I'm really interested in buy this and have been talking with Doug on this.
I'm still waiting for Jim's response on veneer question.
I currently have dedicated HT room (12 x 16 x 8 ) treated with GIK and Real Traps (I'll post some pics if Doug is ok with it). I currently own Song QWT setup (ST, SC & SSI's).
I use Parasound Halo A2 with Oppo HA-1 preamp for 2ch and Marantz AV8801 & Outlaw 7ch amp for HT purpose.
The speakers are on shorter wall.
My current issue is I have to place the speakers very close to side wall because of the screen size.
Right speaker is 6" close and left is about 24" due to room layout. Would that be a concern with SS8?
Mainly I'm concerned about bass sounding boomy and reflections from side wall. Currently I move ST away from sidewall for music listening to have better sound clarity and bass.
For movies I use Audyssey calibration that I don't like for music. Its really a pain moving speaker and I hope SS8 will solve that.
Would my current electronics work with SS8's & SSC 7? or would i need better electronics to get the best out of SS8's?
I've already asked this question to Doug but want to clarify few things.
Are Propeller posts better than standard binding post and does it accept locking banana plugs?
I recently audition Dali Epicon 6's at a friends place and I was impressed by their Dual tweeter design but I hope SS8 will be better.
Well, I suppose for the general audience a few of my own thoughts.
The propeller posts I don't know if they are "better" but they are pretty darn flexible and in the event you ever want to use spades (on your cables or jumpers) they are a godsend.
My initial electronics were a Marantz AV8801 and Butler Audio 5150 - it was the best system I had ever heard (short of something crazy), but like anything you can always benefit as you go up the chain (to a certain point, there is the law of diminishing returns. For two channel audio, your system is better than mine was. Our rooms are literally identical (except I don't have a huge screen!)
As for your locations. Well, I suppose being 6 inches from a wall is never optimal and regardless of the speaker the same tweeter issues are going to occur per what BRM says. So, no matter what speaker you use, that same tweeter problem remains, song tower, SS8, Dali...
With the woofer - for critical listening sessions, I would suggest getting that bad boy in another 6-12 inches.
But for movies I would also mention this. Your center channel is going to do 85% of the work, if not more with movies. As for the bass issue in movies - your subwoofer is doing the heavy lifting and that passive radiator shouldn't be working all that much. So, for movies I think that your issue is not a very big one (my opinion of course). Plus, if you run audyssey and run it for movies only (which is the only thing I like audyseey on my mains for) it should take care of a big part of that.
For music - well, regardless of the speaker you have the same tweeter issue... if you move your current speaker in now, you would want to do the same with the SS8, the Dali.
That said, I'm the guy selling them! (But I would give those opinions to anyone).