                 =
********            =
*      *        =
*     *     =
*    *  =
*   * )========================== My ears
*    *  =                       =
*     *     =               =
*      *        =       =
********            =
**************************   <----Desktop

Basically the path difference between thes two paths causes a 
cancelation at certain frequencies. Due to this you get a comb filter 
effect happening and things start sound bad.

My experience is that speakers work much better if they are placed on 
stands, moved away from walls and located in such a way that you can 
guarantee that the major portion of the audio you are hearing is all 
direct. Not an easy task, but a good goal...

- Mark