A bit of an epiphany...with humble embarrassment


I have seen speaker placement mentioned numerous times here... with staging, imaging and that "sweet spot".  Reminding you all that I am that one with the Cerwin Vega D*8s.

In another forum built around Cerwin Vegas speakers. I  was trying to see why my right speaker didn't seem as full and detailed and "there" as the left speaker.  I wondered if the driver was bad ...etc, etc.  In a troubleshooting response, it was suggested that I move my speakers around...  So...I went on line and found a fascinating article simply about speaker placement.  No news to the group here.

https://www.aperionaudio.com/blogs/aperion-audio-blog/2-channel-stereo-speaker-placement

I did move the speakers and I have just experienced one of those moments that keep us in this hobby. It is one of the most basic of all actions dealing with speakers  Placement. The results were stunning.  All I needed to do was move the speakers away from the walls. I just brought them out more into the room and let the rear ports do what they were meant to do. The left has the rear ports pointed into a hall way/dining room area and the right is symmetrically about 4 feet 6 inches from the corner of the room. It seems that the less-bass-on-the-right-speaker issue is gone. I see that there is that elusive imaging / sound stage element that can come into play,

I feel both grateful and embarrassed with my epiphany. I had no idea how simple physics played into my set up. I have lots of pictures and carpeting and stuff' that aids in the sonics.

My next venture is to see if I can take the CV D8's and place them directly on the floor; they have the "pedestal".  I now have them on two matching end tables...about 16 inches off the floor. Since I live upstirs my concern is about the mighty D8's radiating the bass into the floor.

I thought the experienced audiophiles here would get a good chuckle out of my ignorant dilemma turned learned epiphany.  Now I do not feel as compelled to retire my CV D8's to the other room and scout out some Klipsch Heritage speakers...which are a dream...on my "Bucket List".

Thanks to all.

Sincerely,

I am...a newbie...

vinylspin
vinylspin
No need to poison the guy to isoacoustics products. They are great for speakers and components.  And OP, congrats and thanks for sharing.
Nice job Vinylspin.  Big floor standing speakers, like you say, need to be moved away from the wall.  The bigger (the speaker), the more distance the speaker needs.  As the saying goes, the room is the "third" speaker box.  
Free improvement to SQ - a great thing!  I remember when I got a new chair and couldn't figure out what wasn't quite right, took a while but when I realized my ears were a few inches further off the the ground and adjusted speaker height to compensate and WOW - surprising how even small changes can have big impact.
    I was in your position with my JBL 4312A’s about 15 years ago . I tried footers and pedestals, and played with placement. So I took into consideration how high I wanted my tweeters in relation to my ears while sitting on my couch . I then took the height measurement and ordered a pair of three post stands from Sound Anchor . I have heavy shag carpet and the spikes penetrated the carpet with a push and rest firmly on the cement slab . I then just ran the Blue pads was totally satisfied. Later on I tried a few different pairs of speakers on the stands . During this experiment I tried wood and marble on top of the stands in order to use speakers of a different width and depth , including bookshelf speakers. Today the JBL’s are out of the rotation and are packed away with the stands in the closet . Down the road I plan on a second “ Retro “ system with a TT and a vintage receiver or tubes . Happy Listening, Mike .