Blueone302
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Good afternoon. After this dissertation I'm about to ask a question that I'm guessing many here will do what I and many others have done to this point and say what I'm proposing/asking is crazy. So I'll try to cut through all of that up front. I am new to the forum and four months into a newish system. I'm running a Torii MK IV via an Oppo BDP 105D out into a pair of Klipsch Cornwall III's. My room is 23 X 17 X 8. The speakers are 15 ft apart centered on the long wall toed in to the center most listening position 5 inches on each side. Over the last several months and I'm guessing conservatively several hundred hours of use, the sound has bloomed nicely.
Now for the weird part. I have a good friend who has been at this for five plus decades. As it turns out, his system is similar; Scott Vintage Amp 17-20 wpc, Oppo BDP 95 and a pair of cornwalls..... wait for it..... and a pair of Klipsch Heresy's stacked inverted on top and wired in series. Our rooms are very similar in size except his is flipped 180 with the speakers on the short wall in each corner also 15 ft. apart.
Now for the technical. Well sort of. My dad was a 60's 70's semi audiophile. He loved music, records and tube gear. Way back when, I picked up a book he had been reading on speaker construction and wiring; and I specifically remember it saying that stacking or wiring speakers in such a manner as my friend has and wiring same in series was illogical and a waste of time and energy. (Not to mention money) Likewise, after reading for the last six months, I've found only one person in a forum who says he and a roommate did the exact same thing when in college and how great the sound was. Everything I've read and everyone I've asked locally has pretty much concurred that this is a not so bright idea.
Here's the thing. My friends system has something special. The bass is a bit deeper and tighter. Clarity on vocals is crystal. Rim shots on a snare make you jump. Is there a depth there my system doesn't have or share? I think I hear it. Is it better than mine? Maybe so. But I know one thing for sure. It doesn't sound bad. Not by a long shot. And at really louder volumes, his system seems more listenable.
One expert who sells components whom I can't name says he is hearing the "singing in the shower effect". Meaning, it sounds good to you while you're in there. But, my friend has also showed me the handwritten paperwork from a well known tube enthusiast and modern day retailer friend of that suggested that good sound from this kind of set up is not only possible, but likely with the right speakers. Supposedly there is a synergy with some speakers that allows this to work for the human ear. (Or at least for some.)
This same friend of mine collects vintage Klipsch speakers. He has offered to loan me a pair of extra heresy's so I can see what happens in my room. Just for grins, I think I'll give it a whirl.
So finally, here's the question. Barring the theory on 4, 8 and 16 ohm loads and wiring speakers in series along with the proposed theoretical results, has anyone tried this or know anyone who has? Either way, what are your thoughts?
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