surfatwork
Well-Known Member
Hi,
Wonder if you guys can shed light on this.
I know (and have experienced) what happens when a pair of stereo speakers are wired out of phase... You get low bass and poor imaging.
However, I have a slightly puzzling situation with my current setup :
When wired correctly (checked with a multi), imaging is superb. The speakers simply disappear. However bass is reduced. Not absent, but definitely reduced. I am sure this is because of out of phase cancellation because I can hear more bass when I go near either of the speakers, but bass at the central listening position is diminished. But the imaging is fantastic and the vocals and instruments are in a 3d space that extends wide and deep.
If I wire one of the speakers out of phase, bass is reinforced. Way stronger. But the Soundstage isn't as good. The music now is mostly in between the two speakers. I can still place instruments, but definitely a much much smaller stage. And you know there are speakers - they don't disappear.
Speakers are placed about 6 feet apart, 15" or so from the back wall. Slightly toed in. Port plugs in place since the smallish room is kind of bare and some songs boom.
Raspi 3 - > allo transport - > bryston pre - > peeceebee v4 Diy - > mission m53.
Cabling, if it makes a difference : Allo to bryston is qunex. Bryston to amp is Allo. Speaker cables are Linn.
Wonder if you guys can shed light on this.
I know (and have experienced) what happens when a pair of stereo speakers are wired out of phase... You get low bass and poor imaging.
However, I have a slightly puzzling situation with my current setup :
When wired correctly (checked with a multi), imaging is superb. The speakers simply disappear. However bass is reduced. Not absent, but definitely reduced. I am sure this is because of out of phase cancellation because I can hear more bass when I go near either of the speakers, but bass at the central listening position is diminished. But the imaging is fantastic and the vocals and instruments are in a 3d space that extends wide and deep.
If I wire one of the speakers out of phase, bass is reinforced. Way stronger. But the Soundstage isn't as good. The music now is mostly in between the two speakers. I can still place instruments, but definitely a much much smaller stage. And you know there are speakers - they don't disappear.
Speakers are placed about 6 feet apart, 15" or so from the back wall. Slightly toed in. Port plugs in place since the smallish room is kind of bare and some songs boom.
Raspi 3 - > allo transport - > bryston pre - > peeceebee v4 Diy - > mission m53.
Cabling, if it makes a difference : Allo to bryston is qunex. Bryston to amp is Allo. Speaker cables are Linn.