Widening Soundstage


Question for the Audiophile Experts

How do I go about widening my soundstage without moving my speakers further apart
I like the imaging i'm getting but want a bit more air in the music
Any ideas how to proceed
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Showing 4 responses by bobbyapalkovic

change the toe angle so the speakers are pointing more straight ahead and you will improve the width. quick and simple fix.

thanks b
clio09,
every tweeter has a different radiation pattern. from what i could see the speakers mf has have a soft dome tweeter. most if not all soft domes are designed to be hotter on axis to present a wider radiation pattern off axis. imho, they sound better off directly on axis and usually have flatter response this way too. toed in to the listener brightest and most focused in the hf with a more compressed perspective of depth. toed out to the right and left of the listener better broadband focus and a more continuous sound with a wider stage. vastly superior layering too.
try this for yourselves.
my speakers come with a 10% off axis alignment tool.
best,
b
mf and swampwalker, i am not sure of the tweeter used in the speaker however, yes not toed straight out but toed out from directly on axis.
i would have to do an analysis to really know exactly but as i said, soft domes are designed up on axis as a rule to broaden the dispersion off axis. so the preferred listening angle will not be on axis but toed out from on axis. my suggestion is to make a 10% angle the length of the cabinet sides and with the point to the rear of the speaker, look down the hypotenuse to the listening position. do this for both speakers and see what you think. i am sure it will be better than right on axis.
best,
b
mf, fix the alignment tool to the inside face of each speaker as suggested. sorry.

b