Excellent call there Rushton, I had a similar problem and then cure by moving an old teak Hifi component cabinet that we were unwilling to part with out from between the speakers and the result has been most satisfying soundstage wise. It is a beautiful piece of Scandinavian modern furniture but it just confused the imaging. I ran 6m cables from the front-end gear and cabinet on an adjacent wall to the mono blocks and speakers and now all is well. It cleared so many things up that were not quite right about the sound. Donbellphd, is it an option to sink your TV into the wall with acoustic treatment flanking it? Then as Rushton suggests dampening the screen when critically listening. Good luck in your endeavor.
Depth Imaging
My KEF 104/2s are 92" apart and flank a Sony 36 XBR. The fronts of the KEFs are 38" from the wall, 35" from the side walls. Frequencies below 80 Hz are shunted to a Velodyne HGS-15. I improved depth imaging for stereo by removing two equipment cabinets that sat on each side of the XBR and between the KEFs, and removing the cabinet around the XBR. Horizontal and vertical imaging are excellent.
I want a larger video image to better match the large sound stage. Front projection is an obvious answer that would improve audio depth imaging further, but I'd need a flat panal display behind a pull down screen so we don't have to sit in a dark room for regular TV viewing. An alternate is a flatter monitor that sits between the KEFs, e.g. a plasma or the new 60" Sony XBR Qualia spin-off rear projection.
This raises the essential question of this post: Is it the mass or the relective surface area between the speakers that interferes with good depth imaging? That is, would a 60" plasma monitor interfere any less with depth imaging than a 60" rear projection monitor? My knowledge of acoustic propagation and its effect on depth imaging is not up to the task, so I'm seeking help.
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I want a larger video image to better match the large sound stage. Front projection is an obvious answer that would improve audio depth imaging further, but I'd need a flat panal display behind a pull down screen so we don't have to sit in a dark room for regular TV viewing. An alternate is a flatter monitor that sits between the KEFs, e.g. a plasma or the new 60" Sony XBR Qualia spin-off rear projection.
This raises the essential question of this post: Is it the mass or the relective surface area between the speakers that interferes with good depth imaging? That is, would a 60" plasma monitor interfere any less with depth imaging than a 60" rear projection monitor? My knowledge of acoustic propagation and its effect on depth imaging is not up to the task, so I'm seeking help.
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