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The Power of Positioning

I moved my Sonus Faber EA 11's out from the rear wall in my listening room. They were closer to two feet from the rear and I brought them out an additional foot to three feet from the rear wall. Well let me tell you the improvement was fantastic. The upgrade in sound was greater than any equipment upgrade I have ever made. I am now a believer in proper setup. Work on your room and positioning and you will be rewarded.
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darrylhifi
498 posts
 
Thanks for sharing. Your correct , speaker positioning can have a great impact. In fact because of your post, Im going to get off my lazy butt and do some experimenting . Can never be reminded of the basics too many times !!
nighthawk
241 posts
 
Keep going. Take them out to 5 or 6 feet. That's when the soundstage starts to get really good.
blptwp
40 posts
 
My Quad 63 ESL's are at least 13' from the rear wall because my system is in the basement where I can do a lot positioning experiments without being scolded by the wife. I moved everything to the basement a few years ago because I know how important the environment is in one's system.
danvetc
527 posts
 
Shhhh! Be careful, you might get blackballed here.

I, for one, will state emphatically that there is some cryo treated power cord that would do much more than some mamby pamby speaker positioning. [:)]

Charlie
abbeydog
70 posts
 
I agree. On advice from the Rives Audio site I too moved my monitors out 4 1/2 feet from the back wall, not the 3 feet you see typically in many speaker reviews. Definite improvement!
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