Speakers - A rough Guide by ArcticFox

[ArcticFox]

Ok cool, I only use masked and find that my cheap Logitech Z120's that you mention pass the sound test.

edit; *The great thing about these as sleep speakers is that they have a definite volume knob so you can adjust the volume without seeing them and also totally turn them off without needing to stop the loop. This may be worth others considering when buying sleep speakers.*

But I am going to require a new sleep setup as they are too close compared to how far apart they are.

What would happen if they were behind the head but on the wrong side, ie if you were facing them, stereo but if you were facing away, such as sleep thety are behind your head? What if they were upside down?
Just to clarify the upside down bit, imagine a small boombox right way up when facing, then upside down when facing away.

Thanks!

Yep, with masked you should be a-ok with most speakers, the Z120s will be fine.

In terms of stereo field i cant really comment in regards to using them in front or from behind. The main point I want to clarify with the guide is they need to be stereo, and they will also need to be ether side of you to create an optimum stereo field.

So playing a masked track from a laptop for 8 hours is NOT going to get you optimum listening experience. Having the Z120s setup either side of you, even if the distance isn't quite right, will get you much better exposure and optimisation.

So, as long as you have stereo speakers that are either side of you, 1 on the left and 1 on the right then you should be fine. I wouldn't worry too much about creating the perfect stereo field - the message im trying to get across here is mono is bad, create the best possible stereo setup, and make sure your speakers are capable of 20kHz for ultrasonics.