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Monitors on their sides
Posted on: 07.02.2013 by Jody Reebel
I see this a lot... I honestly don't believe it makes any difference, if they are vertical, or horizontal, but I just wanted to see how many people around here do it... I might give it a try for the hell of it, to see if it makes any difference, but I'm not sold on it though...
Shan Bauerly
08.02.2013
Originally Posted by sss18734
This is a matter of personal preference, really.
True. There's no faking give-a-damn.
Shan Bauerly
08.02.2013
Originally Posted by Jester
long as the woofers are at ear height it doesn't matter how you have them.
It's actually the upper frequencies that are far more directional, Jester Dude. If you were going to collapse your soundstage from any distance at all, I'd suggest keeping the tweeters at ear level. Some retail pro studio monitors have the mid/high in rotatable modules allowing you to lay the speaker flat with fewer anomalies. I believe even the larger KRK offer this. The great ones have separate crossover settings depending on positioning and proximity to boundaries. If you lay them on their side [in the nearfield] position then on-axis and you'll likely be okay. Honestly, it depends on how good you want it. All of the DJs that I know just want it loud and clear, with accuracy not being a consideration. In their defense, it's just for DJ work, not a concert.

As with ANY audio system, the room is the most critical component when determining speaker selection and positioning.
Jeromy Bana
08.02.2013
Originally Posted by jayo
But won't that mean left is up, and right is down (or vice versa) changing your stereo field by 90*. If you on right or left, the sound will move up or down.
thats easy. just turn your 1200's sideways
Jody Reebel
08.02.2013
Originally Posted by jayo
But won't that mean left is up, and right is down (or vice versa) changing your stereo field by 90*. If you on right or left, the sound will move up or down.
Ya when I lay my monitors on their side, the left tweeter is on the bottom, and the right tweeter is on the top...
Jody Reebel
07.02.2013
Originally Posted by jakeintox
If they're pointed right at you, it won't make a difference. Most monitors are designed to disperse more sound side to side than up and down. by placing them sideways, you make it easier to hear from above or below the speaker, But won't spread into the room as well.

If the monitors are just for you, do whatever sounds best, but if you want them to sound good throughout a room, keep 'em on their feet.
Okay :3 I have nearfield monitors, so I don't need them to spread that far... I'll do some experimenting toevening ...
Jody Reebel
07.02.2013		I see this a lot... I honestly don't believe it makes any difference, if they are vertical, or horizontal, but I just wanted to see how many people around here do it... I might give it a try for the hell of it, to see if it makes any difference, but I'm not sold on it though...
Deangelo Boender
08.02.2013		Yeah, this is all getting out of context.
Any discussion at the level of "audiophile" and "technically speaking" can be routed out once you take into consideration that this is for a djs bedroom production and practice setup. Practically everything else in this kind of scenario goes against audio purism. eq-ing, mixing, effects, jumping around like a douche bag, and cranking your master so you can't hear the downstairs neighbors pounding on their ceiling are all things that make "proper" speaker placement discussion a moot point.

If you have to lay your monitors down, they will be fine, and so will you!
Shan Bauerly
08.02.2013
Originally Posted by sss18734
This is a matter of personal preference, really.
True. There's no faking give-a-damn.
Erica Charvet
09.02.2013		This is a matter of personal preference, really. You're mainly affecting dispersion patterns and imaging. If the total absence of imaging in your car stereo doesn't bother you, this won't either. Go ahead and try it and do what works best for you.
Shan Bauerly
08.02.2013
Originally Posted by Jester
long as the woofers are at ear height it doesn't matter how you have them.
It's actually the upper frequencies that are far more directional, Jester Dude. If you were going to collapse your soundstage from any distance at all, I'd suggest keeping the tweeters at ear level. Some retail pro studio monitors have the mid/high in rotatable modules allowing you to lay the speaker flat with fewer anomalies. I believe even the larger KRK offer this. The great ones have separate crossover settings depending on positioning and proximity to boundaries. If you lay them on their side [in the nearfield] position then on-axis and you'll likely be okay. Honestly, it depends on how good you want it. All of the DJs that I know just want it loud and clear, with accuracy not being a consideration. In their defense, it's just for DJ work, not a concert.

As with ANY audio system, the room is the most critical component when determining speaker selection and positioning.
Jeromy Bana
08.02.2013
Originally Posted by jayo
But won't that mean left is up, and right is down (or vice versa) changing your stereo field by 90*. If you on right or left, the sound will move up or down.
thats easy. just turn your 1200's sideways
Jody Reebel
08.02.2013
Originally Posted by jayo
But won't that mean left is up, and right is down (or vice versa) changing your stereo field by 90*. If you on right or left, the sound will move up or down.
Ya when I lay my monitors on their side, the left tweeter is on the bottom, and the right tweeter is on the top...
Latoria Kavulich
08.02.2013		long as the woofers are at ear height it doesn't matter how you have them.
Evie Baghdasarian
08.02.2013		***if you pan right or left.
Evie Baghdasarian
08.02.2013		But won't that mean left is up, and right is down (or vice versa) changing your stereo field by 90*. If you on right or left, the sound will move up or down.
Shan Bauerly
08.02.2013		No, they won't explode, but, a speaker that sounds good standing up will not sound the same on it's side. It has everything to do with the forward lobe, time alignment and directivity. It is a lot of material to discuss on a DJ community - with all due respect, but I'm here if you want to get into it. As a rule, the worst thing you can do to any given speaker is lay it on it's side if you care about how it sounds, that is. As it has been said, if they are a couple feet from your ears, you aren't likely to hear much. If you expect stereo imaging from any farther back, leave them as designed. It's a lot more science than just popping drivers in box.
Valeri Millstein
08.02.2013		I have mine laying on their sides so the tweeters are ear level rather than above me since treble is more directional than bass.
Jeromy Bana
08.02.2013		they funny thing. the original bookshelf speakers were just that. speakers that could fit on a bookshelf if you turn them sideways..

Put them how you like.. they wont explode..
Yong Aptekar
07.02.2013		The audiophiles will tell you they need to be standing properly upright as they were designed that way (layout of woofer and tweeter(s)). The rest will say sit them the way you like, your the one listening to them. Me, I don't like the look of speakers on their sides.
Jody Reebel
07.02.2013
Originally Posted by jakeintox
If they're pointed right at you, it won't make a difference. Most monitors are designed to disperse more sound side to side than up and down. by placing them sideways, you make it easier to hear from above or below the speaker, But won't spread into the room as well.

If the monitors are just for you, do whatever sounds best, but if you want them to sound good throughout a room, keep 'em on their feet.
Okay :3 I have nearfield monitors, so I don't need them to spread that far... I'll do some experimenting toevening ...
Ethel Feigum
07.02.2013		If they're pointed right at you, it won't make a difference. Most monitors are designed to disperse more sound side to side than up and down. by placing them sideways, you make it easier to hear from above or below the speaker, But won't spread into the room as well.

If the monitors are just for you, do whatever sounds best, but if you want them to sound good throughout a room, keep 'em on their feet.
Jody Reebel
07.02.2013		I like doing that when I mix (or practice dj mixes), and I am standing up, but I mean for just general mixing, and production...
Piedad Apelian
07.02.2013		wedge monitor....

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