Small adjustments - a revelation

[PhilP]

@Innocent_Bystander

How critical speaker positioning is to small differences of only a few mm depends on the positioning of the listener, and also on how precisely positioned the listener’s head is. Moving your head a few mm or cm can also make a big difference - and listener position is every bit as important as speaker positioning, something it seems is not often recognised or considered.

The effect of moving one’s head was brought home to me many years ago at a Focus gig, when Thijs van Leer’s flute on some notes was painfully loud in one ear - rotating my head fractionally, moving my ear just a centimetre or two, made a massive difference and rendered it more balanced and pleasant to listen to. I guess the difference on the painful notes may have been 10dB or maybe more. That may be an extreme example compared to normal hifi listening, but highlights the effect.

Yes… it’s getting to the point precision has a painful price for just enjoying music. I don’t want to cross that line.

I would like a speaker where the sweet spot is broader between two speakers than pin-point, razor sharp narrow. Cheers

[TOBYJUG]

Small adjustments are crucial. They should be made going with the speakers strengths - rather than against their weaknesses, and this takes some considerable time to know what’s what.
I tend to favour a position that covers the broadest tonality and imaging capabilities instead of pushing them too far into being critical of the listening experience.

[Timbo]

I must say my speakers are still sounding good. Small adjustments are vital, however I did need some help getting them in the ball park as I seemed to be going around in circles and not experimenting too far. The guy at Scansonic said to try some radical positions first to get out of the usual triangle way of listening and then work from there.

Tim

[Gazza]

Nice to see the Accuphase, makes a nice change.