Hey all.
Just thought I would share my recent restlessness. Basically my system has always been positioned firing across my room width, the room is approx 3m x 4m with a notch cut out of one of the corners for about half the room length, basically a stunted L shape, with the notch used as my wardrobe covered by a curtain. Also I have always had my amp and CD player between the speakers, with as much room between them as asthetically pleasing to me. Whilst the sound has always been superb I have often wondered how it would sound firing down the room length ways as is usually recommended.
After moving my speakers around and allowing them almost twice the distance from the rear and side walls as previously (maybe a metre from each side wall with a metre and a half inbetween them, and roughly 70 cm from the rear wall, I then moved my seat to just over half way back in the room, leaving just over a metre to the back wall. My amp now sits further away from my CD player towards the speakers, and my cd player directly to the left of my seat. All the kit is on the left hand wall when I am listening now, as opposed to between the speakers.
WOW! After a few tweaks here and there with toe in and position of the seat my imaging is now almost holographic. Bass is much more linear, and DEEEEP! I know Naim gear isnt usually the best at projecting a large soundstage but if that is true then I would love to hear what a system sounds like that is supposedly fantastic in this area, because frankly I cant imagine it being much better! My room sounds at least twice the size and I have never experienced depth perception in my room like I am doing now, the speakers almost disappear if you close your eyes. :-D
Just thought I would share my experience, mainly to just advise anyone who is thinking of having a play with their room layout or speaker position especially to give it a go! it may be a revelation!
Ill post some pics if anyone is interested.
I would love to know what speakers specialise in soundstage and imaging, Totem maybe? an audition may be on the cards if anyone has any suggestions.
regards
Dan
Just thought I would share my recent restlessness. Basically my system has always been positioned firing across my room width, the room is approx 3m x 4m with a notch cut out of one of the corners for about half the room length, basically a stunted L shape, with the notch used as my wardrobe covered by a curtain. Also I have always had my amp and CD player between the speakers, with as much room between them as asthetically pleasing to me. Whilst the sound has always been superb I have often wondered how it would sound firing down the room length ways as is usually recommended.
After moving my speakers around and allowing them almost twice the distance from the rear and side walls as previously (maybe a metre from each side wall with a metre and a half inbetween them, and roughly 70 cm from the rear wall, I then moved my seat to just over half way back in the room, leaving just over a metre to the back wall. My amp now sits further away from my CD player towards the speakers, and my cd player directly to the left of my seat. All the kit is on the left hand wall when I am listening now, as opposed to between the speakers.
WOW! After a few tweaks here and there with toe in and position of the seat my imaging is now almost holographic. Bass is much more linear, and DEEEEP! I know Naim gear isnt usually the best at projecting a large soundstage but if that is true then I would love to hear what a system sounds like that is supposedly fantastic in this area, because frankly I cant imagine it being much better! My room sounds at least twice the size and I have never experienced depth perception in my room like I am doing now, the speakers almost disappear if you close your eyes. :-D
Just thought I would share my experience, mainly to just advise anyone who is thinking of having a play with their room layout or speaker position especially to give it a go! it may be a revelation!
Ill post some pics if anyone is interested.
I would love to know what speakers specialise in soundstage and imaging, Totem maybe? an audition may be on the cards if anyone has any suggestions.
regards
Dan