(...backing up to audiotroys' comments...)
Well...yes, omnis Do Require some careful consideration and care when setting them up in any space. One way to view it is to consider how one might build a stage for performances in a given space for a live venue...like a nightclub. But one of the concerns is that you're not going to be able to have 'active re-enforcement' (think 'PA stacks') due to some arcane city regulation....noise, volume, etc.
So you have to consider 'reflections' and make them work for you.
Agreed, an oversized soundstage is to be avoided. The old "901 20ft. wide pianos" were amusing only because we were trying to blast the plaster off the wall in the process...
As for the speakers under discussion....
MBL = Ferrari; if you can afford them, you'd better know how to drive them...and don't complain about the cost of tires, maintenance, etc.
You don't see a lot of Ferraris' on the freeways as a general rule, either.
Car or speaker, I admire and appreciate the technology and the craftsmanship....from afar....where I don't miss it...;)
Well...yes, omnis Do Require some careful consideration and care when setting them up in any space. One way to view it is to consider how one might build a stage for performances in a given space for a live venue...like a nightclub. But one of the concerns is that you're not going to be able to have 'active re-enforcement' (think 'PA stacks') due to some arcane city regulation....noise, volume, etc.
So you have to consider 'reflections' and make them work for you.
Agreed, an oversized soundstage is to be avoided. The old "901 20ft. wide pianos" were amusing only because we were trying to blast the plaster off the wall in the process...
As for the speakers under discussion....
MBL = Ferrari; if you can afford them, you'd better know how to drive them...and don't complain about the cost of tires, maintenance, etc.
You don't see a lot of Ferraris' on the freeways as a general rule, either.
Car or speaker, I admire and appreciate the technology and the craftsmanship....from afar....where I don't miss it...;)