I recently had an Atoll IN300 on home trial which from what I understand with it's 2 power supplies is in essence a Dual Mono setup which shares the same powerlead etc.
Something I immediately noticed was the width of soundstage and how seperated the left and right channels / speakers seemed and which is often a discussion point about Dual Mono / Monoblock setups, generally talked in a positive way.
I'll exagerate what I experienced so it's clear what I'm saying but normally the instruments more mixed to one side there's a certain amount of "Bleed" to the other side so the gap in between the speakers is "filled in" but this was very distinct from left to right and almost seemed a bit "weird" giving the impression there was an empty space in between.
I don't have ideal speaker placement as they're far wider apart than ideal but it almost sounded a bit strange , is this is what you'd normally expect with Dual Mono / Monoblock configs (doesn't happen with my stereo amp) or is it my speaker placement and how would more toe in would affect it (although they're nearly pointing directly at me anyway).
I should have experimented with that more when I had it but was reluctant as it'd taken me so long to get them sounding right for my curent setup, currently the speakers are 3.62m apart and 3.41m from my listening position.
I reiterate again, I've exagerated the effect but in comparison it does sound a bit strange and I'm not sure if I like it or not so interested to hear other peoples experience with similar setups.
Something I immediately noticed was the width of soundstage and how seperated the left and right channels / speakers seemed and which is often a discussion point about Dual Mono / Monoblock setups, generally talked in a positive way.
I'll exagerate what I experienced so it's clear what I'm saying but normally the instruments more mixed to one side there's a certain amount of "Bleed" to the other side so the gap in between the speakers is "filled in" but this was very distinct from left to right and almost seemed a bit "weird" giving the impression there was an empty space in between.
I don't have ideal speaker placement as they're far wider apart than ideal but it almost sounded a bit strange , is this is what you'd normally expect with Dual Mono / Monoblock configs (doesn't happen with my stereo amp) or is it my speaker placement and how would more toe in would affect it (although they're nearly pointing directly at me anyway).
I should have experimented with that more when I had it but was reluctant as it'd taken me so long to get them sounding right for my curent setup, currently the speakers are 3.62m apart and 3.41m from my listening position.
I reiterate again, I've exagerated the effect but in comparison it does sound a bit strange and I'm not sure if I like it or not so interested to hear other peoples experience with similar setups.