![]() I tested in my office by letting them hang in the closet for 2 weeks and saw no noticeable signs of stress, so I went for it. No, I do not advocate that *you* do it - it's a calculated risk on my part and obviously they weren't intended to be used this way. The R3's have threaded holes in the bottom so I used eye bolts and 75lb carabineers to hang then upside down. As you can see, it's highly reverberant and we don't want to add any treatment unless we can find something that augments the aesthetic rather than detracts.įinally, I'm sure someone will ask. At that point, the only upgrade I would consider is Be or Ultima but even setting aside the exorbitant cost I'm not sure 70+ degrees of beamwidth will sound good in this room. ![]() I tried some LSX's there but the software is AWFUL. If I can ever find a screaming deal on R11 I plan on moving the R5's to surround but using these little KH80s for now because their cute stature got them just high enough on the WAF score to pass muster. That's my hesitation around adding R2C, nervous I'll ruin that effect. With the R3/R5 combo it's like my whole wall is a speaker, it's the epitome of "speakers that disappear.". I was taken aback how distracting it was - I now know exactly what people mean when they say multichannel needs to be timbre matched. I originally bought them for front height, but they did not blend at all with the R3 or R5. I can't find a means of mounting any sort of rear height that scores acceptably in the WAF unless I drill into that stone, which I prefer not to do. Also, not a whole lot of center height material out there. I don't have the gall or the tools to lift 44lbs of speaker 10ft high. Option 2 is put it way up high as a center height channel. And I can't just undo it because I'd have holes in the wall. I'm also not sure how it would blend with what's already present - it's a hell of a lot of work for it to end up sounding bad. Problem there is I never seem to like centers with music whether it's native multichannel or upmixed. Option 1 is right above the screen in a more traditional center arrangement. I have a R2C as well but I can't decide what to do with it. Tested negative for COVID, flu A/B plus I'm vaccinated+boosted and got my flu shot so no idea what's up. You know it's bad when you work from home and still had to take off the whole week. Just discovered Electric Ladyland in 5.1 this morning, so that's been nice. Usually I keep the fireplace a little more tidy but been very sick this week - basically wake up, make a fire for ambiance, take meds, lay down and listen to Depeche Mode or Bjork surround mixes, get up to take meds and stoke fire, repeat. You just bought one of the best bookshelf speakers one can buy. It is likely that the new version, when it comes out, be that 2022 or 2024 will retail at 2500USD, or maybe more, and then it is not that you have an inferior product, it is that you have 90-98% of the flavor of the month after paying 68% of its price and after having been enjoying them for several months/years. And then add some real, most likely incremental improvements that are the result of experience and research, and you will likely have a better product. Basically I think they are trying to identify what would be preffered by a majority or some of those who dislike the current version to work in a voicing that pleases them, while improving some metrics that human hearing might or might not be able to appreciate. For me, "improvement" would be a little more energy on the top, which will make it sound "more transparent" to some, and will make them "intolerably piercing" to others.
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