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When placing speakers in a room, which do you tend to prioritize: bass response or imaging?

Stereophile  |  Jul 6, 2003

It's a rare and lucky audiophile who has a room where both bottom end and imaging are optimized in a single speaker location. In reality, speaker placement is often a compromise between finding optimum bass response or perfect imaging. What is <I>your</I> emphasis when setting up speakers?

When placing speakers in a room, which do you tend to prioritize: bass response or imaging?
I prioritize optimal bass response
5% (18 votes)
I prioritize optimal imaging
54% (179 votes)
I don't optimize either, but balance bass and imaging
30% (101 votes)
Other
6% (21 votes)
No compromise needed
4% (13 votes)
Total votes: 332

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