Posted by LAL [ 206.150.115.170 ] on February 17, 2005 at 15:54:04:

In Reply to: The audio component I long for the most. posted by James W. Johnson on February 13, 2005 at 12:53:19:

James,
I have Stage 4Pi's also. They sound fine in my large main listening room. I have also tried them in 12'x18' room as the left/right speakers in a home theater setup. Here of necessity I had to set them off the floor a couple of feet on the bottom section of a floor standing bookshelf/entertainment center(biggest bookself speakers I have ever seen!) They actually sounded very good off the floor a few feet. I had the advantage that the left speaker had an large open door way right at the first reflection point. The same speakers on the floor in my untreated rec room sound boomy and harsh. The room is indeed very important. If you haven't already tried it I would definitely experiment with angling them in from the corners and raising them a couple feet off the floor. Some room treatment on side walls could also go a long way towards improving things.

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