AV Rant #252: Wiiness
Liz’s titles are getting better all the time. Our time management…not so much. This podcast is looooong (which is why we didn’t have much of a Google+ Hangout after). This week Liz and Tom start off with Netflix news (still looking for a segment song though the intro dance is coming along nicely) about Arrested Development. Liz and Tom weigh in on the new iPhone, Sony’s decision to stop subsidizing 3D glasses, and Facebook’s “Timeline.” Tom answers a pair of listener questions about dropped LCDs (that wasn’t a question but they addressed it – pic below) and toe-in. Dual Soup-to-Nuts this week with Tom covering linear speakers and Liz addressing some of the devices that also stream (rather than set-top streaming devices of a few weeks back). Thanks for listening and don’t forget to vote for us at Podcast Alley! To see our (mostly) complete collection of show videos, click here. Download Tom’s FREE ebook Bob Moore: No Hero which is pretty much available everywhere. Friend Tom and Liz on Google+ to join in on one of our hangouts.
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oooh – it’s correction time!
:p
A “golden triangle” is not an equilateral triangle. A golden triangle is a special kind of isosceles where the lone, shorter side has a length that is in golden ratio (approx. 1.618:1) to the two, longer sides. A golden triangle will have inner angles of 36 degrees, 72 degrees and 72 degrees.
If you go by THX’ recommendation for viewing distance, you would be sitting at the apex of a golden triangle with the side edges of the screen forming the other two corners. In other words, your screen would fill a 36 degree field of view. It makes sense in this setup that your front L and R speakers would be positioned right at the sides of your screen, forming a golden triangle for your listening as well 😉
A lot of audiophiles do recommend an equilateral triangle for the Front L/R speaker positions though. That gives you a 60 degree spread in front of you, which is a nice, wide soundstage, but likely a bit too wide for a movie setup where it would be better to anchor the L and R sounds to the sides of your screen.