I've read through (or at least scanned) this entire thread over the past month and I'm pretty intrigued by these speakers (or perhaps the Moabs).
One area that I don't recall being discussed much is how directional these speakers are. Steve Lefkowicz's review on positive-feedback.com mentions that these speakers are highly directional implying limited off-axis response (at least in the midrange). This doesn't seem to jive with the Stereophile measurements of the Impact Monitors.
I realize that every speaker is going to sound it's best in the ideal seating position (and from what I've read, the DIs are pretty stellar in this regard), but is it possible to get respectable imaging for two or three listeners sitting on a sofa?
I'd be using these in a fairly large room (about 19' x 27' x 8'), so distance to the speakers could be 12' or so.
Thanks.
One area that I don't recall being discussed much is how directional these speakers are. Steve Lefkowicz's review on positive-feedback.com mentions that these speakers are highly directional implying limited off-axis response (at least in the midrange). This doesn't seem to jive with the Stereophile measurements of the Impact Monitors.
I realize that every speaker is going to sound it's best in the ideal seating position (and from what I've read, the DIs are pretty stellar in this regard), but is it possible to get respectable imaging for two or three listeners sitting on a sofa?
I'd be using these in a fairly large room (about 19' x 27' x 8'), so distance to the speakers could be 12' or so.
Thanks.