Thank you all for your excellent responses. So it is clear (whether right or wrong) I added the subwoofers not to extend bass (it was already extended and more importantly of very high quality, which characteristic I have found rare in most speakers) but because my engineering friend told me when he did this to his SC IVAs the midrange improved. And sure enough when I implemented subs, it improved the mids. I do not have the SC IVAs bass cut off. I just added the subs in parallel out of the amp and have the smallest amount of gain and the lowest crossover setting. The result was better. However, the biggest change occurred when I put the Symposium platforms under the speakers with Walker spikes under those. And of course keeping the speakers wider apart. Rrog said something interesting about being close to the back wall. I am going to try that. I'm five feet out now. Does anyone else have experience with this? Most speakers are better a good amount off the back wall. SC IVAs may be different. (I know one thing, even if not optimumly set up, and mine are not optimum yet at all, recent changes have made my set of SC IVAs sound phenomenal. Something about this speaker is amazing.) Jonathan
Dear Fellow SC IVA owners
Dear SC IVA owners. I recently made some improvements to my SC IVAs that were transforming when all were added up together. I thought I'd share these and hope others contribute to what improvements they have made. 1. Added Sunfire IV subwoofers set at the lowest crossover point and very very low volume. This improved midrange noticeably by opening it up while the bass went a bit deeper. Spread speakers out from each other nearer sides of room so at least 2.5 feet farther from each other with major improvement in detail and clarity. Added symposium ultra platforms under each speaker with Walker points under the platforms. Major improvement again. All of these transformed my sound from very good but slightly cloudy to very clear with even deeper and tighter bass, a scary musicality rare in any component and a top to bottom coherence that this speaker is known for. I hope someone else has had similar success and perhaps some other new tips. All of these improvements except the subwoofers came from suggestions from other Audiogon members.
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