Apex dispersion is very very good!!

tdangelo · « **on:** 17 Mar 2006, 01:09 am »

I was listening last night and my back was hurting so I thought I'd lay on the floor and listen for awhile. In the past when I did this I realized it was going to be like background music. Man, was I suprised!! I put my head where the pillow is in the picture with my feet going toward the back wall - it was like have a good pair of headphones on, hehe. I listened to a whole album like that (Free - Highway Remaster). It was really incredible! With my previous few pairs of speakers - no way - that was like listening in a different room! I could actually get within 1 foot and between the speakers (at tweeter height) and have very good imaging and soundstage. Pretty amazing dispersion! I got headphones and bass the body feels as a freebe, hehehe

kfr01 · « **Reply #1 on:** 17 Mar 2006, 02:06 am »

Fantastic looking system there!

tdangelo · « **Reply #2 on:** 17 Mar 2006, 03:57 am »

thanks

RAW · « **Reply #3 on:** 17 Mar 2006, 04:04 am »

Looks great Tony.
Nothing like large ear muffs

Midnite Mick · « **Reply #4 on:** 3 Aug 2006, 04:38 am »

What size of room does one think is minimum in order for these speakers to breath?

Mike

klh · « **Reply #5 on:** 18 Jul 2008, 03:49 am »

RAW · « **Reply #6 on:** 18 Jul 2008, 05:27 pm »

Quote from: Midnite Mick on 3 Aug 2006, 04:38 am

What size of room does one think is minimum in order for these speakers to breath?

Mike

Placement of the Apex III in a room is a lot less of a issue when compaired to the HT3 or HT8.With the HT3 and HT8 the sidefiring woofers can load a room very very hard if they are placed to close to the side walls.With the Apex III or the Apex LCR this is a issue but not near that of the HT3 and HT8 as far as room placement.

Now your question for room to breath!
We have the Apex III in a room 13ft x 40ft long with limited room treatment.The Apex III are placed 2ft from the rear wall and 3ft from the side walls.I would recommend 1-2ft from rear wall plus side walls as a min distance with treatment for first reflections on the walls.This room treatment can be used or not but for best imaging we recommend first reflection treatment as a min.
http://www.eighthnerve.com/
http://www.gikacoustics.com/

We also have customers who have the Apex III in a room 10X12 with room treatments as a must for this size of room.