Q U I C K S T A R T
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Add absorption or diffusion at the side wall first reflection points.
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Make the side to side position symmetrical
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Upper treble response can be rolled off to taste by reducing toe-in.
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Changing the height, although less conveniently done, will also tailor the treble
response.
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For recordings made using a Blumlein microphone arrangement, a 90° angle
between the speakers is best, although this is hard to arrange in most rooms
without sitting very close to the speakers, which not everyone will want to do,
and where the drivers do not converge as well in time. In many cases, a very
wide arrangement is just more enjoyable for the extra soundstage width, and
the image is always crisp enough to support this without degrading focus.
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For the most holographic effect, try two-microphone recordings, especially
binaural!