Butane Bob Wrote: > I would therefore welcome opinions as to whether there is any real > point in upgrading either amp or speakers given my limitations, or > should I just get myself a new (and most likely cheaper) hobby and try > and be happy with what I've got. >
If you're going to do this as a 'hobby', you need a listening position where your head and the two mains form a triangle. Stand mounted speakers could be pulled out in front of the piano occasionally, rendering the couch a sweetspot. A powered subwoofer could then be placed discreetly, with the bonus of keeping the lows halfway predictable no matter the placement of the 'bookshelf' speakers. Inconvenient- yes, but you won't understand what 'imaging' is any other way than having a triangle. Floorstanders wouldn't be as convenient to move around, and their bass would suffer from random placement. In the meantime you could experiment (a lot) with listening position/speaker placement before spending _any_ money. How does your system sound when you sit on the floor between the speakers, around two meters away? If you toe the speakers in a bit, you won't get as many side reflections off the piano. Experiment with toeing until you can get a solid center image from the nearfield seat. You could easily cover the piano with a blanket, I read that's what Rudy Van Gelder did in the studio (too bad I _wanted_ to hear *that* piano :-) I suppose it would help to know: are you looking for decent sound throughout the area, or great sound in the sweetspot? -- Skunk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22717 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
