Rrog, I don't trust anyone else's ears but my own, as mine are the only ones that I can hear with. My initial question was more of a blanket statement -- does equipment change affect speaker placement? I honestly wasn't sure since my particular speaker placement method is based on bass resonance from the room. But I can see that if a component alters the bass, and the rest of the spectrum, perhaps one would need to address speaker placement. Thanks all so far for the insights. I have yet to receive the preamp yet, but it sounds like I may have to readjust the speakers, if only to find out that they were in the right place to begin with.
New preamp: need to change speaker placement?
I apologize for the cryptic title, not sure if Audiogon has a character limit. My question is, if I introduce a new component (in this case a preamp), would it affect the sound such that I would need to re-address speaker placement? I use the Master Set method for speaker placement, which primarily depends on bass resonance and tone and is a very exact placement method (down to fractions of an inch). I'm assuming (hoping, actually) that introducing a different preamp does not necessarily mean I need to re-address the speaker placement. Any users of the MS method I would be esp happy to hear from, as well as other informed insights/experiences.
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