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Title: Wedgie Wings
Post by: mkane on 15 Jan 2019, 11:32 am

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 Big wings in the middle?

Title: Re: Wedgie Wings
Post by: Danny Richie on 15 Jan 2019, 02:07 pm
Yes, big wings in the middle.

Try moving them forward to the edge of the rug, move them towards each other more, and toe them in towards you. 
Title: Re: Wedgie Wings
Post by: mkane on 26 Jan 2019, 03:38 am
Forgot I posted this. As they sit 30" off side wall and 48'" off the back. I'll experiment in due time.
Title: Re: Wedgie Wings
Post by: clm811 on 9 Mar 2024, 09:25 am
Hi

What happens if the big wings face outward? They look better that way  from the dining room & hall.
Reviving an old thread, because I've searched, but cannot find an explanation for WHY the big wings "must" go towards the room center. Does it make a big difference in sound and in what way?
I'm in a 12'x14' room, attached to a hallway and small dining room. Speakers are 6.5' apart, aimed at listener, 3' out from the 12' back wall, and listening chair is 8' from each wedge, forming a triangle. Very firstOB- not sure what I'm listening for.
Thanks very much for your information,guys.
Title: Re: Wedgie Wings
Post by: Oscillate on 10 Mar 2024, 05:08 pm
"...but cannot find an explanation for WHY the big wings "must" go towards the room center."

Just thinking outloud ...I imagine it helps sonically seperate the left and right channels.
Title: Re: Wedgie Wings
Post by: Hobbsmeerkat on 10 Mar 2024, 07:09 pm
Quote from: Oscillate on 10 Mar 2024, 05:08 pm
"...but cannot find an explanation for WHY the big wings "must" go towards the room center."

Just thinking outloud ...I imagine it helps sonically seperate the left and right channels.

Pretty much this, it helps to separate left/right channels otherwise everything overlaps the phantom center, so you lose soundstage width as well as the separation of elements within the soundstage since they're all bunching up on top of each other.
Title: Re: Wedgie Wings
Post by: clm811 on 11 Mar 2024, 06:54 pm
You are right about the phantom center image. I didn't consider that too much information between the speakers cound interfere with the imaging.
--C
Title: Re: Wedgie Wings
Post by: clm811 on 11 Mar 2024, 07:15 pm
I reversed the speakers and it sounds more "open" and relaxed, although the soundstage width didn't increase as much as expected. Still, an
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audible improvement.
Thanks for the insights.
--C
Title: Re: Wedgie Wings
Post by: Craig Young on 11 Mar 2024, 09:16 pm
I made the change and the difference is very noticeable. I also changed the toe in to very slight maybe around two or three degrees. I really like the change and the journey continues.