daveneumann
Well-known member
I have always had ficus trees or some kind of diffusion between the back of my speakers and the front wall. The trees seemed to work well with my Quad 2805's. So when I set up my Spires I didn't think twice about it and the trees stayed in place. There is some absorption foam in the front corners. The speakers are 5 feet out from the front wall. (see the picture)
Recently I've started to think more seriously about room treatments and tried my system with the trees removed. While the differences are not great, they are noticeable and repeatable.
With the ficus trees in place, the system is a little softer overall, less leading edge etch and no glare, but the soundstage and imaging is a little smeared especially in the back corners. Instruments in the far back corners of the stage are just not as clear or have as much depth as in the center of the stage.
Without the ficus trees the system has a little more edge, more sharp attack and more depth and better imaging in the corners of the stage. When the trees are gone, the soundstage just opens up.
I was just wondering if anyone else has tried using ficus trees as diffusors in their system and what your experiences have been. I haven't decided which trade-off I want to live with yet.
Next steps are to check out some of the Ready Acoustics. I have heard good things about them from a friend, and there is a brief write-up in Stereophile Music in the Round.
Regards,
Dave
Recently I've started to think more seriously about room treatments and tried my system with the trees removed. While the differences are not great, they are noticeable and repeatable.
With the ficus trees in place, the system is a little softer overall, less leading edge etch and no glare, but the soundstage and imaging is a little smeared especially in the back corners. Instruments in the far back corners of the stage are just not as clear or have as much depth as in the center of the stage.
Without the ficus trees the system has a little more edge, more sharp attack and more depth and better imaging in the corners of the stage. When the trees are gone, the soundstage just opens up.
I was just wondering if anyone else has tried using ficus trees as diffusors in their system and what your experiences have been. I haven't decided which trade-off I want to live with yet.
Next steps are to check out some of the Ready Acoustics. I have heard good things about them from a friend, and there is a brief write-up in Stereophile Music in the Round.
Regards,
Dave