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    Laying bookshelf speakers on their side

    Annoyingly I just left a response but the system spammed me out of my own thread! Thanks again for your contributions everyone. I'm sure it's all good natured banter on the part of the folks who disagree so vehemently! So I’ve learned nothing definitive in terms of the physics / acoustics of...
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    Laying bookshelf speakers on their side

    Thanks everyone! It's a fascinating debate! I wasn't smart enough to be allowed to take Physics O level and I only got Grade C in Maths O level. So much of what has been discussed is way over my head!!! Anyway, I'm into Jazz and Pop. I'm always listening. I have a nice amp (Leema Pulse 2)...
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    Laying bookshelf speakers on their side

    Thanks everyone! It's a fascinating debate! I wasn't smart enough to be allowed to take Physics O level and I only got Grade C in Maths O level. So much of what has been discussed is way over my head!!! Anyway, I'm into Jazz and Pop. I'm always listening. I have a nice amp (Leema Pulse 2)...
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    Laying bookshelf speakers on their side

    Hi, space is limited in my home (at least speaker space). I'm confined to a farily deep bookself only 30cm high. Big speakers always sound better. Can anyone recommend bookself speakers (maybe front ported or sealed) that could work well if they were layed on their side (i.e. they're more...
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    Will this work well?

    I'm setting up a computer based hifi. Here's what I'm planning, will it work? ... Music to be stored on a Synology 411j NAS. I'm going to buy a Sonos zone bridge and zone player, wired over Cat 6. And I'm going to pipe it into an Audiolab 8200a amp and Monitor Audio RX1 speakers. My...