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Today I experimented some more with positioning while keeping Troels’ ideas in mind. I believe I mentioned that I liked the sound I get when standing up between the speakers, as well as when I sit on the floor, and when I measured the distance from the ceiling to my ear holes when standing, I found (surprise…) it’s close to the distance from the floor to my ears when I sit on the floor. Hmmm, again… From this I mentally stretched and pushed my chair back away from the speakers until my ears were about 3’ off the back wall when I was seated, and I toed the speakers in until they pointed at my shoulders when I am seated in my chair in the new position. As things are now, my ears are about 10’ from the speakers when I am seated. You can say what you want about my methods, it “worked”! I got astounding “space” and “imaging” along with greater articulation and clarity at all frequencies, particularly higher frequencies, where I had thought my electronics were a little confused, or maybe it was mediocre electricity. Now I think this slight HF confusion was caused by driver combing, or lobing, or something like that, because it went away when I adopted the new listening positions.  I was amazed and super excited and touched Musically by more articulate LF, as well, whole new melodic lines in the Matacic Bruckner 7. Simply amazing. I’m glad I listened to Troels. I have read several builder response posts where people have changed Troels' design, including all sorts of additions, subtractions, and modifications, and then they seemed underwhelmed or had “issues” with The Loudspeakers’ performance as they used them. Of course everyone is entitled to build and use their own speakers however they want; but remember it doesn’t take much to change the sound, and changes might or might not be for the better. Troels has said as much himself, many times and many ways. As for myself, I guess I have been spurred on and pretty excited lately by great results!>>

Paul S

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