Boundary reinforcement?
December 22, 2006
I’m finding that if I push my speakers (Yamaha NS
models) back toward the wall, the bass gets better. Is there a tradeoff? I’m not
really hearing any problems, and I do enjoy the enhanced bass response. Should I expect to
grow tired of it?
Larry R.
What you are experiencing is called boundary
reinforcement. Moving speakers closer to walls, or corners of rooms, will enhance the bass
response of the system, sometimes considerably. Tradeoffs are generally a less-clear
midrange and less soundstage depth. These tradeoffs, however, vary from speaker to speaker
and will be more or less important to each individual listener. If you are enjoying the
sound you’re getting with your speakers closer to the wall, then by all means try
that for a while. Perhaps that can be their final resting area, or perhaps you’ll
find that moving them out a bit is better long term. Either way, it’s up to you, and
what you like is what is most important.
7.1 outputs critical?
December 18, 2006
How critical is it to use the 7.1 outputs from a Denon
AVR-2807 receiver? I was just going to go with a 5.1 system, but I then noticed these
connections. Will it hurt the receiver to not use these connections? Thanks for the great
website.
Tim
It won’t hurt anything to not use those two
outputs. In fact, it might tax the receiver a bit less by not using them, leading to
better sound. Seven channels of amplification are a lot to pack into a single chassis. I
don’t like to see the trend of more and more channels in a single amplifier. There
are several 9.1 models on the market right now as well. I just don’t buy it; sound
quality has to suffer when the emphasis is on quantity as opposed to quality. Stick with
5.1 and don’t look back.
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