In Reply to: RE: Change can be a very good thing if it doesn't distract from listening pleasure. posted by Swamis Cat on June 1, 2015 at 09:01:43:
In respect to your first question if I've understood correctly, FW diffusion was already quite good in my listening room. Very little room treatment was needed. Where the Mye stands made a very noticeable difference was in tightening the bass and image focus (due in part to the rigidity of the stands). Toe-in also made a difference in keeping the soundstage cohesive.It's probably worth mentioning that my listening room is on the lively side with absorptive materials to balance the reflective surfaces (cushioned chairs, blankets, etc.). Not much else was required. I did treat the glass in my media storage cabinets along both walls with blu-tack to eliminate a tricky upper-midrange resonance, but that's about it.
Secondly, with Maggies perpendicular to the floor (90 degrees) on the Mye stands the upper-midrange can be a little on the bright side, especially if there are any issues with preamp tube glare. Adjusting the threaded spikes to tilt the speakers back a couple of degrees tamed the brightness and locked everything into place.
With a 20' raftered ceiling, lively wood paneled room (with wall sconces & projector screen surface to break up standing waves) and the Maggies slightly toed-in three feet from the FW, everything fell into place. At this point the walls seemed to vanish completely, replaced by a concert hall with incredible depth and rock-solid soundstage.
I'm sure that I could continue tweaking, moving the speakers around or adding more diffusing materials to the back and sides of my listening room, but I honestly don't think it would improve my enjoyment much more than I've already achieved. I have no special knowledge or expertise when it comes to the engineering side of this stuff. Maybe I've just been very lucky with this set-up or just easier to please having owned less satisfying speakers prior to my Maggies, but I'm definitely a happy camper.
Cheers,
AuPh
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