New Placement Delivers Broader, Fuller Sound Stage!
Let me first apologize for my newbie like excitement. The may be old had for most.
For just being in this game for about 2 n a half years, it's learn learn learn! And I just love it when I get a revelation or make a new discovery.
My original 7.1 set up consisted of; Towers L/R, standard center and book shelves for surrounds and a settled on wide channel.
After upgrading my L/C/R speakers, I now have an extra set of towers. I moved the extra towers to surround and the larger of the two bookshelves to the wide channel.
After approximately 3 months with this set up, I've been paying close attention to the sound and how the Monitors are blending with the RTiA's (L/C/R) and what I've noticed is, there is more content going through the wide channels than the surrounds while listening in Audyssey DSX 7.1 mode.
So, I swapped the M40's to surround and put the M70's up front outside the A9's. The distance is 2'3" between the main and wide speakers.
I rerouted the interconnects on my receiver so I'm powering the 70's with my amp and letting the receiver power the surrounds.
I don't see or hear of too many set ups with two sets of towers on either side of the center, so as unorthodox or out of the norm it may be, I'm really liking the results so far. My front stage is putting out big sound.
Sorry if this comes off as a yawner, I just wanted to share.
I only know of one other with towers in the wide spot, is there anyone else that can relate?
For just being in this game for about 2 n a half years, it's learn learn learn! And I just love it when I get a revelation or make a new discovery.
My original 7.1 set up consisted of; Towers L/R, standard center and book shelves for surrounds and a settled on wide channel.
After upgrading my L/C/R speakers, I now have an extra set of towers. I moved the extra towers to surround and the larger of the two bookshelves to the wide channel.
After approximately 3 months with this set up, I've been paying close attention to the sound and how the Monitors are blending with the RTiA's (L/C/R) and what I've noticed is, there is more content going through the wide channels than the surrounds while listening in Audyssey DSX 7.1 mode.
So, I swapped the M40's to surround and put the M70's up front outside the A9's. The distance is 2'3" between the main and wide speakers.
I rerouted the interconnects on my receiver so I'm powering the 70's with my amp and letting the receiver power the surrounds.
I don't see or hear of too many set ups with two sets of towers on either side of the center, so as unorthodox or out of the norm it may be, I'm really liking the results so far. My front stage is putting out big sound.
Sorry if this comes off as a yawner, I just wanted to share.
I only know of one other with towers in the wide spot, is there anyone else that can relate?
Set up:
Marantz AV8802A - Sources: BRP Panasonic 9000/CDP Emotiva ERC 3 - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-6, XPA-2 x 2 - Speakers: Focal/PolkAudio, Mains/2ch - Kanta No2, C - LSiM706, SS - LSiM702, WS - RTiA9, RS - RTiA9, FH - RTiA3 - Subs: Epik Empires x 2
Cables: AQ McKenzie XLR's from CDP to AVP to amp for 2ch, Emotiva XLR's for the rest - Douglasconnection: Furutech Alpha 36 12g speaker wire for 2ch, Furez 10g speaker wire for the rest - AQ Forest48 HDMI for the display, AQ Carbon48 HDMI from BRP to AVP - VR3 filtered power cables for CDP, BRP and AVP, Emotiva power cables for the amps - AudioQuest 505 power conditioner.
EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman
Marantz AV8802A - Sources: BRP Panasonic 9000/CDP Emotiva ERC 3 - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-6, XPA-2 x 2 - Speakers: Focal/PolkAudio, Mains/2ch - Kanta No2, C - LSiM706, SS - LSiM702, WS - RTiA9, RS - RTiA9, FH - RTiA3 - Subs: Epik Empires x 2
Cables: AQ McKenzie XLR's from CDP to AVP to amp for 2ch, Emotiva XLR's for the rest - Douglasconnection: Furutech Alpha 36 12g speaker wire for 2ch, Furez 10g speaker wire for the rest - AQ Forest48 HDMI for the display, AQ Carbon48 HDMI from BRP to AVP - VR3 filtered power cables for CDP, BRP and AVP, Emotiva power cables for the amps - AudioQuest 505 power conditioner.
EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman
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Hay Geoff,glad to here your speaker shuffle helped your setup.If it works for you that's all that counts.Dan
