Most optimal way for me to mount and "calibrate" SPEAKERS

So I just got a new pair of Klipsch Promedia 2.1s for X-mas from my gf (Yaay!), and I want to hang them up to use with my laptop (that I use at my desk in my bedroom). I have a few questions/issues.

#1. I just wanted to ask what is the optimal height to hang up these speakers (for gaming/videos/movies etc...) ?

#2. My issue is that my desk sits perfectly right against one of my walls, and by sits perfectly I mean that exactly to the left of it I have a doorway and exactly to the right of it I have an A/C duct covered by sheetrock making a corner with my wall. Also under my desk, to the right is a set of drawers, so I sit on the left part of my desk. (Refer to posted image). I'd like to be able to hear the sound evenly from both speakers, especially during gaming. My question is, obviously I the most left I can put the left speaker is limited by the doorway, where should I put the other speak, in the corner with the duct on the right or somewhere else? And is there anything I can/should do software wise to balance the sound?

Any help is much appreciated.

 

Not really. Before the thread actually loaded I was getting ready to talk room treatment and equalization, but that setup appears to be totally beyond any realistically viable application of that.

I think the most manipulation would be to place the speakers asymmetrically and adjust the balance, but there doesn't really seem to be that much room on the desk to make that even a real factor.

Trial and error is the best way to go in that scenario IMO. Since the Promedias fire up, I guess the starting point is to find a happy placement area on the desk. If that doesn't work out, I guess a shelf running the length of that part will give you options, and also give you more space to put crap - though you'll need to adapt / pad out the feet to fire down (I forget if you can buy other mounting kits for the PM's). I don't, of course, need to tell you to be careful of the wires.

 

Oh, well I meant when I get the wall mounting brackets for the speakers. Like if there is a certain place that is optimal to hang them for me height wise and left and right side wise. And I can move things around on the desk, just limited by the doorway and the corner on the right side.

 

You generally want your tweeter to be the same height as your ears. And I agree with Volgelbung, if you set them up so your head it not in the center of them, then get an system wide EQ that has pan/balance. Adjust the pan/balance until the sound seems to come from directly in front of you.

 

Well what do you think if I mount them height-wise right below my light switch where the left vertical line is and where the right vertical line is? What do you think of that height, as you can see where the top of my head sits.

Also would that position the speakers too close together?

 

Yeah with your situation that may be the best set up you can manage. I would advise placing them a bit more apart, but with the door you can't do that. And to go to the other side of the door would be to far for how back you are.

 

Optimal placement would have you in the center of a square room with the speakers at equal distances and at ear level and no hard reflective surfaces. Since few of us have this perfect media environment, we have to make due with what we have.

Yours is a typical situation that is virtual impossible to solve: The left speaker would have to be hanging in the middle of your doorway. Or you could mount it behind the door...eek!

My first thought would be to place your setup on the opposite wall. But if you can't do that, you'll simply have to live with the slight offset in balance from the left side.

Your software should at least allow you the ability to adjust the loudness (and in some cases the delay) so that you will not hear sounds louder on one side.

 

I have these speakers too. I find that the best placement for these speakers is about 4-5 feet away from each other with you in the middle of it. This is going to be really hard for you since not only is your desk small but you don't have space on either side of the desk. You will probably need to buy a couple small desks to hold the speakers or find a more spacious workstation.