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by tomduncalf 1377 days ago
Cool project! I recently bought a set of iLoud MTM monitor speakers which come with a special mic which they use to analyse the room and correct for it in a similar way to this.

It makes a good difference to the sound - highly recommend the speakers if you are looking for a smallish set of monitor speakers that sound great and can be used very near field so you can use lower volumes.
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timc3 1377 days ago
Yeah, those are kinda cool. They have the added advantage that they don't have a huge amount of bass, though what they do have is impressive for their size to be fair.

But because of their size they don't always activate room acoustics in a crazy way, and a lot of people monitor with them fairly close so don't need them loud either further lessening the problems.

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tomduncalf 1375 days ago
> They have the added advantage that they don't have a huge amount of bass, though what they do have is impressive for their size to be fair.

Yeah, this is why I got them really. I have a pair of Event 2020 BAS v3 but our new apartment is much quieter than the old one and I'd feel self conscious blasting them out, so was looking for something which still sounded good but worked well at low volume. I'm pretty impressed with the bass to be fair. I also tried the smaller model (iLoud Micro) but for the sort of music I like for which bass is reasonably important (techno etc.), they weren't quite there. Still impressive though

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archi42 1377 days ago
> a lot of people monitor with them fairly close so don't need them loud either further lessening the problems.

This simple insight is gold. But is it actually true? The standing wave should still pop up. Though with less energy it's probably mostly handled by the furniture.

Whatever the case, having monitor speakers sitting close avoids/lessens the issue of the first reflection point, making the higher bands sound much less "muddy". This can be improved by picking a speaker with a strong beaming characteristic. Eg 4" broadbands will bundle the acoustic wave quite strongly in the higher frequencies. Sounds muffled for bystanders outside the beam, but amazing stage and resolution for the one or two persons inside of it.

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