So I've had the KEF LS50 Metas since February of this year and had them pulled out to the very front of my entertainment center to reduce any reflections from the entertainment center and side wall next to the speaker on the left (see pic) and I would pull them even further out when I wanted to have a serious listening session.
Well the down side to where I placed the speakers is having 2 kids who like to do gymnastics. A few weeks ago one of them fell into the speaker and dented the cone. I got it fixed and decided to push the speakers back away from the front (maybe 5-6'' back) to reduce the chance of that happening again.
Unexpectedly the sound stage opened up and became a lot wider and deeper and blended better with the subwoofer, which is the opposite of what I expected. Also, to my surprise there was no noticeable change in the overall frequency response in the room (pre-correction as measured by the Audyssey multeq-x windows app) and the sound is almost as good (enveloping around my ears) as if I had the speakers pulled out a few feet (which I no longer feel compelled to do).
So how am I suppose to understand the difference in sound? Just placebo? Why isn't anything showing up in the measurements? Is it the timing of the reflections lining/timing up better with my listening position which is about 8 ft away from the speakers and 5 ft from the back wall behind my listening position.
Any feedback would be appreciated!
Well the down side to where I placed the speakers is having 2 kids who like to do gymnastics. A few weeks ago one of them fell into the speaker and dented the cone. I got it fixed and decided to push the speakers back away from the front (maybe 5-6'' back) to reduce the chance of that happening again.
Unexpectedly the sound stage opened up and became a lot wider and deeper and blended better with the subwoofer, which is the opposite of what I expected. Also, to my surprise there was no noticeable change in the overall frequency response in the room (pre-correction as measured by the Audyssey multeq-x windows app) and the sound is almost as good (enveloping around my ears) as if I had the speakers pulled out a few feet (which I no longer feel compelled to do).
So how am I suppose to understand the difference in sound? Just placebo? Why isn't anything showing up in the measurements? Is it the timing of the reflections lining/timing up better with my listening position which is about 8 ft away from the speakers and 5 ft from the back wall behind my listening position.
Any feedback would be appreciated!
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