So we all talk about optimal viewing distances for various configurations.
But how does one fit in the speakers if all you have is a small 50" TV?
No one really asks this question, so I am asking.
My setup:
I myself purchased the pioneer 5010FD (couldn't afford the 6010) about 5 months ago and it's about 11 feet away from my eyes. It's a comfortable distance that works in our family room.
I still have my B&W 603S3 towers for the front, the LCR600 for the center and the 602S2 for the surrounds.
I have been with HD-DVD for a year and now got the PS3 for Blu-Ray and I've been doing some reading and research lately and again came to question my viewing distance.
I experimented last night by seating myself about 6.5 maybe 7 feet from the set and playing some HD-DVDs. I don't know about the resolution (I have good 20/15 eyesight) but the experience was definitely more immersive. However my front 603s seemed out of place from that close.
I was just wondering if others in a similar situation worry about this or how they manage the two? I need to do more tests, but I can't help but feel that sitting further back should give me a more enveloping sound field?
I would like to hear your thoughts.
-- Sanjay
But how does one fit in the speakers if all you have is a small 50" TV?
No one really asks this question, so I am asking.
My setup:
I myself purchased the pioneer 5010FD (couldn't afford the 6010) about 5 months ago and it's about 11 feet away from my eyes. It's a comfortable distance that works in our family room.
I still have my B&W 603S3 towers for the front, the LCR600 for the center and the 602S2 for the surrounds.
I have been with HD-DVD for a year and now got the PS3 for Blu-Ray and I've been doing some reading and research lately and again came to question my viewing distance.
I experimented last night by seating myself about 6.5 maybe 7 feet from the set and playing some HD-DVDs. I don't know about the resolution (I have good 20/15 eyesight) but the experience was definitely more immersive. However my front 603s seemed out of place from that close.
I was just wondering if others in a similar situation worry about this or how they manage the two? I need to do more tests, but I can't help but feel that sitting further back should give me a more enveloping sound field?
I would like to hear your thoughts.
-- Sanjay