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Setting up Quad 988 right

Hi all,

I got a pair of Quad 988 for 2 months now. Enjoy it a lot, however I feel I might not have set it up right. My problem is I feel that the image height is too low. Is this true for Quad ESL speakers. Does anyone experience this. My speakers are set up around 6 feet apart, toe-in considerably, listening position is about 8 feet from speaker plain and the speakers are tilted up as well. Speakers are 4-5 feet from the front-wall. Please kindly share your experience. Also my room dimension is 17x21 feet.
haipo
wc65mustang
524 posts
 
Having owned 88's I would move them farther apart if enough clearance from the side walls is available. I never tipped mine up or down but I did replace the factory feet with brass cones and discs. As you are discovering speaker placement is critical for optimum performance and it may take a great deal of experimentation to find the right spot.
What is your amplification? This is also critical.
kw6
433 posts
 
There is a good review of how to set up the 988 on Audioreview.com written by Audiogon member "Jordi".

Good Luck!*>)
steakster
720 posts
 
I had the same experience when I first got my electrostats. Moving them further apart and properly setting the toe-in are definitely steps in the right direction After many, many tweaks - especially with vibration control (on the components) - my imaging is almost too high. Now, I need to figure out how to bring it back down.
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