severe limiting factor


I just put together a system consisting of Thiel 3.5s, a Classe ca-200, an Anthem pre1-L, and an old Magnavox cd player. The cd player will be replaced soon, but for now I'm pretty disappointed. There is no soundstage or imaging to speak of. I have played with speaker placement and toe a little, but no luck.

Is it possible that the cd player is holding the system back from delivering what I'm looking for? Is there something else drastically wrong that I'm not aware of?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
ketchup

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I would have to side with Newbee on this one...as an owner of time/phase correct speakers myself...I can only say this...they are NOT space savers...part of the appeal of the time/phase sound is their SPATIAL/ATMOSPHERIC qualities...and this does require some real estate....ideally 3-4 ft from ALL walls...but to address your specific situation Ketchup....on the short wall you are going to have some(serious) reflection problems...and if you choose the long wall...you are not going to have adequate space behind the speakers to creat any depth in relation to your listening position(8-9 ft removed)...have you contacted THiel by chance with your exact dimensions? THis is giving me a MIGRAINE! LOL!