Very interesting...I tried it on the bedroom system that has the L and R speakers on a shelf. Adding the C speaker and putting it in the middle tended to collapse the stereo spread, and since I was closer to the C speaker, it seemed louder and had a tendency to overwhelm the other channels a bit.
But once I got used to it, it wasn't too bad. This might come in handy if you have a lot of space between the L and R speakers and you need a fill. Things got a lot better as I moved the C speaker around. When I turned it around, pointing backwards into the shelf instead of out into the room, it wasn't as loud and the reflections off the back of the shelf were quite pleasant. Then I put it on the floor under the headboard, and this resulted in the best sound yet. It seems to work better in an ambient or reflective position, rather than pointing straight at the listener. Lots of possibilities there. With 3 channels playing, the already punchy sound of the Aego was even stronger. I have heard the 2.1 system playing quite loudly in a large room, and it doesn't sound wimpy at all. In fact we used the Aegos all week outside at a family reunion on a mountaintop and it sounded great. Using the extra amp and speaker, you could really bathe a large area in quality sound. I have no idea where you'd get an extra sat, though. Maybe direct from Acoustic Energy? Or from a dealer who might have a dead sub unit? -- Pale Blue Ego ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35706 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
