Hi Wayne,

I can't blame you for being just a little skeptical about my rearrangement proclivities. Stability may be in the air.

I appreciate your thoughts about concerts and multi-channel sound. I am not a fan of live performances and I have very few live recordings in my library. As for my setup, I would best describe it as a modified 4.0 version at present - 2.0 in the front with a separate 2-channel feed to the sub and 4.0 in the rear with the 2 rear-side fronts and the two rear surrounds.

Makes no sense from a traditional multi-channel perspective, but I much prefer two-channel music, augmented by my secondary rear setup to "fill the room" with sound.

I am quickly becoming attached to this setup - especially the use of the Paradigm Sub in place of driving the Triton Ones LFE inputs. I like the very musical mid-base Triton Sound, augmented by the Paradigm for deep low bass as needed and when it occurs.

As I have mentioned previously, an important factor in my situation is that I am frequently listening at relatively low volume levels - especially when Sheryl is in the room with me. I would expect that my evaluation of my system's performance is significantly influenced by listening at low volumes.

Best,

Art

Thanks Bro Art,
Listening at low volume levels, does that mean you and Sheryl like to talk when listening to music, ie it is on as background music?
I do not call that listening.
Or do you mean you listen, really listen but at low volume? I can do that when my wife is asleep sitting beside me, but otherwise NOT. Gotta turn it up. Basically I use headphones or ciems to listen to music when I don't want to disturb my darling.
My music system plays at volume.
IF yours doesn't, then that would seriously change things.
God Bless,
Wayne

Wayne,

When I am by myself in the room, I listen at reasonably loud volume levels. When Sheryl is in the room, she sits on a couch on one side of the room, very close to one of the Triton Ones. So, I turn the volume down to accommodate her presence.

I don't like headphone listening and only use my phones when I am forced to do so (generally, when I travel).

Yes, listening at lower volume does impact the presence of the music, but I can always listen to the same piece again at a higher volume level when Sheryl is elsewhere.

Best,

Art

ArthurDaniels wrote: Mr. Moderator should now be applauding and nodding his head with that "I knew you would eventually come around" thought in mind.

LOL ... yes, that sound you hear is my applauding .

OK Gang,

Not a rearrangement this time - only an orientation change. Since I use bolts and nuts in place of the spikes on my Ones and Sevens, it is easy for me to experiment with different elevations for these speakers.

Currently, I have both my Ones and Sevens setup with shorter bolts in the rear and longer bolts in the front -- resulting in the speakers pointing upwards from back to front. In my room, this orientation further enhances the effect of not being able to locate sounds to speakers (except for a few recordings with extreme left/right separation).

I find the "indirectness" of the sound to be more satisfying when listening to orchestral and choral music. For anyone not familiar with my alternate approach to spikes, there is a totally separate thread which provides details about the bolts and nuts I am using.

Happy listening,

Art

Quick update: With my "up-turned" Ones, I have now reoriented them to point to L/R positions just wide of my PLP. Better focus without giving up the sound stage effect created by their upwards slant.