Trying to get Sound Stage with Klipsch Tower Speakers


I have Klipsch RP-8000F speakers and do not get decent soundstage.  The vocals seem well-located between the speakers.  I have paired subwoofers for bass, and therefore no problem.  Piano, violin, brass seem to emanate from either the right or left speaker.  I've tried toe-in and varying speaker position without success.  In my other system I use KEF LS50 Meta's and the superiority of soundstage is stunning.  I would appreciate all helpful suggestions.
aeschwartz

Showing 2 responses by oldhvymec

Klipsch’s Tractrix® horn features a circular throat around an advanced titanium diaphragm tweeter that transitions into a square 90º x 90º mouth.

This unique shape provides a cleaner, more efficient transition of sound waves into your listening space. The result is a wide listening "sweet spot" with precise placement of instruments and vocals.


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The way it is made, a wave guide is all you can do. That throat is the first reflective surface of the wave.

Foam on both sides of the throat, left and right, start at the outside and move in, adding strips. 1" tall 1" wide. When you get close go to 1/2" wide strips, to fine tune it..

Remember not to dense a foam, you can tinker with that too...

Position will REALLY make a difference then.. Toe in or out. and vertical, camber/caster...

I suppose you could pin point it more so with vertical top and bottom foams.. Highs might get a little hot though. Tone control is an option.

TURN down the bass while doing this... that throat is a collector of distortion TOO. the foam will help there too.
It acts like a weir, or a phase plug in the sub/bass and bass coming back into the throat off axis, more so.

After the tweak, add the sub/bass back in..

Yup.. I’d give that a shot, cost... mmmmm 2 dollars.

I call that a stocking stuffer or toilet paper... your call. :-)

Regards
That little quote at the top, is from Klipsch spec sheet... LOL

They are made to be that way.... You have to change the throat, takes a whole 5 minutes, cost 2 dollars...

40 or so pairs of horn enclosures, I’ve MADE through the years. YUP first BBQ...

Narrow the throat... Tape cardboard in there.. get the shape, paint it black. BE HAPPY...

Stocking stuffers after Christmas.. :-)

Time to feed the chickens..

Regards