The sub is a curve ball. It's from the surround sound for the TV and not used in the hifi.
Speakers are spiked on to granite chopping boards - no footing under the boards, just straight on the carpet. The floor across the majority of the lounge is concrete beneath the carpet. There's a cellar under the area to the left through the brick archway.
Usually LV users go as wide as possible but I think the sofa on the left shadows at lower volumes. I've brought that speaker inside the line of the sofa which has helped. The speakers were quite a but further back - 30cm from the rear wall. Now they're 56cm. Also the right hand speaker has been moved in a little as it was 20cm from the side wall, now nearer 30cm. I need to tidy up the tilt and re-centre the boards. I'll keep an eye out for some Gaias as they do seem quite well received and reviewed.
The volume control is probably the biggest issue. I've used the Aries to reduce the output to 50% but realise digital volume control is often frowned upon. This definitely improved the presentation compared to being at 100%, plus I was able to use significantly more of the volume range on my pre amp.
Are attenuators a reasonable idea? Would they have less detrimental impact than using the streamers digital volume control?
Jennifer Warnes' Way Down Deep had reasonably good impact even at 60-65dB peak last night with my output tweak and imaged fairly well. Need to listen to some more well recorded tracks...
Speakers are spiked on to granite chopping boards - no footing under the boards, just straight on the carpet. The floor across the majority of the lounge is concrete beneath the carpet. There's a cellar under the area to the left through the brick archway.
Usually LV users go as wide as possible but I think the sofa on the left shadows at lower volumes. I've brought that speaker inside the line of the sofa which has helped. The speakers were quite a but further back - 30cm from the rear wall. Now they're 56cm. Also the right hand speaker has been moved in a little as it was 20cm from the side wall, now nearer 30cm. I need to tidy up the tilt and re-centre the boards. I'll keep an eye out for some Gaias as they do seem quite well received and reviewed.
The volume control is probably the biggest issue. I've used the Aries to reduce the output to 50% but realise digital volume control is often frowned upon. This definitely improved the presentation compared to being at 100%, plus I was able to use significantly more of the volume range on my pre amp.
Are attenuators a reasonable idea? Would they have less detrimental impact than using the streamers digital volume control?
Jennifer Warnes' Way Down Deep had reasonably good impact even at 60-65dB peak last night with my output tweak and imaged fairly well. Need to listen to some more well recorded tracks...