It is apparent that your problem is associated with high frequency sounds reflecting off of the side walls. I agree with your friend. Here is a radical expirement for you on toe in - you can use it as a starting point. If your speaker location is about 25 degrees in from the direction your speakers are pointed, toe them in til they are 25 degrees past your listening position and see what your hear then. Assuming you have effectively tuned out the 1st sidewall reflections with that manuever (you will be surprised at the good effect it can have on pin point imaging) you can then toe them incrementally back toward the listening position until you like what you hear. Gsreat tweek - its free. Enjoy.
Speaker Balance
I played the channel balance track of the XLO/Reference Recordings Test disc and heard the following, left channel information is further to the left of the left channel speaker than the right channel information is in relation to the right channel speaker. The right channel image sounds like it is more "bound" to it's respective speaker.
My left channel speaker 27" away from a 4' high wall that is open to another room located on a level 4' higher than my listening room.
The right channel speaker is 27" away from a wall with a large amount of glass window area. The windows are treated with Marigo dots. There are also vertical blinds on the window.
I do not toe-in either speaker. A knowledgeable user of this same loudspeaker recommends this setup, although he is not aware of this issue I seek advice about.
Any thoughts on how I can achieve better balance of the images of the two channels? I assume there is a great difference in the way sound is reflected of each wall due to the extreme differences between the two.
My left channel speaker 27" away from a 4' high wall that is open to another room located on a level 4' higher than my listening room.
The right channel speaker is 27" away from a wall with a large amount of glass window area. The windows are treated with Marigo dots. There are also vertical blinds on the window.
I do not toe-in either speaker. A knowledgeable user of this same loudspeaker recommends this setup, although he is not aware of this issue I seek advice about.
Any thoughts on how I can achieve better balance of the images of the two channels? I assume there is a great difference in the way sound is reflected of each wall due to the extreme differences between the two.
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