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HELP Speakers sound brighter and 3D stage is lost

Audiophile Gurus,

I just have moved from a bigger place to this place where my music room is 12x16 fts.

Since the room is small I have placed the speakers about 6 inches away from the walls and about 8+ft apart. Now they don’t sound nearly as good as they did in my old place where there were about 9+ft apart and 4ft away from either of the walls, I use to get a 3D stage and the overall effect was incredible. Since they are new they sounded a bit harsh in my old place as well.

My setup:
Speakers: B&W 802N (only about 30Hrs on them)
Amp: McIntosh 352Mc
CD player: Levinson 39 (I am not using a separate Pre Amp)
Cables: MIT 750 Shotgun speaker cables.
Medium impedance MIT shotgun interconnects.

Is there any thing I can do:

1. to reduce the brightness besides waiting for them to break-in.
2. What can I do to get the 3D image back?
3. Is preamp a must for this configuration?
4. Will a subwoofer like REL help by pressurizing the room?
5. Any other pointers :)

Thanks
Sukhi
sahotas

Showing 1 response by buckingham

buckingham
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The 802's are large speakers and definitely deserve more than 6". Give them at least a couple of feet. This will make a world of difference in imaging and soundstage. I listened to the 802's this weekend and they were fully broken in and I still find them unbearably bright. For some reason those Nautilus Titaniums don't agree with me :)
See the Cardas.com website for more info on speaker break- in tips. Quick sum up: Put the speakers facing each other and reverse polarity of one of the speakers. put something over the gap to absorb some of the noice and crank them when you're not listening.

Good luck:)
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