Listening spaces
A place for music.
A pair that belongs.
A loudspeaker becomes part of a room long before the first note plays. Start with the place where you listen, then make the room and the system work together.
Three ways to listen
A considered place at any scale.
01 · Personal listening corner
Make space for a closer listen.
A focused listening position can live within one part of a room. Begin with a chair, two stable speaker positions and a clear path between the speakers and your ears. The rest of the home can remain exactly that: home.
Alma Compact · Passive bookshelf · Explore the model →
Alma Compact →
02 · Music in everyday life
Good placement can share the room.
A normal living room has a sofa, furniture, power points and daily use. Stereo placement need not compete with any of it. Give the two speakers similar conditions, keep their fronts clear and make the practical cable route part of the plan.
Active Bookshelf · Integrated amplification · Bluetooth
Active Bookshelf →
03 · A room centred on listening
Give the performance its place.
When both speakers and the listening seat can be positioned deliberately, the relationship between the loudspeaker and the room becomes easier to refine. Symmetry, nearby walls and the distance to the chair are useful places to begin.
Reality Pro / Orchestra · Passive floorstanding
Explore floorstanding speakers →The room comes first
Begin with geometry.
A useful starting point—not a fixed rule. An approximately balanced listening triangle helps establish a coherent centre image. Small changes in position can change the relationship between the loudspeaker and the room. Move. Listen. Adjust.
A speaker separationB listening distanceC wall clearanceθ toe-inRoom factors
What we consider with you.
Room and openings
Width, length, height and whether the room opens into another space establish the starting context.
Listening position
Where you naturally sit, how far you are from the speakers and what each side of the room offers.
Surfaces and furniture
Nearby walls, windows, rugs, curtains and furniture influence practical placement and everyday comfort.
System and use
Your amplifier or source, listening level and the format that suits the way you live with music.
Your room, your music
Bring us your room.
Tell us where you listen. We will help you find a sensible starting point for the loudspeaker, placement and finish.
ESSÉNCIA / ROOM LAB
Explore your own room.
Place your speakers, refine the listening triangle and explore early reflections in an interactive room plan.
Open Room Lab →