Whats your floor makeup, hardwood, carpet? Is it a second floor, suspended, which can vibrate, or concrete slab. Stands might help the interaction of the bass from the botttom port interacting with the floor. My Matrix 802's are on dedicated stands and clean up the bass. Also my dedicated sound room floor has 9" of poured concrete. See the soundanchor site and maybe ask them questions. Read what they say about stands. It couldnt hurt if you can afford them.
B&W 802 Diamond Stands
I recently purchased a pair of the B&W Diamond 802's. I am extremely pleased with the speakers and when I listen in nearfield (7' away and 6'5" spacing between the speakers) they do great in my 16 x 14 x 10 room. However, if I widen the distance between the speakers a bit and move the chair back a few more feet I get a more expansive and coherant presentation, but some occasional bass overload.
So I am wondering if the supplied tip-toes will make a material difference or some stands (Sound Anchors) will help the overload at all. Room treatments really aren't an option given that the room's walls and corners are pretty well covered and/or filled up.
So I am wondering if the supplied tip-toes will make a material difference or some stands (Sound Anchors) will help the overload at all. Room treatments really aren't an option given that the room's walls and corners are pretty well covered and/or filled up.