Holy Holostages!!

60 days from date of purchase. No questions asked.

Now why on earth would I want to take the thing apart? Besides, they contribute so much! 

As for the above references to the Miller Carbon review, I reached very similar conclusions before I even read that review. My advice, for what it's worth, is to give them a try. 60 day return policy. Excellent customer service. Fast shipping. Krissy is very responsive & will take good care of you. So, if the various improvements that are beginning to come in sound appealing is to you, give Holostages a try in your system. I am quite confident you will be pleasantly surprised!

Some recent observations regarding placement of the Holos. Adding one Holo ear level on mid-left & right wall, to a configuration of 1 Holo on top of each floorstander & 1 Holo at ear level mid-left & right walls, and slightly behind listening position, and finally, 1Holo resting on top of L & R floorstander binding posts.
 

The addition of the Holos mid-left & right walls produced significantly denser, juicier more even & engaging immersive experience. Experimenting with placement on top of, or near speakers, as well as the location of the rear pair, produced the most notable changes of all locations thus far.
 

Placing a pair of Holos on top of each floorstander narrowed the field produced a more authoritative, forward soundstage, resembling a bit of toe-in.

If you're curious & on the fence about these little, nondescript, black boxes, give them a try. They come with superb customer service & a very generous return policy, but you'll want to keep them!

They really are quite amazing! 

I apologize for any confusion. I have a 2ch stereo system & an A/V surround system in same room. They are independent of each other. The 2 Holos are simply sitting on top of the rear surround speakers. The top of those speakers are a convenient & effective location for them.

As for swimming vs your term "drowning" in music, swimming really is an apt description. However, if a particular piece of music sounds more natural playing in a narrower, more authoritative & slightly forward soundstage, you can experiment with different locations to achieve your goal.

For example, moving the 2 Holos from the front corners of the room to the tops of your main speakers will narrow the field while still retaining a good deal of the immersive effect.

My point is they are unobtrusive & easy to relocate depending on your desired outcome. Start with a set of 4. They are very powerful! At the moment, I have placed 1 Holo on top of both front speakers, 1 Holo on top of both rear surround speakers that are part of a separate A/V system because they surrounds were a convenient location, 1 Holo on top of each binding post on back of the front speakers. 1 Holo ear level in the middle of both side walls. You can literally tune your room with Holostages.

Rich, dense, saturated, resolving imagery!

Finally, you owe it to yourself to give these little black boxes a try.

As the OP, I’m happy for the many posters who have experienced these wonderful little boxes. I can understand if the changes or improvements are not to one’s liking, I get that. However, to devolve a constructive, informative conversation that began as a positive experience for numerous respected members is a shame. Why not challenge your skepticism by auditioning a set of Holostages for yourself instead of doubting others who have actually tried them and found them to be indispensable? Personally, I never comment on products I haven’t tried myself. Bravo Heartsound! You hit it out of the park with Holostages! I’m looking forward to spending more quality time with Krissy’s Ground Box Booster which compliments the performance of the Holos, as well as the Breaker Panel Box that will be arriving soon.