Schipo,
Thanks for the reply and suggestions. One of my 1B's was in need of repair and just came back from it's "vacation" in CA. As my kids were young when I first bought these speakers, I never had the chance to place them optimally. I am excited to work with them more now. It's interesting to find so much + responses on the internet regarding the 1C, but relatively little about the 1B.
Geoffpatrick,
Thanks very much for the Vandy link! Just the kind of thing I was looking for.