Be upgrading the speakers at some point,
Wondering if the FR10’s could be a good fit in my room, at 17 X 13 feet?
Currently using Wharfedale Evo 4.4 floorstanders, similar-ish sized to the FR10, aside being a little shallower at 340mm vs 410mm.
They are bottom ported and front baffle sits about 750mm from front wall, with plenty of space to the sides. They work well in my room, though Im sure a bigger one would get more out of them.
Wondering if the FR10s would work in a room this size?
Have the scope to bring them out a bit from the front wall if need be.
I’m not a fan of the FR5s on the stands, or stand mounts in general, so looking potentially at the FR10.
Its a not inexpensive speaker, so wouldnt want to pick a pair up knowing the are not working their magic in my room.
I’m in the UK,
so not sure about the opportunity to hear a set before I buy, so looking for a general feeling of what room size they would work well in.
I would think that’s a great size room for the FR10…I have FR20 in a larger room, and use with a pair of REL subs, though the FR20’s sound excellent without the subs…
I think the FR10s would be fine there. I have FR10 speakers and dual subs in a room that is 17 x 23 (there is a cathedral ceiling), and they work fine. BTW you don’t have to drive the FR10s hard for them to sound good.
I have the FR10s in my 15’x24’ room, complimented by dual REL subs. I was on the fence between the FR20s and the FR10s, but the recommended wall spacing of the 20s was a deciding factor; I did not want them so far into the room.
My FR10s are 48" from the wall to the front of the speaker and 30" in from the side wall to the center of the speaker. When I first received them, I went by the suggested placement in the manual. They just weren’t doing it for me. I moved and tweaked them for awhile and just wasn’t happy. On a lark I just moved them further apart than recommended (vs. the listening position) and zero toe in. That was the magic for me. Once I found the sweet spot for my room and my ears they have been glorious! I was surprised at how long it took me to get them locked in.
I too came from Wharfedales, then the big Spendors, and now the FR10s. I have the space and ability to switch out the Spendors and FR10s, but have not done so since I got the FR10s locked in.
I may never part with the Spendors, but the FR10s have a holographic presentation that is hard for me describe. I’ll not embarrass myself at attempted audiophile hyperbole. Both speakers have their strengths, but for me the FR10s are what I prefer to listen to. PM me if you want anymore detail.
In the FR10 owner’s manual, the minimum suggested distance from the front wall to the back of each speaker is 18". In my listening room (which is approximately 17’ x 19’), I have the back of my FR10s 36" from the front wall. Of course, the ideal distance to the front wall in any situation will depend on the specifics of how the room reinforces (or produces nulls) in the bass response.
So…in a medium sized room. (my living room) and 20" from the back wall I get some bass loading. I prefer to listen to my 10s without my sub on now. I’ve brought the speakers about 48in out into my room, but honestly I prefer the speakers closer to the wall. In our listening room the FR10s sit well over 5 ft from the rear wall and they still punch with the 20s. That being said, the 20s and the 30s have SO MUCH more output. It’s one of the reasons the 10s are my favorite speaker we sell. They are great in most rooms.
One suggestion I have when setting distances on the speakers is start with the manual recommended minimum distance and then move them until you are satisfied. We really look at imaging to give us the “perfect” placement on the aspen speakers.
The back of my FR10s are 3 feet from the wall. I’d like to have them further out, but the size of the room and unalterable other factors prevent me from pulling them out any more.
Given my seating location and smaller room size than many here, I have mine about 22 inches from back wall to back of speaker. I don’t get much bass load here and use an SVS PB 1000 for deep bottom.
When measuring distance between speakers and walls where do we measure on the speaker? I was told to measure from the center front of the tweeter. Also is it true you want the speakers at different distances from the side walls as from the wall behind them?
I have FR10s, and I put Acoustic Sciences TubeTrap IsoThermal bass traps behind them, as well as elsewhere. This helped tame the bass quite a bit. It evened out the response and toned down frequencies that were bloated.
FWIW, a single PSI C214 did considerably more than four large tube traps. Traps are fine but many are needed to null the lowest frequencies.
The C214 also helps the mids and highs along the way.
No treatment is perfect, and if the room is decent,
some diffusers might be all that is needed. Standing waves that are generated from below smear every everything and create listening fatigue. If your room suffers in this area, a dedicated active bass absorber might be ticket, and costs in the range of a good cable.
PM me if interested.
