I can't remember the exact messurment, but its close to 1". Mine are about 9.5' apart. It's always tempting to set speakers up as far apart as possible, but you will find the soundstage will be pretty huge even with them fairly close together. Use a mic to set them up. You will be able to find the best bass for them much faster that way.
Good pointer. Do you mean 1" off from having the speaks face the back wall directly? I think that's less than how I have mine currently. Perhaps that's why when I play at loud volume, the highs seem a bit too much. Are yours setup as an equilateral triangle?
Yes, my sidewalls are pretty straight so I can measure in relation to sidewalls. I just take one laser messurment from the front corner of the woofer cabinet to sidewall and another from back corner of same and subtract the numbers. Off axis response is killer so they don't need much toe in.
I currently sit at an equilateral triangle mainly because I measure flatter bass in this position. I will be adding a couple of subs next month and cross the main R/L at 50hz. This should give me a bit more freedom with my seated position. Assuming the bass is the same, I would prefer to sit a little behind the triangle. That's just my preference.
Thank you everyone for their thoughtful advice. Wanted to report back that I went with the Bryston 28BSST2's and they sound phenomenal. I mostly made the decision based on price, but listening to them, they are doing everything I felt I was missing with the 14BSST's. The sound is much richer, fuller and unrestrained. If more is better, then I can't wait to try the Krell's, but for now, I'm pretty satisfied. With this setup, I am hearing new things from recordings I thought I new and that is amazing to me. I do notice that at very high levels, with some recordings, "s" sounds are a bit "harsh", but I think it's the recording, but I wonder if anyone's found a way to tone that down a bit. Perhaps with a tube per-amp?
Hello Hammer,
How much was the upgrade. I am considering a pair that are standard Anat III Pro Sig. Are the amps removed? What were the differences as heard with your existing amps? For what it's worth, I heard the big Brystons drive MBL 101E's very well.
Thanks.
Mark
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