I experimented with angled panels sitting atop my SC4's several years ago. The panels that I made could be angled backwards at varied setting,15 degree tilt at the top seemed best in my room..The bass was not only better but the upper midrange also became more focused..These same panels also worked with various Thiel models as well, same sort of results with more focus..My panels were made of heavy fiber board and covered with black trunk mat..lightweight and easy to remove..Having 4 identical amps..the bias may not be the same...so there could be some variation between all 4..3db is a whole lot of variation between 4 amps that are the same..Same cables on all 4, same IC's, speaker cables, and power cords, some hooked to different ac outlets or powerconditioners?..Tom