mikalaka
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Hello, I've recently purchased a pair of Ethos and am having problems with the mids and some of the bass disappearing in the seated position. When I stand up they come in nicely.
The speakers are 9' apart and are 10' from the sitting position. The wall behind sitting position is an additional 3' behind, or 13' from the front panel of the speakers. The speakers are about 22" from the front wall.
The best sound seems to be standing at the back wall, 13' away. When I crouch down to seated position, the mids drop out and some of the bass too. Same thing from the 10' seated position I'd like to use.
I have tried toe-ing in various angles. I've tried raking the speakers both so they tilt forward and also backwards. I've tried moving the speakers away from the wall up to about 3' away. (I can really only do 2' max with the furniture and the room size).
As of now, the walls are bare and the floor is hardwood with a large rug in the center of the room, but not under the speakers.
Is there any way to get the mids lowered in vertical space so they are more present in a seated position?
I will be getting some artwork to put on the walls. I also have on order a flat metal panel artwork that I'm wondering if, placed on the wall behind the listening/sitting area, might work if tilted slightly down. (My theory is maybe they will reflect the mids back down to me.) This is just theory because the metal artwork is being shipped to me so I don't have it to play with. Otherwise, I'll also have some canvas artwork I could hang behind the listening area. Or if I need to I could get a rug to hang.
Has anyone else experienced this problem and come up with a solution?
Thank you
Mika
The speakers are 9' apart and are 10' from the sitting position. The wall behind sitting position is an additional 3' behind, or 13' from the front panel of the speakers. The speakers are about 22" from the front wall.
The best sound seems to be standing at the back wall, 13' away. When I crouch down to seated position, the mids drop out and some of the bass too. Same thing from the 10' seated position I'd like to use.
I have tried toe-ing in various angles. I've tried raking the speakers both so they tilt forward and also backwards. I've tried moving the speakers away from the wall up to about 3' away. (I can really only do 2' max with the furniture and the room size).
As of now, the walls are bare and the floor is hardwood with a large rug in the center of the room, but not under the speakers.
Is there any way to get the mids lowered in vertical space so they are more present in a seated position?
I will be getting some artwork to put on the walls. I also have on order a flat metal panel artwork that I'm wondering if, placed on the wall behind the listening/sitting area, might work if tilted slightly down. (My theory is maybe they will reflect the mids back down to me.) This is just theory because the metal artwork is being shipped to me so I don't have it to play with. Otherwise, I'll also have some canvas artwork I could hang behind the listening area. Or if I need to I could get a rug to hang.
Has anyone else experienced this problem and come up with a solution?
Thank you
Mika
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