Future listening room

According to the magazine The Absolute Sound (TAS) issues April and May 2021*, there are, both in America and in the rest of the world, tendencies that people have smaller living areas with changed demands in their lifestyle what also changes the demands when creating the listening room. Even if we live in different cultures, the global trend is that we move closer to cities not always having the space for separate listening rooms. When the children leave home, the demand of a big house decreases and many like to live on smaller areas making it easier to travel instead.

 

What is it that changes?

Building a dedicated space for music listening is for many HiFi lovers the ultimate commitment to the hobby. Maybe also for you? Then you might also have come in thoughts that this previously so cherished listening room now has faced competition from your other family members different needs and demands in order that the room also shall be the family’s common living room and TV room. You have to take more considerations to all parts of the family’s interest and think of the family’s overall happiness. The space of the room becomes important with increasing demand of equipment that requires small space. The planning and use of the room demands the sofa to be placed facing the TV wall and all technical equipment must be placed under this. There is also a demand of choosing color. Maybe you want that the speakers color shall make a statement or that they blend in with the rest of the room. These new demands like colors, design and placement of equipment are what we call Special Others Acceptance Factors (SOAF) – factors that we already have been thinking of.
 
 

Larsens ortho acoustic speakers can be part of a solution

We agree with what TAS is writing about that more people have smaller living areas and changed demands in their lifestyle and we at Larsen HiFi believe that we can contribute with partial solutions to the problems that arise. All Larsen speakers are made according to the ortho acoustic principles and must always be placed flush against the wall making a small footprint and easy to furnish. At the same time, the Larsen speakers live up to your high demands of unique sound picture that is unusually true to actual music. With the possibility to also order your speakers in your preferred color, you can keep your interest and at the same time give space to the rest of the family.
 
 
 
* The Absolute Sound April 2021, page 20, and May 2021, page 18. Both articles are written by Editor Alan Taffel.
 

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