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RE: AN-E placements

Posted by RGA (R) on October 19, 2010 at 19:57:29

In Reply to: AN-E placements posted by horny on October 18, 2010 at 12:24:52:

I have the J's has far into the corner as I can get them while not touching. What it does is clean-up the bottom end and reduce room issues. But it sounds a little different than usual but if you listen for awhile the ear adjusts and everything else seems to sound thin.

I always remember the note that Art Dudley said about the AN E that the left hand of the piano seems too strong. But he's coming at them from Quads which I might argue has no left hand of the piano (ie Quad bass which is like saying no bass). What sounds like too much or too little depends on what is being directly compared. Some CD's have artificial bass lines to me and the E or J won't cover over that.

All that said - no one should tell you what you should like better. If you like them free standing then listen to them that way - they still have very good bass even without the corner aid. But I find that they "sound better" in the corners if the room is capable. Interestingly I found I needed to play around with the distance - an inch matters - 2 inches from the wall and it sounded boomy and thick - under an inch it went away - 2 feet was okay but one foot a different boomy sound. It picks up various room nodes and excites them but they always sounded cohesive and tonally better than other speakers. But I would try to get them so they are so close to the wall that you just see a tiny bit of space. This results in a larger toe in and also seems to improve soundstage depth remarkably.

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