Thanks for your responses so far, everyone.
I've played around with positioning quite a bit. If i toe the speakers out more, there is a lack of focus in the middle and the image seems overly 'spread out'. When I toe them in more, the image just collapses (for lack of a better way of putting it).
BTW - I mentioned 'hard s' earlier... in addition to that, there seems to be a bit of grain in the treble (failed to mention that previously).
Also, for those who are wondering...
room is 11x14
speakers are on the long wall
left speaker is about five feet from side wall...right speaker is about 4 feet from sidewall... both are just over 2 feet away from rear wall (room limitations).
spaced about 6.5 feet apart centre to centre
could it be a mis-match of equipment or cabling? note: i went from audioquest type 4 to ecosse speaker cables and the difference was significant. Much tighter bass and much more open and airy highs - but is the cable perhaps the culprit?
my main fear is that it's a characteristic of these particular speakers which cannot be avoided.
I've played around with positioning quite a bit. If i toe the speakers out more, there is a lack of focus in the middle and the image seems overly 'spread out'. When I toe them in more, the image just collapses (for lack of a better way of putting it).
BTW - I mentioned 'hard s' earlier... in addition to that, there seems to be a bit of grain in the treble (failed to mention that previously).
Also, for those who are wondering...
room is 11x14
speakers are on the long wall
left speaker is about five feet from side wall...right speaker is about 4 feet from sidewall... both are just over 2 feet away from rear wall (room limitations).
spaced about 6.5 feet apart centre to centre
could it be a mis-match of equipment or cabling? note: i went from audioquest type 4 to ecosse speaker cables and the difference was significant. Much tighter bass and much more open and airy highs - but is the cable perhaps the culprit?
my main fear is that it's a characteristic of these particular speakers which cannot be avoided.