So, I'm back to the Decware family after a couple visits with Steve recently. He tuned up and upgraded my little Zen amp (serial number 79 I believe!), and I managed to scrape up some money and bought a pair of MG944 off Steve with the appropriate interconnects to put it all together.

To treat myself (I'm on a real tight budget), I splurged and got an Oppo BDP-105 Universal player (12 months same as cash!) and got it all hooked up. I'm *so* close to that 3D imaging I heard in Steve's old listening room some 14 years ago!

But my imaging is on the floor...like, I listen to Heart Dreamboat Annie (both CD and HDTracks), and the mandolins are about 1' off the floor, and Ann Wilsons voice is only about 2.5' off the floor.

So, where should I be looking to get the almost 3D image off the floor? I'm a big fan of room treatment, and I already have some RPG Omnifusers I pulled from a now defunct TV commercial mixing studio, and I'm planning on building many more 1D QRD diffusors...but I'm trying to figure out what/where I need to look to move this almost 3D image up higher. Is that front diffusion? Ceiling? Side?

Thoughts?

Also, on the same thread, I'm pretty much sitting on the floor with these MG944 speakers. The sweet spot seems to be below any seat in the house, so I had to drag out my REI camp chairs that are only 6" off the ground. I'm wondering if I need to build small platforms for my speakers to get them up a little bit more into the middle of the room so I can sit on a nice comfy recliner.  ::)

A crappy camera phone photo, but yes, I've messed with my setup a bit (though I could do more). It's probably the oddly shaped room and stuff all over. I think I need some diffusion on the ceiling as well.

Have you tried it with no diffusers and slowly add them? It is hard to see, but I am guessing the side diffusers cover the first reflection areas and are centered at tweeter height or so... Also, I think the 944s benefit from being out in the room as much as you can...if the mid bass is heavy, it can overwhelm the image-making upper mids on up. Have you had a chance to look at the several white papers Steve has written looking at room treatment and holographic imaging?

What about the carpet? Is that adding to the sonic confusion?

I agree. Its Steve!

It does seem that the reflection problems that screw up the image height show up at a normal seat ear level, soooo.... since the image is good in a low chair, I am getting ChrisK's thought....it makes me want to move all or part of diffusor setup upward...

I thought of that as well! I was thinking about putting some brass spikes under the front to angle them slightly and allow me to sit in my comfy recliner. But for testing a book (what's a phone book? LOL) under each should do as well.

I've only had the speakers for a week, so I'm still working out the best sounding layout.