Sensitivity Vs. Size, MTM Vs. TMM, and Bookshelf Vs. Tower

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by Fidi

Hi, i have a question.
My question is about placing a speaker horizontal.
What if for example you have to place standard vertical direct radiating speaker horizontal.
What i want to know, is;
Will it influence sound quality(timbre, image,dispersion of sound) by placing the speaker in a horizontal position?
What's the disvantage by placing a speaker horizontal?


And from wich frequency responce can we say that a speaker is a full range speaker.
Short: When can we say that a speaker is a full range speaker, wich minimum frequency response must such a speaker have?

Thank u.

It is generally not a good idea to place a speaker (e.g., an MTM speaker) horizontally. This is discussed in the Horizontal Center Channel Speakers thread.

Different manufactures and different people have different definitions for Full-Range. It is all semantics and really mean nothing.

If you have a subwoofer or several subwoofers in the room, all your speakers become small by default. Depending on the low frequency extension of the speakers, you should set the crossovers of the speakers to around 80Hz. The frequencies below the crossovers will be redirected to the subwoofer(s).

If you don't have a subwoofer, then you should set your front speakers to large (full-range) and the other speakers to small. The frequencies below the crossovers will be redirected to the front speakers.

[HAMP]

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Originally Posted by Big Daddy

It is generally not a good idea to place a speaker (e.g., an MTM speaker) horizontally. This is discussed in the Horizontal Center Channel Speakers thread.

Different manufactures and different people have different definitions for Full-Range. It is all semantics and really mean nothing.

If you have a subwoofer or several subwoofers in the room, all your speakers become small by default. Depending on the low frequency extension of the speakers, you should set the crossovers of the speakers to around 80Hz. The frequencies below the crossovers will be redirected to the subwoofer(s).

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

If you don't have a subwoofer, then you should set your front speakers to large (full-range) and the other speakers to small. The frequencies below the crossovers will be redirected to the front speakers.

Humm!!! I did not realize this little detail of information. I understand this information if you have an subwoofer, but I did not know this would happen with just having towers set to full range without a sub.

It seems kinda odd that, if your surrounds crossovers are at 100hz, and if bass below are meant to come from the surrounds, that it would be redirected to the towers subs/woofers.

So, basically it has to go somewhere and not just drop off?

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by HAMP

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Humm!!! I did not realize this little detail of information. I understand this information if you have an subwoofer, but I did not know this would happen with just having towers set to full range without a sub.

It seems kinda odd that, if your surrounds crossovers are at 100hz, and if bass below are meant to come from the surrounds, that it would be redirected to the towers subs/woofers.

So, basically it has to go somewhere and not just drop off?

On many newer receivers, the front speakers are automatically set to large if you say NO to the subwoofer option.