[Bumpy]

I have a new room that is about 18ft long and 10ft wide. Using the clap test, one end is dead and the other end has a bit of an echo. Everything else being equal, should I place my open baffle speakers at the dead end or the end that echoes a bit? Bare in mind I will be sitting at the opposite end.

[rollo]

  I would suggest the dead end.

charles

[Bumpy]

Thanks Charles - any others with comments?

[Big Red Machine]

It would be inexpensive to treat a slap echo with some absorbers.

[Tyson]

  I would suggest the dead end.

charles

+1

[youngho]

I have a new room that is about 18ft long and 10ft wide. Using the clap test, one end is dead and the other end has a bit of an echo. Everything else being equal, should I place my open baffle speakers at the dead end or the end that echoes a bit? Bare in mind I will be sitting at the opposite end.

Sigfried Linkwitz had some recommendations regarding open baffle (dipole) speaker setup here: https://www.linkwitzlab.com/rooms.htm#B

[rollo]

 youngho.  Great post very informative thank you.

charles