Jeez, this game is like a Rubik Cube!
So, I set my new rig up and had that familiar feeling of somethings not right.
On this occasion it was an unbalanced sound with an emphasised low end and vocals to the left.
This then triggered that familiar routine of find the issue. I'm sure you all know that one?
So anyway after a day or two of speaker positioning, swapping speakers, cables, valves, web searches, trying to convince myself that its all in my head, researching whether I can have a balance pot fitted to my new amp! I discovered that it's our chaise lounge!
I have the rig set up opposite the sofa which has a long chaise directly facing the left speaker. When I lift the chaise section open (it has storage space underneath) and leave it in a vertical position the sound suddenly snaps into place. The bass response shifts evenly and the vocals centralise. Not only that but the sound blooms in a very pleasant way and all the magic returns.
Trouble is I'm left with a rather odd looking room LOL.
In a way I'm glad I found the issue and its not my equipment. On the other hand it may have just been easier to change a component as I can't see me slipping the sofa out the house without finding myself on the street with it. If you follow my drift
So, I've never experienced a room issue before and was thinking that I would see what the good folk at AOS may suggest.
Currently, I'm thinking that the little Totem Arros are just not powerful enough to drive the room without the obvious imbalance or seeing if a large foot stool at the other end of the sofa may balance things out.
I would loathed however, to change the Arros as they have a very magical feel and sound about them.
Any thoughts, beyond psychiatry?