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Nautilus 805 setup question

Just got a pair of 805's and while fiddling around with placement, etc. I noticed that removing the grilles seems to improve clarity a little bit, but at the same time the speakers tend to reveal their position much easier; the soundstage is thus "distorted" left (speaker), right (speaker) and center become somehow "source points" instead of an evenly distributed soundstage in front of the listener. To make a long story short, the speakers don't "dissapear" so well anymore.
So is it grilles on or off? Similar experiences? any advice on tweaking/setup is also welcome.
Thanks
aboldor

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judit
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Nrenter,

I have owned both the Nautilus 805s and Vandersteen model 3.
I actually upgraded from the Vandersteens to B&W.
Bottom line? I think the 805s need a higher quality
front end to really show their stuff. The Vandersteens
are more forgiving.

Currently with my 805s I have
Krell amplification
Theshhold preamp
Electrocompaniet CD player
Discovery Speaker cables
Audioquest interconnect

The 805s VANISH. Completely and utterly.
Speaker placement does affect this. They have
to be widely enough separated. In my own listening
room I place them on the long axis. There is NO
sidewall interaction.
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