Legend Audio Placement

[Andrew Heck]

I have a pair of Legend Audio LEG-7000s that I’m soon to place properly in my dining/living room. I find them to be exceptional speakers, but can’t find one shred of information on them. They are front ported three way tower speakers rated to 150w with a frequency response of 25HZ-24KHZ for what it’s worth. Anyway, I’m dealing with a long room 13x30x8 with a hardwood floor. If anyone knows about this make and model of speaker could you tell me if they have to be placed in the “golden ratio” configuration or do they play well with walls? Honestly one sits in a corner right now without too much boominess in the low end. The wife already makes fun of me for vacuuming my albums and employing cartridge protractors. I’m not sure she’ll tolerate speakers in the middle of the room no matter how much better they sound there. Any advice or info on the Legend Audio brand or the 7000s would be most helpful and refreshing at least. Thanks in advance.

 

[Freddymac2]

IMO your best imaging and sound stage will occur in the middle of the long wall about 7 or 8' between them. Short walls and corners cause all kinds of problems, getting the best out of speakers. THIS IS A GENERAL STATEMENT, I have no experience with your speakers. The next time your wife is out of the house, try the long wall, just to hear the difference.

 

[Andrew Heck]

Thanks so much for the reply

IMO your best imaging and sound stage will occur in the middle of the long wall about 7 or 8' between them. Short walls and corners cause all kinds of problems, getting the best out of speakers. THIS IS A GENERAL STATEMENT, I have no experience with your speakers. The next time your wife is out of the house, try the long wall, just to hear the difference.

. Thanks so much for the reply I’ll give it a go next time I can.

 

[JoeESP9]

IME when you place speakers on the long wall and pull them out far enough the listening position ends up against the rear wall. This causes all sorts of reflection problems when listening. Yes, you can place sound absorbing devices on the wall. However you still have to deal with a rear wall that's too close to the listener.

Check out the Cardas website. They have specific recommendations for speaker placement. Many find their suggestions to result in very pleasing sound.

 

[Andrew Heck]

IME when you place speakers on the long wall and pull them out far enough the listening position ends up against the rear wall. This causes all sorts of reflection problems when listening. Yes, you can place sound absorbing devices on the wall. However you still have to deal with a rear wall that's too close to the listener.

Check out the Cardas website. They have specific recommendations for speaker placement. Many find their suggestions to result in very pleasing sound.

Thanks for the heads up, I was planning on placing myself at the recommended third 60°angle of a right triangle in a super comfy chair with the speakers comprising the other two angles. That much seems to be consesus (up to and including the chair). That's near field, right? What I am really wondering is how long can I make the legs of the triangle with these particular speakers? Eight feet apart make for a small shape in a big room. If I understand correctly, front ported speakers don't need quite the distance from the wall behind them, right? But more than that the distance between them is the rub. Maybe I should just buy a storage unit and plunk it down in my yard, deaden it inside and place the darned speakers perfectly and mathematically. It seems easier.