Improve nearfield sound

lee1101 · 21 Aug 2019 at 13:15

I have a pair of Q Acoustic 3020's with a SMSL amp for music and general PC use. The speakers are both on my desk and sit about 75 cm away from me. They are fairly close to the wall, maybe 10cm away.

I find the sound quality to be really average, especially the base levels. If I sit back further, maybe 1-1.5m then the sound quality improves massively. I don't really have any of moving the speakers any further away from where they sit at the moment.

Is there anything I can do to improve the sound quality? Or would I be better off going for some studio monitors or even a 2.1 setup?

Thanks

lee1101 · 22 Aug 2019 at 13:39

Thanks for the replies, I have tried the above and it helped a bit but not as much as I would have hoped. Everything sounds great apart from the bass which is lacking.

Would it be simple enough to add something like the Wharfdale SW-150 sub to my setup? I know this has high level in and out but not too sure if my little amp (SMSL SA-50) would be sufficient.

lee1101 · 23 Aug 2019 at 08:57

I found an old sub in the loft that was part of a 2.1 system I used to use. I’ve plugged that in to the sub out on the sound card and that seems to have worked! It’s not the best but adds that little bit of extra bass that was lacking.

lee1101 · 23 Aug 2019 at 16:32

Thanks for the help, I had a splitter lying around as well so have gone down the route you said above. Actually quite happy with how it sounds now!