Good point. Given the long proven benefits of soffit mounting for speakers and the prevalence of this format at the professional high end, it is astonishing to see audiophiles, spend huge $$$ on all nature of tweaks, whilst ignoring a fundamental issue with speaker physics (that bass radiates in all directions causing deep null cancellations as they bounce off the nearby rear wall). I suspect manufacturers and industry reviewers have a vested interest in ignoring this fundamental issue, as they prefer users to upgrade equipment rather than invest in the listening room.
member system photos???
I notice on a lot of member system photos, that a lot of the rooms are not set up for a proper listening experience...ie; mismatched speaker posistions, lots of equipment racks in between, furniture to close to the speakers, etc. is it just me or am i missing something here...you would think with all the money invested in our systems that one would want the best possible stereo image and room response... I very well know that "whatever floats your boat", BUT... any comments?