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So I did some furniture tweaking which allowed me to pull the maggies out of the corners a bit... I used the cardas ratio for square rooms and now while bass and imaging is improved and soundstage is somewhat more expansive.... it's all shifted to my right!I have a Bela Fleck CD for example.... previously Bela playing banjo was on the left, Meyer on bass was center and Marshall on mandolin was on the right albiet they were somewhat crammed together like they were almost sitting on each others laps...
Now Bela's banjo is dead center, bass is on the right, and Marshall is far right!
I thought I measured pretty closely... but having one speaker toed in a bit more than the other or set further out from the back or in from the side wall just a few 10ths of an inch make so much difference to shift the entire soundstage off to one side? or is something else going on?
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I (like Jim) find anything in the front half of any semi-substantial size can affect the soundstage quite a bit. Did you move any racks, plants, cabinets, etc around at the same time? Did you move your seat at all (side to side, further back in the room, etc)? If so, is it now closer to anything on a side wall even immediately to your side? Maggie's are picky buggers. :)
the maggies were shoved in the corners at 45* angle... now they are 2ft from sidewall to center of bass panel and 3ft out from the wall.
The furniture hasn't moved at all persay... the only change I made there was taking the matress off it's frame which lowered it 6-8 inches
E,If I understand, the speakers are now 4ft CLOSER together?
Have you tried reversing the panels so the twetter are outboard instead of inboard like the picture?
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If I understand correctly you have a imaging balance problem,,if this room has that bed where it is in the picture, Thats what is causing your problem. If you have no options and can - move the bed where the chair is and listen from there..
all I did was lower it a bit (removed the frame)
Part of the problem may be where you "tweaked" it to. What I've noticed in my room--and it really doesn't come as a surprise--is that furniture anywhere along the side walls behind the speaker plane (my 1.6's are Cardas-positioned) will impact image placement beyond the panels' outer edges and create or exaggerate the type of shift you've experienced. In my case, this is true even with an open bookcase as shallow as 5" deep and as short as 25" high, whether the shelves are packed tightly or loosely with books. Best case in my situation with respect to image placement and cohesiveness is to leave those side wall sections bare of any protrusions.
Unless you have heard this recording on another system in another room, it's not telling you much. Better to put on a recording with a strong center vocal. If that is dead center, then you are fine. Don't trust instrumental music when judging for this type of anomolie.
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