Cloney Audio RED K SPEAKER DAY – JUNE 7TH Anyone going?

[Kevin]

I am interested to see that front firing port and clearly there was some discussion on the day about reflex ports. Unfortunately I was not there. Was the impression of listeners that these speakers performed well close to the rear wall? I am struggling to find the best possible smallish standmounts that can be placed within 20cm of a rear wall without major problems (they have to sit on a shelf). Currently I have Harbeth P3ESR which do fairly well but for longer listening sessions I pull them forwards to the edge of the shelf (as much as possible) and this really helps. Obviously I am not really hearing the full merits of my Harbeths under my conditions. Any views of these Red Ks close to the walls?

[Ivor]

I've always been of the view that where there was no rear port distance from wall was not really a factor. Allowing for some energy even from a sealed box design it shouldn't be a huge issue. Of course I may be absolutely wrong on that!

[Alltheyoungdudes]

My front-ported stand-mounts are 19.5 cm (on the inside corners) from the rear wall without any problems. I had them out a bit further for a long time but moved them back recently and they now sound much better in every respect. One problem I had when they were further out from the wall, was the fact that they needed more "toe-in" towards the listening position. Since they've moved back a bit, I've been able to lessen the angle which makes for better aesthetics as well as improved sound...

[Fran]

I often think that while the distance of port to wall is important, the shape of the rest of the room has far more influence.... particularly on boom.