My room is relatively small and doubles as my home office. It's also where my wife and I watch TV together. Therefore, setting it up for audio performance had to be balanced with the other purposes and spouse approval. This resulted in the listening chair and speakers being placed on the long sides of the room, creating a more near field listening arrangement. But this has turned out quite well. Side wall reflections are greatly reduced, and excitation of room modes has been diminished. Room treatment, some seen in the the photos, and some in areas not visible in the photos, has been quite beneficial. The result is an exceptionally smooth tonal balance and well controlled bass.
The sound I get in my room with this system is best described as neutral but highly musical. There is
outstanding transparency and palpable reproduction of voices and instruments. Adding the ASR Emitter 1 Exclusive was the game changer in the system, revealing the immense capabilities of the Vimberg Amea. Next up, a pair of custom powered subwoofers featuring custom 12" Audio Technology drivers that will serve as stands for the Ameas, and the battery power supply for the Emitter. Long term, perhaps the diamond tweeter for the Amea. Stay tuned.
jond, thanks for checking out my system. Yes, it sounds fantastic. Every time I listen to music I have a smile on my face and I am transported to the recording venue. I have some plans to make the system even better.
dtorc, thanks for your nice words. The speakers could not dominate the room physically. First, my wife would not approve. We watch TV together in this room and she made that clear, 😂 So the speakers had to have a small footprint. This room also doubles as my office, and because of the location of the entry door I have to place the speakers and my listening chair on the long side of the room, creating a more near field listening situation. But this presented great acoustic benefits as side reflections from the speakers' dispersion pattern were greatly reduced. I immediately discovered that my principal issue was going to be managing bass response in the room. That is what my room treatment does, and the results are fantastic.
