I experimented this weekend with speaker placement, using my Logan Aerius i. I took the speakers and placed them so that they had about 7 feet from the back wall, and also place some different "objects" (furniture, books, a lamp, etc) behind the speakers to break up the backwave.
I was surprised to find that the sound became thinner. The music didn't have the same rich depth or fullness that I acheived with the panels simply 3 feet from a plaster wall.
This made me think that, as Zaikesman says, Martin Logan designed these speakers with careful consideration to the backwave.
I don't know if all logans have them, but the Aerius have pieces of transparent thick plastic stuck to the backside of the panels. These may act as sufficient breaks in the backwave.
I was surprised to find that the sound became thinner. The music didn't have the same rich depth or fullness that I acheived with the panels simply 3 feet from a plaster wall.
This made me think that, as Zaikesman says, Martin Logan designed these speakers with careful consideration to the backwave.
I don't know if all logans have them, but the Aerius have pieces of transparent thick plastic stuck to the backside of the panels. These may act as sufficient breaks in the backwave.