I am looking for advice on where to place speakers in the “lounge” of the floorplan:
and suggestions for what those speakers should be on a budget of say 150-200£. I have some old Wharfedale Diamond 7.1s which were great but probably need replacing (cones are dented). Speakers need to be “child friendly” i.e. probably wall mounted or robust enough floor speakers that an 18 month old cant destroy / knock over. I’ll probably look at second hand kit in light of the baby destruction factor and to save money. I have a Sonos P5 in the kitchen and a P3 in the TV room so the rig in the lounge will likely be driven by a Sonos Connect:Amp. I listen to soul, ska, reggae etc… (lots of bass) and there is no listening chair / position – ideally I would like to fill the room with decent sound. Openings to the “hall” and “TV room” cannot be shut off, so it is quite open plan. Floors are hardwood and walls are quite bare (lots of reflections). The lounge room is about 12 ft x 24ft (4m x 8m) and about 8 ft high.
My current thinking is maybe to get some new Diamonds mounted on the wall, possibly with a sub to handle the bass? (Option A in the layout sketch).
Another option is to put the speakers (and amp and cabling) on top of a big stone / ceramic fireplace(Option B in the layout sketch) – this is a very kid friendly option but the speakers would be about 2M off the floor close to the roof. Would this be madness? If not, how should I direct the speakers to fill the room with sound in a reasonable way?
A variation of this (Option C) would be to have amp and one speaker on top of the fireplace, and another speaker on the wall of the opposite side of the room… would this be any better? It is quite a long room so not sure how I would direct the speakers in this case.
Or is there a better way of doing this? I am far from being an audiophile but would like a decent solution at a decent price (as have already spent quite a bit on Sonos kit)
And what about the sub, does it matter where that goes? Could I survive without it? Does it have to be on the floor, or could I stick that on top of the fireplace as well? Any recommendations on a decent sub for around 1-150£?
My apologies if this is long winded and rambling but all advice will be gratefully received!!!
and suggestions for what those speakers should be on a budget of say 150-200£. I have some old Wharfedale Diamond 7.1s which were great but probably need replacing (cones are dented). Speakers need to be “child friendly” i.e. probably wall mounted or robust enough floor speakers that an 18 month old cant destroy / knock over. I’ll probably look at second hand kit in light of the baby destruction factor and to save money. I have a Sonos P5 in the kitchen and a P3 in the TV room so the rig in the lounge will likely be driven by a Sonos Connect:Amp. I listen to soul, ska, reggae etc… (lots of bass) and there is no listening chair / position – ideally I would like to fill the room with decent sound. Openings to the “hall” and “TV room” cannot be shut off, so it is quite open plan. Floors are hardwood and walls are quite bare (lots of reflections). The lounge room is about 12 ft x 24ft (4m x 8m) and about 8 ft high.
My current thinking is maybe to get some new Diamonds mounted on the wall, possibly with a sub to handle the bass? (Option A in the layout sketch).
Another option is to put the speakers (and amp and cabling) on top of a big stone / ceramic fireplace(Option B in the layout sketch) – this is a very kid friendly option but the speakers would be about 2M off the floor close to the roof. Would this be madness? If not, how should I direct the speakers to fill the room with sound in a reasonable way?
A variation of this (Option C) would be to have amp and one speaker on top of the fireplace, and another speaker on the wall of the opposite side of the room… would this be any better? It is quite a long room so not sure how I would direct the speakers in this case.
Or is there a better way of doing this? I am far from being an audiophile but would like a decent solution at a decent price (as have already spent quite a bit on Sonos kit)
And what about the sub, does it matter where that goes? Could I survive without it? Does it have to be on the floor, or could I stick that on top of the fireplace as well? Any recommendations on a decent sub for around 1-150£?
My apologies if this is long winded and rambling but all advice will be gratefully received!!!
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