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What Could Cause Center Image To Present Lower than Expected

I will preface with admitting, that I am not an audiophile, but a hobbyist at best. Purchased Totem Acoustic Forest Sig. I am powering them with a ModWright  KWH 225I with Morrow Audio Sp7 speaker cables. My primary source is an Ayon S10 MKII network player/DAC feed by Small Green Computer (ROON) with Snake River Audio Mumushi Sig XLR interconects.

Integrated/Player feed with Morrow Audio Elite Power cords from a Shunyata PS8 w/Defender. PS8 connected with Shunyata Alpha v2 NR power cord.

Room is 13x19. Speakers 7' apart and 4" from front wall and 2.5' from side wall. No toe-in.  Audio equipment behind speakers along short wall with TV above mounted to wall. There is an 8x10 decorative rug hung on wall behind tv/equipment.

From the get-go, I have been very happy with sound and center image / soundstage present without fiddling with anything. Better than my ATC SCM19 v2.

My issue is with how low the center image presents.  Not sure how to proceed. Where to start. Is it most likely a speaker adjustment or component issue? I know my room is not properly treated.

Scott

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jacupmakeup
32 posts
 

Thanks. I've tried every suggestion here. I have a dedicated listening room, so there's no unwanted furniture. I have the room pretty well treated also. I moved the speakers around and tried several different setups. I raised the speakers 4" off the floor. 

Nothing I do gets that center image off the floor. So weird. I used all the same gear in my previous house and the image was good. 

I've also checked all wiring from source to speakers. 

I contacted GIK to see if they have suggestions. 

jacupmakeup
32 posts
 

Ok, I fixed it. 

I'm in a 15 X 10 ft room. Speakers were along the short, 10' wall. Today, I moved them to the 15' wall, which means I'm sitting very close to them - but that fixed it. Soundstage went from on the floor, far away and teeny to comparatively huge and realistic. Sounds like I'm first row at a concert row. I would like to move back a row or two, but the change is pretty incredible. 

Hopefully this is useful info for somebody else. 

sounds_real_audio
1,096 posts
 

system out of phase?

andy2
1,619 posts
 

Ok, I fixed it. 

I'm in a 15 X 10 ft room. Speakers were along the short, 10' wall. Today, I moved them to the 15' wall, which means I'm sitting very close to them - but that fixed it. Soundstage went from on the floor, far away and teeny to comparatively huge and realistic. Sounds like I'm first row at a concert row. I would like to move back a row or two, but the change is pretty incredible. 

Hopefully this is useful info for somebody else.

I am glad you got it fixed.  I may have the same problem as you do.

 

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