Thanks for the excellent feedback. commenting further, I have been experimenting with speaker placement for a really long time...about a year now, what a painful process, but I believe I have found the best possible position (yes, I've made compromises somewhat...the speakers sound better further from the back wall, but then I can't exit my room cause the speakers are in front of my doorway! my speakers aren't "nearfield monitors" and in the middle of my room, they are pushed as close to the rear wall as possible without sounding boomy), and as far wide as possible (without pesky side reflections...I have drapes over the window there to absorb reflections)...this has achieved the best balance...I think I just need some acoustic supplementing to further balance/tune the room (I don't have a dedicated listening room, and the short wall option is unfeasable because of doors/entrances to room) I have the frt of the speakers about 31/2-4'from the back wall and 1.5' from the side wall...I sit about 10-11 ft from the speakers...the speakers are toed out substantially (the DAL manual suggests pointing the speaker directly at you...bad idea...major room nodes. If you sat a couple feet off center, the speaker is then pointed directly at you). I've been draping/hanging some fabric from an upholstery store from the high points of my ceiling down to over the speakers...this has made a substantial difference in sucking up reflections, and improving the bass response, so I think further experimentation is necessary there.....the ceiling height does seem to be awefully important! thanks Whknopp, I really need to think about not always treating the room symmetrically..I will experiment with that. To further describe the acoustics of my room, If I sit on my 3person wide couch on the left side, I can hear the right speaker and I still get a decent stereo image. If I sit on the right side of the couch(the low ceiling side), I can't even hear the left speaker and it sounds totally off balance)...well...looks like more trial and error...
Bass traps/room treatments
Has anyone tried echobusters bass traps, or the ceiling corner bass traps? I have a fairly large room (13x25)with my SC-IV/a's on the long wall, with a high ceiling sloping left to right (16'down to 8'). I've been draping tapestry
from the ceiling and have noticed improved bass response (weird) ...it's really got me thinking about purpose built taming devices.....when I stand behind my speaker in the corner, it's super boomy. The bass in my room is not boomy, it just doesn't have quite the impact and extension you'd expect from dual 10' woofs in each speaker, which makes me think I've got some deflection problems.
from the ceiling and have noticed improved bass response (weird) ...it's really got me thinking about purpose built taming devices.....when I stand behind my speaker in the corner, it's super boomy. The bass in my room is not boomy, it just doesn't have quite the impact and extension you'd expect from dual 10' woofs in each speaker, which makes me think I've got some deflection problems.