Listening room

[jcshutts]

Folks I need some help please. I have a listening room which is a family/dining room and measures 5.7metres by 3 metres. It is next to another room which is separated by a structural steel spanning the width of both rooms running the 5.7 metres. This adjacent room is 3.6 metres deep. Therefore both rooms are open plan together but two separate listening zones. I want the flexibility of turning the speakers off in one zone or having both zones working at the same time playing the same music.

i need a discrete speaker choice for music and because of the design I am considering the apex A10

which I can place on the wall at ceiling level. The music will be streamed through a marantz preamp, probably the 7701. I will also add an MA sub to the mix.

questions:

is is there a better option to the MA for a discrete speaker? I was considering having 4 x apex 10 in each corner of each listening zone. How will this create a sound stage that is achieving something close to stereo?

Any ideas? Please?

 

[BenLaw]

What do you mean when you say '4 x apex a10 in each corner'?

Anything involving '4' doesn't sound a lot like stereo.

 

[jcshutts]

I guess that's my question. It's a large area for two sma apex 10s I fear. I am concerned they will get lost. Yet I need something discrete!!! I figured four for each room would fill the space but not sure if this will sound acceptable

 

[BenLaw]

Ah, I was confused by one of your other words too. You mean discreet. How about on wall speakers?

 

[jcshutts]

Lol yes I mean discreet as opposed to discrete - in fact I don't want them to be discrete as i

want them to sound together! But yes I do need discreet - as in incomgruous and unassuming !

on wall is an option. I considered MA sound frame 2. I also though about the PMC wafer but the two listening zones are complicated by having a 500mm pier holding up the steel supports. This lends itself to

having two zones rather than one complete zone if that makes sense - it's a odd shape room for a traditional set up of two speakers facing the listener.

 

[jcshutts]

I should add having four pmc wafers may be beyond my budget if each speaker is around a grand a piece

 

[BenLaw]

If you are determined to have speakers in both areas, then it seems pointless to me to try and have stereo in both rooms: when speakers are playing in both rooms you simply will not have a normal stereo effect due to the rooms going into one another. I would therefore consider a multi room system such as Sonos and choosing one room as the main stereo setup. Choose whatever pair of speakers is the best compromise of price, performance, size and room filling ability for that main room with a Sonos:connect as a source and then have a play:3 or play:5 in the other area.

 

[jcshutts]

thank you - makes sense.