Hi again Nick, I revisited your above post and played with the ESS placement, moving them further away from the wall and tilting them back a little and finally, I heard SOUNDSTAGE!!! I was never totally sure what people meant when they said "it's like the speakers disappeared", I think I get it now. It was like the band was between the speakers and you could hear all the instruments in different places on stage. I'd read about this but apparently never got all the stars aligned, so to speak, to achieve it. Thanks for posting that and making me play around with the placement, now I want to hear that all the time. Do you get that affect only in the "sweet spot" in your listening room or is it a little broader than that?
On Albert Collins Deluxe Edition on CD I could hear Albert up front, often center stage but it seemed he moved at times. The drummer was pretty much center but in the back, sax player rear left and organ rear right. So cool! The only problem is, to achieve that I have to move the speakers out in the room about 2-1/2' to 3' from the wall which puts them out in the room so far you've got to be careful not to run into the one upon entering the room with the other one obstructing easy access to the equipment cabinet. They're only 5 to 6 feet apart which I would have thought was too close but apparently not, based on the above results? I wonder if I raise them up 4 to 6 inches off the floor on platforms of some sort it would
The Ohms don't seem to do that, at least I haven't gotten them to do it yet but perhaps due to their omnidirectional nature, that may not happen, I don't know. They still sound good but are now running a solid second in this comparison test.
On Albert Collins Deluxe Edition on CD I could hear Albert up front, often center stage but it seemed he moved at times. The drummer was pretty much center but in the back, sax player rear left and organ rear right. So cool! The only problem is, to achieve that I have to move the speakers out in the room about 2-1/2' to 3' from the wall which puts them out in the room so far you've got to be careful not to run into the one upon entering the room with the other one obstructing easy access to the equipment cabinet. They're only 5 to 6 feet apart which I would have thought was too close but apparently not, based on the above results? I wonder if I raise them up 4 to 6 inches off the floor on platforms of some sort it would
The Ohms don't seem to do that, at least I haven't gotten them to do it yet but perhaps due to their omnidirectional nature, that may not happen, I don't know. They still sound good but are now running a solid second in this comparison test.
