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I can't stop listening, the magic is back

My system finally jelled. I have the magic that I have dreamed about for years. I have had this magic before only to lose it after moving my speakers, changing an interconnect, or even rolling tubes. The magic stays and then all of a sudden one day you do nothing but it goes missing. What do you do? Try everything to get it back. And then, time to change equipment, and back on the audioholic bandwagon. Until the next fix. I hope this fix lasts forever. Stay away from audio shows and friends w. great systems. Keep your friends away so they don't point out anything wrong.

OK, honestly, I got the magic back and this time it is here to stay. And it all came by getting my speakers back on casters and changing the position slightly. I towed them in. Just a little patience and time.
dgad

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dgad OP
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Plato, my speakers are on tile. 400 lbs. To be honest, positioning can mean a lot. They were on spikes on footers. But one thing I noticed is that different equipment can make a major difference in setup parameters and synergy. I also think the missing link is part of it all. You can buy the best of everything but if there is no synergy you really miss the magic.
dgad OP
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Thanks to everyone here. Cytocycle. I used the formula for the heads. You can position up and down the angle depending on how you sit. The speaker becomes bright if the tweeter is off axis too much. I only used a the paw. No spacers for spiking. Maybe the height on casters is helping. Audiooracle is right about not seeing the insides. In my case I can only see the front. I had different advise earlier. Point the speakers at your shoulders. There was a hole in the middle.

But this synergy is more than just speakers positioning. I will give credit to my source components. Without them I would not have the bass. The CDSAse is incredible. SACD on this machine easily shows through the Wilsons. Also w. SACD you can voice more accurately than w. CD. CD's thinness of image is a problem.

On to Vinyl. It took me a while to match the compliance of my cartridge to get the right amount of bass. Get the turntable fully isolated from the room and subwoofer. Then there is the tube rolling. How often you replace tubes to find that your tubes were bad. I just put some nice Mullards in my phono. I also have the VTA & VTF just right. It is great when every change can easily be heard.
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