IMO, your room setup looks fine to me. 

As i mentioned earlier, Cardas's website serves as a reference and general speakers. Just try not to have the same distance from side/front wall, the ratio is not so important, but no harm to try cardas's tips, right.  Please be patient in your speaker placement, it takes time but once you find the 'sweet' spot, you will find your effort is deserved.

Also, if you find your bass still boomy especially long hour listening even you move your speaker away from front walls. You need to consider to have bass trap installed at front wall corners as Mugenfoo's post above.  If you have extra carpets, roll them and place them vertically like a round column at corners, see if it helps to reduce the bass (that's my guess).

I think i would not discuss about SPL now, trust your ear and take your time, do trial and error, Just make this exploration fun by moving around your speakers (remember to put masking tape, so you can shift them back as you like).

Good luck and hope to hear from you after getting the 'sweet' spot.

Btw, forgot to ask what brand/model is your speaker? SFCD ?

Auronthas

Hi Mugenfoo,

I agree with that too. However, my experience with Cardas ratios was the pro side it gave me a lively, stereo imaging soundstage, the con side is lack of bass.  After some fine tuning, now the ratio between my side/front walls is 1.2 to 1 which gave me a better soundstage.  Then, with some acoustic treatment, it gives me a more satisfactory result. Just to share... 

I have spent almost a year (with acoustic treatment) in finding the 'sweet' spot while enjoying the music. 

So enjoy the music lah ....

Cheers,

Auronthas

Thanks a lot Mugenfoo, This is important information for me!

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Added on June 2, 2009, 12:35 am

Thanks for your info, I am nearfield condition, but i dont feel sound is cramp together when using inner tweeter. Lucky.

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Added on June 2, 2009, 12:48 am

Dont be afraid for SFCD. SFCD is easy to be drive. I try my 60w integrated amp to drive sonus faber concerto domus  floorstand with 9 o'clock volume is loud enough. But old concertino is terrible, I increased volume more than 10 o'clock also not enough. But sonus faber vocal is poison, even concertino bass  quality & quantity also far better my existing floorstand speaker.

IMHO, get a good headphone for measurement....such as STAX headphone coz headphone normally has minimum space problem...

Or benchmark against live concert

Difference ppl have different experience, different equipment, different space, different taste etc

so.. anyone about to buy a pair of Sonus Faber speakers soon ?

come come.. join SF family.. come..

If you have ultimate machine that you enjoy the most..
Why not sell off others since you're not using them?

sell ur car then??

they can deliver mar.....hehehehehe

i got one pair for sale.....planning to go SF GP! yum yum

car_o_scope,

You can check hushymushy posting here:

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1048634&hl=

I agree with PCWork. For someone who has been active in the SF thread, man we want you in the family!

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Added on June 4, 2009, 3:17 pmAnd HushyMushy's sale is giving you even more reasons to own one

Think about it - the SF will be the best investment you make. It was for most, if not all of us here

We only want the best for you

About the Epos ES11, PcWork use to have them too, and in the end he sold it and upgrade to SFCD. Perhaps he can provide some useful info for you, but still yeah an audition would be great. ES11 is impressive speaker too, sweet midrange and vocal, that's the most impressive part i remember for ES11, which is kinda poisoning too

just make sure there's plenty power to juice up the SF and it will sing nicely for a long time.

Why not the potential SF buyer follow PcWork to Perfect Hifi?
Else need to wait till AV fair

The only reason I can think of on why you have a preference towards size (guys, we're still talking about speakers here, don't let your minds wander off elsewhere ) is because you're worried the smaller sized SFs cannot produce a fuller sound of a bigger sized variant. If this is the reason, then all I can say is you're going to be in for a very pleasant surprise Go give them a listen without putting size in mind...then come back and tell us what you think...or better still come back and tell us you bought them

DON"t WAIT LIAO.. the longer you wait. the higher possible it will gone...

i am in this situation before
playing all sub RM 2k bookshelve
suddenly folk out RM 5K for sonus. that time i buy without stand..
wah really scared. like throwing money.. if dun like then *** loh...
but luckily  i am happy until now..
really worth.. this is the best spend in my life.. spend the money 1 year already still feel worth.. lol.
everytime i on it.. i still feel "really nice..."